Mashitah Abdul Mutalib [Supervisor]Nurliyana Shahira Binti Baharli2024-11-292024-11-292024-10Nurliyana Shahira Binti Baharli (2024). A Study on the Application of Rehabilitation Theory in Islamic Law and Criminal Law for Child Offenders in Malaysia [Master’s thesis, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia]USIM Research Repository.https://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/25263Matric: 3201458 (FSU)-Restricted until Oct 2027Every person who has been accused of an offense must be punished under the legal framework including child offenders. In Malaysia, there are two courts that have the jurisdiction to hear and determine all such actions and proceedings involving child offenders namely the Court for Children and the Syariah Court. Both courts have different jurisdictions and procedures provided by the Enactments and Acts. Therefore, the objective of this study is to examine the application of rehabilitation punishment to the child offenders under Islamic law and criminal law in Malaysia. The study has used qualitative methods in collecting and analysing data through document analysis, field studies and interviews. Document analysis is from books, writing articles, journals and previous reported cases. Subsequently, this study has conducted field studies at Sekolah Henry Gurney Telok Mas, Melaka and the Syariah Lower Court of Kuala Selangor. This study also conducted interviews with the Police Officers of the Sekolah Henry Gurney Telok Mas, Melaka and the Judge of Syariah Lower Court of Kuala Selangor in order to analysis the data obtained. The results of this study found that the Court for Children has a jurisdiction to hear and determine all criminal offences and proceedings involving child offenders except for the offences listed under the jurisdictions of the State whereby the State that has given the jurisdiction to the Syariah Court to hear and determine all criminal offences and proceedings that related to Islamic matters and Muslim. This study also found that both courts are inclined to impose rehabilitation punishments to the child offenders and one of the forms of punishment is to order the child offender to be sent to rehabilitation schools. The results of the field studies also found that there were differences in the procedures and modules that had been applied at the Sekolah Henry Gurney Telok Mas, Melaka and Pusat Pemulihan Aqidah Baitul Iman, Hulu Yam Selangor. This study has contributed to a theoretical understanding of the differences between the application of rehabilitation punishment to child offenders under Islamic law and criminal law in Malaysia. This study of opinion that the module that has been applied at the Pusat Pemulihan Aqidah Baitul Iman, Hulu Yam Selangor is need for enhancement because it will be implemented on the child offender who has been convicted by the Syariah Court by providing a complete guidelines and legal framework specifically in terms of education of such child offender.en-USChild offendersCourt for ChildrenSyariah CourtIslamic LawCriminal LawCriminalRehabilitation theorytext::thesis::master thesis