TY - BOOK ID - 65194986 TI - Towards a Malaysian Criminology : Conflict, Censure and Compromise PY - 2020 SN - 1137491019 1137491000 PB - London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, DB - UniCat KW - Criminology. KW - Crime KW - Social sciences KW - Criminals KW - Study and teaching KW - Law—Asia. KW - Critical criminology. KW - Victimology. KW - Corrections. KW - Punishment. KW - Religion and sociology. KW - Criminal justice, Administration of. KW - Asian Criminology. KW - Ethnicity, Class, Gender and Crime. KW - Prison and Punishment. KW - Sociology of Religion. KW - Criminal Justice. KW - Administration of criminal justice KW - Criminal justice, Administration of KW - Justice, Administration of KW - Criminal law KW - Religion and society KW - Religious sociology KW - Society and religion KW - Sociology, Religious KW - Sociology and religion KW - Sociology of religion KW - Sociology KW - Penalties (Criminal law) KW - Penology KW - Corrections KW - Impunity KW - Retribution KW - Correctional services KW - Crime victims KW - Victimology KW - Victims KW - Radical criminology KW - Criminology KW - Law and legislation UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:65194986 AB - This book provides a critical analysis of criminological scholarship in Malaysia, presenting a focused exploration of the key qualities and limitations to studies on crime, deviance, victimization and criminal justice in this country. This text connects contemporary crime problems with historical legacies such as the impact of colonialism and the influence of ethno-nationalism and authoritarianism in the region. Conflict and tension created by legal pluralism is illustrated via three case studies exploring apostasy, Islamic rehabilitation centres, and retention and use of the death penalty. In addition to a critique of contemporary Malaysian criminological scholarship, Towards a Malaysian Criminology suggests a composite, critical criminological approach to guide future research. This approach draws on theoretical traditions in critical race theory, critical realism, ultra-realism and the emerging field of Islamic critical realism. Given the multidisciplinary nature of the discipline, this text will appeal to scholars of criminology, sociology, law, politics and Islamic theology. ER -