Various ways to fight crimes are normally introduced when the crime index is on the increase. Now anger management is being seen as a new approach to reduce triggers that may lead to serious crimes in society, Malaysian national news agency Bernama reported on Friday.
Malaysian eastern state of Sarawak Criminal Investigation Department Head SAC II Tun Hisan Tun Hamzah said the people should be taught how to keep their temper in check to reduce major crimes, committed due to people's anger for revenge or to kill because of jealousy.
"If somebody manages to hold back anger then they would be more tolerant, which leads to less conflict. It will help reduce the crime rate," he said.
Tun Hisan suggested that the Malaysia Crime Prevention Foundation (MCPF), an organization promoting crime-prevention activities and assisting other institutions or bodies and persons for the purpose, could include anger management in their programs and seminars to educate the public.
He disclosed that 29 murder cases occurred in the first 7 months of this year in Sarawak, of which 23 had been solved, mostly due to drunkenness, revenge and fights, triggered by failure to control anger.
Overall, Tun Hisan said, there was an increase in the crime index in Sarawak.
From January to July this year, he said, there were 7,638 reported cases, including 3,477 that had been solved, placing Sarawak police at the top 3 in crime-solving among the states with a solving rate of 45.13 percent.
"Don't be alarmed by the uptrend in the crime index in the state. It is due to public confidence in the police as more people are lodging reports in the hope the police can resolve the cases," he added.
Source: Xinhua
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