Abstract
The datasets in this article provides supplementary information related to: (1) demographic profile of young offenders and (2) perpetrator experience in committing a crime. A quantitative approach based on a cross-sectional survey design was employed to collect data among 306 young offenders undergoing Community Service Order initiated by the Malaysian Social Welfare Department. The resultant data were analysed descriptively using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The result stipulates that the majority of respondents are consist of male young offenders aged 20 years old, Malays, single in marital status, and unemployed. Based on the crime involvement aspect, the result indicates that young offenders involved in stealing (26.1%), does not carry any weapons while committing a crime (50.0%), and entangled in criminal activity due to peer influence (40.0%). Moreover, unfavorable luck contributes to the failure in executing crime (52.6%) which subsequently leads them to be arrested by the police (52.0%).
Highlights
The datasets in this article provides supplementary information related to: (1) demographic profile of young offenders and (2) perpetrator experience in committing a crime
A quantitative approach based on a cross-sectional survey design was employed to collect data among 306 young offenders undergoing Community Service Order initiated by the Malaysian Social Welfare Department
The result stipulates that the majority of respondents are consist of male young offenders aged 20 years old, Malays, single in marital status, and unemployed
Summary
Raw and analysed (in Excel Worksheet – supplementary file) Young offenders aged between 18-21 years old. A quantitative approach was employed to collect data among 306 young offenders undergoing Community Service Order. The dataset in this article is obtained through a survey conducted among 306 young offenders undergoing Community Service Order. A quantitative approach based on a cross-sectional survey design was employed to collect data among 306 young offenders undergoing Community Service Order. Face validity was employed by getting feedback from the subject matter expert (panel) to review and validate all the items (question) within the instrument. Five panels were selected based on their expertise in the field of psychology, crime, community development, social work, and statistical data analysis. A favorable rating by three or more members of the expert panel and a CVI greater than 78% = 0.78 indicates that the items (questions) are considered relevant/related to the topic of study. What is the main factor/reason that leads to the failure in commiting the crime?
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