Perception of people towards RUU355: a study on IIUM students

The objective of the study is to know the perceptions of people towards recent introduction of Act 355 Shariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965, (RUU355). This study also seeks to construct factors influencing people’s perceptions towards RUU355. Besides, the present study aims also to dis...

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Main Authors:	Zabri, Jefri Khairil, Omar, Muhamad Fuzi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Muallim Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (MJSSH) 2019
Subjects:	J General legislative and executive papers KPG Malaysia
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/69339/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/69339/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/69339/1/Article%20on%20RUU355.pdf

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spelling	iium-693392019-11-17T18:30:25Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/69339/ Perception of people towards RUU355: a study on IIUM students Zabri, Jefri Khairil Omar, Muhamad Fuzi J General legislative and executive papers KPG Malaysia The objective of the study is to know the perceptions of people towards recent introduction of Act 355 Shariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965, (RUU355). This study also seeks to construct factors influencing people’s perceptions towards RUU355. Besides, the present study aims also to discover whether there are relationship between political affiliations, religious background, and legal understanding with their perceptions towards RUU355. The survey was conducted by distributing questionnaire among 309 IIUM students. The data analyzed by descriptive statistics, factor analysis, and cross-tabulation analysis using SPSS software. The results suggested that there are three factors that influence people’s perceptions, namely, state religion factor, political environment, and knowledge. It is also worth to note that religious background becomes an important characteristic that shapes the perception towards RUU355. Besides, people who have inclination towards PAS have more tendency to agree with RUU355 implementation. It is also suggested that people with more knowledge about RUU355 will have more tendecy to support RUU355 Muallim Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (MJSSH) 2019-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/69339/1/Article%20on%20RUU355.pdf Zabri, Jefri Khairil and Omar, Muhamad Fuzi (2019) Perception of people towards RUU355: a study on IIUM students. Muallim Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 3 (1). pp. 14-32. E-ISSN 2590-3691 https://www.mjsshonline.com/articles/Vol%203%20Issue%201/Article%203-1-2
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description	The objective of the study is to know the perceptions of people towards recent introduction of Act 355 Shariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965, (RUU355). This study also seeks to construct factors influencing people’s perceptions towards RUU355. Besides, the present study aims also to discover whether there are relationship between political affiliations, religious background, and legal understanding with their perceptions towards RUU355. The survey was conducted by distributing questionnaire among 309 IIUM students. The data analyzed by descriptive statistics, factor analysis, and cross-tabulation analysis using SPSS software. The results suggested that there are three factors that influence people’s perceptions, namely, state religion factor, political environment, and knowledge. It is also worth to note that religious background becomes an important characteristic that shapes the perception towards RUU355. Besides, people who have inclination towards PAS have more tendency to agree with RUU355 implementation. It is also suggested that people with more knowledge about RUU355 will have more tendecy to support RUU355
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author	Zabri, Jefri Khairil Omar, Muhamad Fuzi
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title	Perception of people towards RUU355: a study on IIUM students
title_short	Perception of people towards RUU355: a study on IIUM students
title_full	Perception of people towards RUU355: a study on IIUM students
title_fullStr	Perception of people towards RUU355: a study on IIUM students
title_full_unstemmed	Perception of people towards RUU355: a study on IIUM students
title_sort	perception of people towards ruu355: a study on iium students
publisher	Muallim Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (MJSSH)
publishDate	2019
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/69339/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/69339/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/69339/1/Article%20on%20RUU355.pdf
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Perception of people towards RUU355: a study on IIUM students

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