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Profiling the rapist: a study on rapists in the Seremban, Johor Bahru, Kajang and Sungai Buloh prisons / Rachel Samuel, Prof. Madya Dr. Rohana Ariffin and Sujatha Menon

The number of rape incidents in the country is showing an increasing trend. It is reported that an average of four women get raped everyday in Malaysia. As the rapists are the perpetrators of the crime, it is hoped that an insight into their thoughts, feelings, perception and attitude would help...

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Main Authors: Samuel, Rachel, Ariffin, Prof. Madya Dr. Rohana, Menon, Sujatha
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Published: Pusat Penerbitan Universiti (UPENA) 2005
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spelling my.uitm.ir.42452023-11-20T05:16:51Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/4245/ Profiling the rapist: a study on rapists in the Seremban, Johor Bahru, Kajang and Sungai Buloh prisons / Rachel Samuel, Prof. Madya Dr. Rohana Ariffin and Sujatha Menon Samuel, Rachel Ariffin, Prof. Madya Dr. Rohana Menon, Sujatha H Social Sciences (General) The number of rape incidents in the country is showing an increasing trend. It is reported that an average of four women get raped everyday in Malaysia. As the rapists are the perpetrators of the crime, it is hoped that an insight into their thoughts, feelings, perception and attitude would help reduce the number of rape incidents in our country. The objectives of the study are obtaining a socio-economic profile of the rapists, understanding the family background of the rapists and outlining programmes which can help combat the rise of rape incidents. This study outlines the profile of the Malaysian rapists. A total of 90 convicted rapists from Seremban, Johor Bahru, Kajang and Sungai Buloh prisons were interviewed. Majority of the offenders were Malay and were aged between 45 to 55 years old. The most common types of rape were incest and acquaintance rape. The victims were mainly 16 years and below. The Malaysian rapist originates mainy from the rural areas and has low education. They are mainly married. Most of them reported good relationship with their mothers but not their fathers. Their views concerning females in general were degrading and humiliating. These views affected their overall perception and attitudes towards women. Though rape is a violent crime, the responses from the convicted rapists show that they see rape as a sexual act. Pusat Penerbitan Universiti (UPENA) 2005 Article NonPeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/4245/2/4245.pdf Profiling the rapist: a study on rapists in the Seremban, Johor Bahru, Kajang and Sungai Buloh prisons / Rachel Samuel, Prof. Madya Dr. Rohana Ariffin and Sujatha Menon. (2005)
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topic H Social Sciences (General)
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Samuel, Rachel
Ariffin, Prof. Madya Dr. Rohana
Menon, Sujatha
Profiling the rapist: a study on rapists in the Seremban, Johor Bahru, Kajang and Sungai Buloh prisons / Rachel Samuel, Prof. Madya Dr. Rohana Ariffin and Sujatha Menon
description The number of rape incidents in the country is showing an increasing trend. It is reported that an average of four women get raped everyday in Malaysia. As the rapists are the perpetrators of the crime, it is hoped that an insight into their thoughts, feelings, perception and attitude would help reduce the number of rape incidents in our country. The objectives of the study are obtaining a socio-economic profile of the rapists, understanding the family background of the rapists and outlining programmes which can help combat the rise of rape incidents. This study outlines the profile of the Malaysian rapists. A total of 90 convicted rapists from Seremban, Johor Bahru, Kajang and Sungai Buloh prisons were interviewed. Majority of the offenders were Malay and were aged between 45 to 55 years old. The most common types of rape were incest and acquaintance rape. The victims were mainly 16 years and below. The Malaysian rapist originates mainy from the rural areas and has low education. They are mainly married. Most of them reported good relationship with their mothers but not their fathers. Their views concerning females in general were degrading and humiliating. These views affected their overall perception and attitudes towards women. Though rape is a violent crime, the responses from the convicted rapists show that they see rape as a sexual act.
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author Samuel, Rachel
Ariffin, Prof. Madya Dr. Rohana
Menon, Sujatha
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Menon, Sujatha
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title Profiling the rapist: a study on rapists in the Seremban, Johor Bahru, Kajang and Sungai Buloh prisons / Rachel Samuel, Prof. Madya Dr. Rohana Ariffin and Sujatha Menon
title_short Profiling the rapist: a study on rapists in the Seremban, Johor Bahru, Kajang and Sungai Buloh prisons / Rachel Samuel, Prof. Madya Dr. Rohana Ariffin and Sujatha Menon
title_full Profiling the rapist: a study on rapists in the Seremban, Johor Bahru, Kajang and Sungai Buloh prisons / Rachel Samuel, Prof. Madya Dr. Rohana Ariffin and Sujatha Menon
title_fullStr Profiling the rapist: a study on rapists in the Seremban, Johor Bahru, Kajang and Sungai Buloh prisons / Rachel Samuel, Prof. Madya Dr. Rohana Ariffin and Sujatha Menon
title_full_unstemmed Profiling the rapist: a study on rapists in the Seremban, Johor Bahru, Kajang and Sungai Buloh prisons / Rachel Samuel, Prof. Madya Dr. Rohana Ariffin and Sujatha Menon
title_sort profiling the rapist: a study on rapists in the seremban, johor bahru, kajang and sungai buloh prisons / rachel samuel, prof. madya dr. rohana ariffin and sujatha menon
publisher Pusat Penerbitan Universiti (UPENA)
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url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/4245/2/4245.pdf
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