PETALING JAYA: A psychologist has shed light on why people may fall for scams, after figures from the national scam response centre (NSRC) showed losses of more than RM1 billion recorded from tens of thousands of online scams over the past year alone.
SHAH ALAM - Cruelty towards animals is often considered a potential warning sign of violent behaviour directed at humans, says criminologist.
Kolej Unikop School of Investigation.
Analysts say investigations into cross-border criminal networks are time-consuming and may require suspects to be held longer during investigations.
(FMT) - The absence of the Prevention of Crime Act 1959 (Poca) has made it harder for the police to investigate organised crime, law enforcement offic
PETALING JAYA: A lack of transparency and accountability by people in positions of influence and power is like a virus that has infected all facets of.
When crime does pay Bernama
PETALING JAYA: In Malaysia, compounding a traffic offence by not paying the fine on time has its rewards. One eventually gets a discount.
Experts say such a policy leads motorists to throw caution to the wind and continue to commit traffic offences, such as speeding or beating the lights.
“We are just sending out the wrong message,” criminologist Datuk Akhbar Satar told
theSun.
“In countries such as the United Kingdom and Singapore, those who pay the fine early are rewarded. But in Malaysia, it looks like the longer you wait, the more likely you are to get rewarded (with bigger discounts),” said Akhbar, who is president of the Malaysian Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.