期刊名称：International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences
电子版ISSN：2222-6990
出版年度：2021
卷号：11
期号：6
页码：1076-1086
DOI：10.6007/IJARBSS/v11-i6/10240
语种：English
出版社：Human Resource Management Academic Research Society
摘要：Previous studies have indicated that peer pressure is a contributing factor to an individual's involvement in street-crime activities. This paper, thus, aims to explore the influence of peer pressure on street crime propensities among Malaysian male inmates. Employing a mixed mode research design, 282 inmates were involved in surveys at four prisons in Peninsular Malaysia. Only 20 inmates were selected for in-depth interviews at the Kajang Prison. The results show that 72 percent of prisoners admitted to having a partner involved in street crime and 60.3 percent of them engaged in criminal activity before being arrested and imprisoned. The majority of inmates admitted to set certain criteria in the selection of peers based on contextual needs - good friends to share daily activities and bad peers for criminal activities. Strategic partners (governmental bodies) need to work together strategically to ensure that street crime can be prevented at the community level.
