Amalan Etika dan Budaya Integriti dalam Kalangan Pengawai Penyiasat di Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM)

Ethical and Cultural Practices of Integrity Among Investigating Officers in The Criminal Investigation Department of The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM)

Abstract

Etika dan penghayatan integriti merupakan salah satu aspek terpenting dalam agensi penguatkuasaan undang-undang (Mahayudin, 2006) seperti Polis DiRaja Malaysia (PDRM). Untuk meneroka amalan etika dan budaya integriti, suatu kajian akan dijalankan bagi meneroka konsep, faktor, cabaran dan kesan pengamalan etika dan budaya integiti dalam kalangan pegawai penyiasat di Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah/Crime Investigation Department (JSJ/CID) dan kesannya terhadap imej profesional polis. Jabatan Penyiasatan Jenayah dilihat amat sentral dalam penguatkuasaan undang-undang dan penyiasatan jenayah justeru memahami konsep etika dan pengamalannya adalah sesatu yang crucial. Ia menyumbang kepada peningkatan kepercayaan rakyat terhadap PDRM serta kecekapan dan prestasi penyampaian PDRM. Bagi memahami fenomena ini secara mendalam, kajian ini menggunakan kaedah kualitatif pendekatan fenomenologi dengan persampelan bertujuan. Pengumpulan data melalui kaedah temubual separa berstruktur serta perbincangan berkumpulan berfokus (FGD) akan dilaksanakan bagi meneroka konsep, cabaran dan kesan pengamalan etika dan budaya integriti. Rumusan hasil kajian ini akan dapat mengenalpasti faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi pengamalan budaya integriti, cabaran dan halangan serta kesan pengamalan integriti terhadap imej dan keupayaan perkhidmatan PDRM. Suatu model “Budaya Integriti PDRM” akan dihasilkan untuk menjadi panduan tentang pengamalan etika dan budaya integriti para pegawai polis dalam era pasca abad ke-20 ini.

Ethics and the appreciation of integrity is one of the most important aspects in law enforcement agencies (Mahayudin, 2006) such as the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM). A study to explore ethical practices and integrity culture, should be conducted to explore its concepts and understanding, factors, challenges and effects among investigating officers in the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and its impact on police professional image. The CID is deemed as having a very central role in law enforcement and crime fighting, therefore understanding the practice of ethics and the integrity culture in the unit is critical. It contributes to increasing the people's trust in PDRM as well as the efficiency and performance of PDRM delivery system. This study is a literature review preceeding a an in depth study to explore this phenomenon. It will employ qualitative methods namely in-depth interviews and focus group discussion (FGD) and using the phenomenological approach and purposive sampling. Initially, this library research’s results will enable the researcher to identify the factors that influence the practice of integrity culture, challenges, and obstacles as well as the impact of integrity practice in various settings particularly law enforcement agencies. Findings of the field work will consequently enable a holistic understanding of a model of "PDRM Integrity Culture" to be a guide on the practice of ethics and integrity culture of police officers in the post-20th century era particularly in crime investigations.