Razwana Begum

Associate Professor Razwana Begum

Head, Public Safety and Security Programme

School of Humanities and Behavioural Sciences

Educational Qualifications

2015
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Monash University, Australia.

2009
Master in Counselling, Monash University, Australia.

2006
Master of Laws (LLM), University of London, United Kingdom.

2005
Graduate Diploma in Social Work, National University of Singapore.

1997
Degree in Law (LLB), University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom.

1995
International Diploma in Computer Studies, National Computing Centre, United Kingdom.

1994
Diploma in Administrative Management, Institute of Administrative Management, United Kingdom.

Academic and Professional Experience

2022 - Present
Associate Professor, Singapore University of Social Sciences

2018 - 2022

Senior Lecturer, Singapore University of Social Sciences

2009 - 2018
Associate Faculty, UniSIM and Singapore University of Social Sciences

1999 - 2018
Probation Officer/Assistant Director, Ministry of Social & Family Development

1999
Social Worker, Social Worker, Pertapis Children’s Home

Abdul Rahim, R.B. (2024)
Future Ready Graduates – Work Study Programme in Singapore. Higher
Education in the Asean Region Shaping the Future. Sunway University Press. ISBN: 978-629-7646-03-9

Rahim, R. B. A., & Kligman, L. (2023)
Democratizing Leadership-Followership: Restorative Practices in the Age of Disruption. Handbook of Global Leadership and Followership. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75831-8_5-1

Robalo, T.L.A.S., Abdul Rahim, R.B.B
Cyber Victimisation, Restorative Justice and Victim-Off ender Panels. Asian J Criminol 18, 61–74 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11417-023-09396-9

Abdul Rahim, R.B. (2022)
The potential of restorative justice in advancing safe sport. International Sports Law Journal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40318-022-00218-1

Azizan, Siti Norbaya & Lee, Angela & Crosling, Glenda & Atherton, Graeme & Arulanandam, Benedict & Lee, Cheng Ean Catherine & Abdul Rahim, Razwana (2022)
Online learning and COVID-19 in higher education: The value of IT models in assessing students’ satisfaction. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET). 17. 245-278. 10.3991/ijet.v17i03.24871.


Abdul Rahim, R. B. (2020)

Advancing restorative justice in offender management. Prepared for Evolving Threats, 59-70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/9789811219740_0005

Abdul Rahim, R.B. (2019)
Introducing a restorative justice framework in institutions caring for children and youth. In Popović, Crous, Tarshish, Van Erwegen, Lorenz (Eds.), Proceedings of Child Maltreatment & Well-being: Contemporary issues, research and practice, 55-64. Rijeka, Croatia: University of Rijeka.

Abdul Rahim, R.B. (2017)
Understanding of business ethics by leaders based in Singapore: A Restorative Justice Perspective. In Muenjohn, N., & McMurray, A. (Eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of Leadership in Transforming Asia (pp.235 – 250). Palgrave Macmillan, London.

Abdul Rahim, R.B. (2017)
The potential of restorative justice in strengthening corporate governance framework. Internet Journal of Restorative Justice, 5 Year Celebration Special Issue, ISSN (online): 2056 -2985.

2023 - Present
Nominated Member of Parliament

2023 - Present
Adjunct Principal Scientist Public Safety Education, The Centre for Advanced Technologies in Online Safety (CATOS)

2022 - 2023
Advisor to the Youth Court

2021 - Present
Member of the European Forum for Restorative Justice (EURJ)

2021 - Present
Committee Member, Fostering Ministry of Social & Family Development

2020 - Present
Member of the Security Consultant Accreditation Programme

2020 - Present

Advisory Member with Centre for Higher Education, Sunway University

2020 - Present
Vice President II PPIS (Singapore Muslim Women’s Association)

2018 - Present
Advisory Board Member with Lutheran Community Care Services Limited

2018 - Present
School Advisory Committee Member with Bowen Secondary School

2011 - 2023
Registered Social Worker with Singapore Association of Social Workers

  • Asian Development Bank
  • Asia Europe Foundation
  • Conjunct Consulting
2023 - 2024
Virtual International Collaboration (VIS) in higher education with The Hague University of Social Sciences in Netherlands. Coordinated a student led project on technology facilitated sexual harm. Grant amount EURO $15000.

2023 - 2026
MOE Start-Up Research Funding. To ‘Evaluate The Effectiveness and Impact of Two Pre-Marriage Mentoring Programmes in Singapore. Grant amount SGD $254,388.41.
  • Public Safety and Security
  • Restorative Justice
  • Children, Young People and Family
  • Corporate Crime and Ethics
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