Citation

Hamid LA, Yusof WZM. Procedia Soc. Behav. Sci. 2013; 107: 145-152.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.02.293

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The Malaysian Government Transformation Program (Roadmap 2.0) on "reducing crime initiatives", has pointed-out that the house break-ins and vehicle theft appears to be a serious crime that needs to be addressed firmly. Leaded by the public negative perception, it has forced relevant authorities to look into these crimes. The initiatives however are found to be more practical for the urban areas, as compared to the rural areas which were populated by mostly the elderly residents. Hence, the elderly people less participating in such programmes. It was further found that the rural area crime's index will be on the rise if rural residents fail to implement and adopt appropriate precaution measures. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to describe the factors that lead to house break-ins in the rural areas using experiential approach and recommend an innovative design as a solution to prevent house breaking problem.