Exploration Why Women Stayed in Domestic Violence: Police Office Malaysia (PDRM) Perspective

Norhayati Mohd Noor and Zulkifle Malek
Additional contact information
Norhayati Mohd Noor: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Ministry of Education Malaysia
Zulkifle Malek: N/A

International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation, 2024, vol. 11, issue 15, 795-805

Abstract: Domestic violence is a gender-related issue that consistently garners the attention of security authorities in Malaysia. The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) serves as the frontline agency for receiving and handling cases of domestic violence under the 1994 Domestic Violence Act (amended in 2012). To date, empirical research exploring the factors that lead women to remain in the cycle of domestic violence is still limited, despite the indirect negative impact on children. The aim of this study is to delve deeper into the factors that motivate women to continue living in situations of domestic violence. A qualitative research approach using a case study design was employed, involving eight investigation officers (IOs) from State and District Police Departments in Kelantan, Sarawak, Sabah, Kuala Lumpur, Kedah, Selangor, and Bukit Aman. The study participants were interviewed face-to-face in a semi-structured format, and the interview data was transcribed verbatim. Data analysis was conducted using thematic analysis with NVivo 12 Plus software. Six themes emerged: (i) love to the husband, (ii) woman (DV) lack of income, (iii) marital status, (iv) fear of losing custody of children, (v) sharing with the husband in business, and (vi) weak family support systems. Recommendations for empowerment activities to raise women’s awareness and support them in leaving domestic violence situations are also discussed in this article.

Date: 2024
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.rsisinternational.org/journals/ijrsi/d ... issue-15/795-805.pdf (application/pdf)
https://rsisinternational.org/journals/ijrsi/artic ... ia-pdrm-perspective/ (text/html)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:bjc:journl:v:11:y:2024:i:15:p:795-805

Access Statistics for this article

International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation is currently edited by Dr. Renu Malsaria

More articles in International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation from International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI)
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Dr. Renu Malsaria ().