The document discusses a MyTriz competition question about reducing crime rates in Malaysia. It notes that crime rates have been increasing rapidly due to factors like economic expansion, population growth, immigration, poverty, unemployment, and parental neglect. It asks how to slow this trend. The document then outlines how TRIZ design principles could provide potential solutions, such as segmentation (community programs), taking out (undercover operations), local quality (mentoring programs), and prior action (parental influences). Overall, it analyzes the crime problem and proposes applying various TRIZ principles to develop solutions.

1. MyTriz Competition 2012
Part 1

2. Question
Part 1: (contribute 25% to the total score)
• In any country, crime creates lots of nuisance and
endangers public security and peace. It also caused large
resources to fund investigations, conduct trials and
maintain prisons. Like in many parts of the world, Malaysia
too is experiencing similar challenges on crime. The crime
rate has registered rapid increment that has driven multiple
efforts to contain the trend. Studies have shown that rapid
economic expansion has contributed to the rate. Growing
population, influx of immigrants, inflation, poverty index,
high unemployment, parental neglect and many other
factors contributed to the problem. Why is this happening
and how do we slow down the increasing trend of crime?

3. Typical
problem
solving
process flow

4. Problem Statement
• Increment in crime rate due to rapid economic
expansion. Growing population, influx of
immigrants, inflation, poverty index, high
unemployment, parental neglect and many
other factors contributed to the problem.

5. Benefits and/or impact if problem is
solved
• Government resources will be allocated into
useful development rather that to focus on
areas where crime is a major disruption.

6. TRIZ process used

7. Identify the TRIZ tools used and why
it is being used
• TRIZ 40 design principles can be suitably used
because there is an functional contradiction
on the problem which this principle can lead
to various applicable answers

8. Potential solutions
• Principle 1 “Segmentation” can be applied to this
problem where Intervention programs such as
mentoring, aim to prevent criminal behaviour before it
occurs. E.g. Community centers with after school
programs for school children are implemented to curb
criminal tendencies.
• Principle 2 “Taking out” can be applied to this
problem. Infiltration, undercover operations can be
used both to expose criminal behaviour as well as to
hold individuals accountable for their actions such as
videos of illegal activities posted on online social
networking sites.

9. Potential solutions
• Principle 3 “Local quality” can be applied to
this problem where role models or mentoring
for youths in order to have someone positive
to look up to and hopefully emulate.
• Principle 10 “Prior action” can be applied to
this problem. Parental influences by steering
their children into right directions, youths are
less likely to get involved in drugs and gangs.

10. Potential solutions
• Principle 11 “Beforehand cushioning” can be
applied to this problem in which proper
educations are provided for people to focus
on the prospect of their successful future and
hence deter from criminal activities.
• Principle 13 “The other way around” can be
applied to this problem. Stiff penalties instead
of leniency are a deterrent for many criminals

11. Potential solutions
• Principle 21 “Skipping (Rushing through)” can be
applied to this problem by avoiding unethical
behaviour and built-up robust positive reinforcement
towards building youth characteristic.
• Principle 25 “Self-service” can be applied to this
problem by implementing avenues of communication.
Law enforcement officials should create proactive
response programs by permitting citizen easy access to
crime reports such as free toll lines.

12. The end