Analysis Of Criminal Offences Involving Teachers In Malaysia

10.2478/bjlp-2022-007096

Abstract

Teachers and students play a very significant role in educational institutions. In particular, there is a close relationship between these two parties when it comes to teaching and learning. Besides teacher-student relationships, there have also been numerous instances of wrongdoing reported by students. Thus, the purpose of this article is to examine several categories of crimes that involve teachers as perpetrators and students as victims. For the purposes of determining the type and extent of a teacher's liability, reported cases will be examined and analyzed. This case will serve as a model for defining the types of offences in which teachers are perpetrators and students are victims. A qualitative approach based on content analysis will be used in this manuscript to achieve the outlined objectives. In this article, it was found that teachers and students may commit a number of criminal offences. Several studies have indicated that sexual offences are among the most frequently committed by teachers against their students. It is recommended that teachers and students are made aware of criminal offences and their consequences. In addition, teachers should be made aware of the implications of legal liability for their profession. Crime-related offences should be dealt with promptly through proactive, preventive, rehabilitative, or any other means that are deemed appropriate and beneficial.