"I am stuck in the crime repetition and I dont wish this life": Exploring the recidivism factors of homeless recidivist women in Jalan Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur

Homeless recidivist women are a vulnerable community who end up on the streets due to failure to reintegrate. Returning to community life with a lack of resources and the absence of a support system causes them to return to criminal behavior, being re-arrested and returned to prison. Various risk fa...

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Main Authors: Jasni, Mohd Alif, Wan Jaafar, Wan Munira, Zainalaludin, Zumilah
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Published: Human Resource Management Academic Research Society (HRMARS) 2023
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/108231/
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author Jasni, Mohd Alif
Wan Jaafar, Wan Munira
Zainalaludin, Zumilah
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Wan Jaafar, Wan Munira
Zainalaludin, Zumilah
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description Homeless recidivist women are a vulnerable community who end up on the streets due to failure to reintegrate. Returning to community life with a lack of resources and the absence of a support system causes them to return to criminal behavior, being re-arrested and returned to prison. Various risk factors that exist can influence these homeless recidivist women to be exposed to recidivism activities. A qualitative study using a phenomenological design was conducted and eight homeless recidivist women around Jalan Chow Kit were interviewed. The research findings led to the discovery of two main themes namely; personal factors and structural factors which notably influence the re-involvement of homeless recidivist women in criminal activities. The findings contribute to the knowledge related to homeless recidivist women based on gender aspects. This includes awareness to government agencies and stakeholders to provide post-release and extended care programs that could intervene the recidivism factors to avert homeless recidivist women from a life of crime, to become productive and law-abiding individuals. Keywords: Recidivist homeless women, recidivism factors, gender and reintegration
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spelling upm-1082312024-06-14T08:14:57Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/108231/ "I am stuck in the crime repetition and I dont wish this life": Exploring the recidivism factors of homeless recidivist women in Jalan Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur Jasni, Mohd Alif Wan Jaafar, Wan Munira Zainalaludin, Zumilah Homeless recidivist women are a vulnerable community who end up on the streets due to failure to reintegrate. Returning to community life with a lack of resources and the absence of a support system causes them to return to criminal behavior, being re-arrested and returned to prison. Various risk factors that exist can influence these homeless recidivist women to be exposed to recidivism activities. A qualitative study using a phenomenological design was conducted and eight homeless recidivist women around Jalan Chow Kit were interviewed. The research findings led to the discovery of two main themes namely; personal factors and structural factors which notably influence the re-involvement of homeless recidivist women in criminal activities. The findings contribute to the knowledge related to homeless recidivist women based on gender aspects. This includes awareness to government agencies and stakeholders to provide post-release and extended care programs that could intervene the recidivism factors to avert homeless recidivist women from a life of crime, to become productive and law-abiding individuals. Keywords: Recidivist homeless women, recidivism factors, gender and reintegration Human Resource Management Academic Research Society (HRMARS) 2023 Article PeerReviewed Jasni, Mohd Alif and Wan Jaafar, Wan Munira and Zainalaludin, Zumilah (2023) "I am stuck in the crime repetition and I dont wish this life": Exploring the recidivism factors of homeless recidivist women in Jalan Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 13 (16). 459 - 475. ISSN 2308-3816; ESSN: 2222-6990 https://hrmars.com/index.php/journals/archive_detail/IJARBSS/365 10.6007/ijarbss/v13-i16/18770
spellingShingle Jasni, Mohd Alif
Wan Jaafar, Wan Munira
Zainalaludin, Zumilah
"I am stuck in the crime repetition and I dont wish this life": Exploring the recidivism factors of homeless recidivist women in Jalan Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur
title "I am stuck in the crime repetition and I dont wish this life": Exploring the recidivism factors of homeless recidivist women in Jalan Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur
title_full "I am stuck in the crime repetition and I dont wish this life": Exploring the recidivism factors of homeless recidivist women in Jalan Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur
title_fullStr "I am stuck in the crime repetition and I dont wish this life": Exploring the recidivism factors of homeless recidivist women in Jalan Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur
title_full_unstemmed "I am stuck in the crime repetition and I dont wish this life": Exploring the recidivism factors of homeless recidivist women in Jalan Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur
title_short "I am stuck in the crime repetition and I dont wish this life": Exploring the recidivism factors of homeless recidivist women in Jalan Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur
title_sort "i am stuck in the crime repetition and i dont wish this life": exploring the recidivism factors of homeless recidivist women in jalan chow kit, kuala lumpur
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/108231/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/108231/