The economic of deterrence: a wrong policy or a misplaced strategy?

This paper investigates the impact of economics conditions and deterrence variables on disaggregated crime data in Sarawak, using yearly time-series data spanning more than 40 years using a vector error correction estimates. It is proven that economic variables studied serve as motivation of crime...

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Main Authors:	Evan Lau, Siti Nur Zahara Hamzah, Muzafar Shah Habibullah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14071/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14071/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14071/1/jeko_53%281%29-9.pdf

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spelling	ukm-140712020-01-31T22:29:34Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14071/ The economic of deterrence: a wrong policy or a misplaced strategy? Evan Lau, Siti Nur Zahara Hamzah, Muzafar Shah Habibullah, This paper investigates the impact of economics conditions and deterrence variables on disaggregated crime data in Sarawak, using yearly time-series data spanning more than 40 years using a vector error correction estimates. It is proven that economic variables studied serve as motivation of crime in Sarawak and imprisonment does not deter crime in the time period studied. It is evident that imprisonment in the case of Sarawak is less influential in deterring crime or the society were ill informed of the severity of punishment. While the study established a long-run relationship between economics and crime, it is also a noble approach in understanding deterrence in the context of Sarawak. Both economics and deterrence variables are important in explaining the decline in crime and in formulating efficient strategy and policies to combat crime. Government should shift the focus of increasing number of police force to increasing awareness on severity of punishments. At the same time, increasing opportunity for legal jobs would be important to deter crime. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14071/1/jeko_53%281%29-9.pdf Evan Lau, and Siti Nur Zahara Hamzah, and Muzafar Shah Habibullah, (2019) The economic of deterrence: a wrong policy or a misplaced strategy? Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, 53 (1). pp. 105-119. ISSN 0127-1962 http://www.ukm.my/fep/jem/content/2019.html
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description	This paper investigates the impact of economics conditions and deterrence variables on disaggregated crime data in Sarawak, using yearly time-series data spanning more than 40 years using a vector error correction estimates. It is proven that economic variables studied serve as motivation of crime in Sarawak and imprisonment does not deter crime in the time period studied. It is evident that imprisonment in the case of Sarawak is less influential in deterring crime or the society were ill informed of the severity of punishment. While the study established a long-run relationship between economics and crime, it is also a noble approach in understanding deterrence in the context of Sarawak. Both economics and deterrence variables are important in explaining the decline in crime and in formulating efficient strategy and policies to combat crime. Government should shift the focus of increasing number of police force to increasing awareness on severity of punishments. At the same time, increasing opportunity for legal jobs would be important to deter crime.
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title	The economic of deterrence: a wrong policy or a misplaced strategy?
title_short	The economic of deterrence: a wrong policy or a misplaced strategy?
title_full	The economic of deterrence: a wrong policy or a misplaced strategy?
title_fullStr	The economic of deterrence: a wrong policy or a misplaced strategy?
title_full_unstemmed	The economic of deterrence: a wrong policy or a misplaced strategy?
title_sort	economic of deterrence: a wrong policy or a misplaced strategy?
publisher	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2019
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The economic of deterrence: a wrong policy or a misplaced strategy?

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