Prevention of media inspired copycat crime in Malaysia: A legal analysis / Muhammad Arif Azmi … [et al.]

Currently the media is able to flood the minds of the public in general with violent programs that not only show crimes being conducted, but also methods to conduct such crimes. The problem seen here is that certain groups of people which we shall group as the "vulnerable group" are expose...

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Main Authors: Azmi, Muhammad Arif, Saiful Madzi, Shireen Munira, Yusof, Zulhazmi, M. Yusoff, Muhammad Azzamudeen
Format: Student Project
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/31790/
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Saiful Madzi, Shireen Munira
Yusof, Zulhazmi
M. Yusoff, Muhammad Azzamudeen
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Yusof, Zulhazmi
M. Yusoff, Muhammad Azzamudeen
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description Currently the media is able to flood the minds of the public in general with violent programs that not only show crimes being conducted, but also methods to conduct such crimes. The problem seen here is that certain groups of people which we shall group as the "vulnerable group" are exposed to these programs and have a tendency to mimic the acts. When the crimes are copied from other criminal acts, it is called copycat crimes. The media involved cannot be liable in any way for the violent crimes committed by these individuals. Our aim is to propose amendments to the laws present in Malaysia to prevent these copycat crimes to exist. However, there is also a need to study this subject matter in order to better understand to what extent these violent programs can or have influenced these vulnerable groups and to identify the various ways in which it can be prevented or avoided. In Malaysia, although some scenes that have sex or obscene scenes in the programs televised are usually filtered out especially by the Film Censorship Board of Malaysia or Lembaga Penapisan Filem (LPF) under the Film Censorship Act, with the existence of the internet, the unprocessed films and television programs abroad reach Malaysian shore wirelessly. We believe that there needs to be protection from mediums that can allow unsolicited television programs or film to be viewed.
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spelling uitm-317902020-07-06T07:33:12Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/31790/ Prevention of media inspired copycat crime in Malaysia: A legal analysis / Muhammad Arif Azmi … [et al.] Azmi, Muhammad Arif Saiful Madzi, Shireen Munira Yusof, Zulhazmi M. Yusoff, Muhammad Azzamudeen Technology and law Currently the media is able to flood the minds of the public in general with violent programs that not only show crimes being conducted, but also methods to conduct such crimes. The problem seen here is that certain groups of people which we shall group as the "vulnerable group" are exposed to these programs and have a tendency to mimic the acts. When the crimes are copied from other criminal acts, it is called copycat crimes. The media involved cannot be liable in any way for the violent crimes committed by these individuals. Our aim is to propose amendments to the laws present in Malaysia to prevent these copycat crimes to exist. However, there is also a need to study this subject matter in order to better understand to what extent these violent programs can or have influenced these vulnerable groups and to identify the various ways in which it can be prevented or avoided. In Malaysia, although some scenes that have sex or obscene scenes in the programs televised are usually filtered out especially by the Film Censorship Board of Malaysia or Lembaga Penapisan Filem (LPF) under the Film Censorship Act, with the existence of the internet, the unprocessed films and television programs abroad reach Malaysian shore wirelessly. We believe that there needs to be protection from mediums that can allow unsolicited television programs or film to be viewed. 2014 Student Project NonPeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/31790/1/31790.pdf Azmi, Muhammad Arif and Saiful Madzi, Shireen Munira and Yusof, Zulhazmi and M. Yusoff, Muhammad Azzamudeen (2014) Prevention of media inspired copycat crime in Malaysia: A legal analysis / Muhammad Arif Azmi … [et al.]. (2014) [Student Project] (Unpublished)
spellingShingle Technology and law
Azmi, Muhammad Arif
Saiful Madzi, Shireen Munira
Yusof, Zulhazmi
M. Yusoff, Muhammad Azzamudeen
Prevention of media inspired copycat crime in Malaysia: A legal analysis / Muhammad Arif Azmi … [et al.]
title Prevention of media inspired copycat crime in Malaysia: A legal analysis / Muhammad Arif Azmi … [et al.]
title_full Prevention of media inspired copycat crime in Malaysia: A legal analysis / Muhammad Arif Azmi … [et al.]
title_fullStr Prevention of media inspired copycat crime in Malaysia: A legal analysis / Muhammad Arif Azmi … [et al.]
title_full_unstemmed Prevention of media inspired copycat crime in Malaysia: A legal analysis / Muhammad Arif Azmi … [et al.]
title_short Prevention of media inspired copycat crime in Malaysia: A legal analysis / Muhammad Arif Azmi … [et al.]
title_sort prevention of media inspired copycat crime in malaysia: a legal analysis / muhammad arif azmi … [et al.]
topic Technology and law
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/31790/