In Malaysia, restorative justice is a relatively new concept in its criminal justice system and assessing the readiness of police officers in accepting the implementation of restorative justice in the police departments (i.e., restorative policing) is crucial. In this qualitative study, 28 police officers were interviewed regarding their readiness to accept the roles to implement restorative justice through the exploration of three key themes: ownership of crime, police culture, and acceptance of new roles. Our findings indicated that their readiness on the implementation of restorative justice appeared to have patterns which are categorized into cautious, in-the-box, and balanced. The different patterns of readiness provide illumination into implementing restorative policing in Malaysia through the different types of resistance shown. The findings indicate that top-down and bottom-up implementation policies are useful as they can foster shared valued among the police within their departments and the police and the communities.

在马来西亚，恢复性司法在其刑事司法系统中是一个相对较新的概念，评估警察是否准备好接受警察部门实施恢复性司法（即恢复性警务）至关重要。在这项定性研究中，28 名警察接受了采访，了解他们是否愿意通过探索三个关键主题来接受实施恢复性司法的角色：犯罪的所有权、警察文化和接受新角色。我们的调查结果表明，他们对实施恢复性司法的准备程度似乎具有可分为谨慎、现成和平衡的模式。不同的准备模式通过显示的不同类型的抵抗为在马来西亚实施恢复性警务提供了启示。