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Malaysia’s public opinion on death penalty

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dc.contributor.author Marzuki, Marafendi Bin
dc.contributor.author Chethiyar, Saralah Devi Mariamdaran
dc.contributor.author Sameem, MAM
dc.date.accessioned 2021-09-17T05:25:14Z
dc.date.available 2021-09-17T05:25:14Z
dc.date.issued 2021-07
dc.identifier.citation Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry;12(07) en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1309-6591 (E)
dc.identifier.uri http://ir.lib.seu.ac.lk/handle/123456789/5750
dc.description.abstract The issue of abolishment of mandatory death sentence has long been debated in Malaysia and until now there is no agreement as to whether it should be abolished or continued. Since its been debated, it has created two parties supporting and opposing the implementation. This study has exploredthe public's perception regarding the issue and look at the opinions thatoften stand in their way of supporting and opposing the abolition of mandatory death sentence.This study uses qualitative method, the data was gathered from field notes written by the researcher in the course of interviews, or video recordings carried out by the researcher in natural settings. From the interviews, the researcher deduced that certain respondents are in favour of death penalty abolishment because of being in favour of human right and the perception that humanbeing if given a chance can change, but they also emphasize that the hardcore criminal such as Illegal drug lord, serial killer, rape and sexual assault against children must be sentenced to death. this indicatedthat while there are advocates who support the death penalty, they still place an exception to their choice if it involves severe cases. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.subject Public Perception en_US
dc.subject Death penalty abolishment en_US
dc.subject Human Right en_US
dc.title Malaysia’s public opinion on death penalty en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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