Protecting Girls: Official Measures Against Underaged Girls Rescued From Moral Danger

FOR A LONG time, the rehabilitation of underaged girls who have been rescued from moral danger has been taken for granted, and the general view that committals into a rehabilitation center prepare such girls for a "better" life prevails. The author argues that the ultimate aim of the rescue is the prevention of behavior associated with moral danger and addresses a fundamental question: are the actions taken by state agencies in the course of intervention guided by the preventive intent of the Women and Girls Protection Act 1973? The search for answers to this question leads him to examine: the types of behaviour which from the basis of rescues of underaged girls; the manner in which welfare officers designate the girls as "exposed to moral danger"; the grounds on which welfare officers recommend dispositions for the girls; the conduct of rehabilitation programmes in the rehabilitation centers; and the reactions of the girls concerned to those rehabilitation programmes. His analysis suggest a need for a second book at the intervention and rehabilitation process that are being implemented in respect of underaged girls n Malaysia, and provides useful insights for students, teachers, and practitioners of sociology, criminology, gender studies, social work, and social policy.

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