GEORGE TOWN: Greed, mental health and substance abuse issues were possible factors why professionals such as doctors were involved in criminal acts such as burglary, says criminologist Assoc Prof Datuk Dr P. Sundramoorthy of Universiti Sains Malaysia.
“It is not unusual for professionals to be involved in crimes as there are typically well-educated professionals who were found to have committed white-collar crimes such as financial and cybercrime.
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