PublicationsResearchPolicing, Violence in TransitionThe Police and the Violence in South AfricaThis paper seeks to capture the lack of effective police action to contain, prevent or investigate violence that has exacerbated the already dire state of police-community relations in the 1990s. Read More Janine RauchNovember 1, 1991
PublicationsResearchViolent TrendsSome Psychological Factors to Consider in Strikes, Collective Violence and the Killing of Non-StrikersThis paper considers some of the psychological factors leading up to strikes and explores some of the psychological variables which contribute to collective violence and the killing of non-strikers in particular. Read More Lloyd VogelmanSeptember 2, 1991
PublicationsResearchViolence in Industry, Violence PreventionViolence and Social Change: Some Effects on the Workplace and Some Possible SolutionsThis paper attempts to deal with the question of what business and Human Resource practitioners can do in regard to the rather complex problem of workplace violence. It notes that the effects of traumatic experiences beyond the workplace may well express themselves within the working environment. Read More Graeme SimpsonAugust 1, 1991
PublicationsResearchPolicing, SAPSDeconstructing the South African PoliceThe purpose of this paper is to describe the structure of the South African Police (SAP) and analyse some of the reforms of the police force which have taken place since 1989. This is motivated by an understanding that the organization is one determinant of police behaviour. Read More Janine RauchJuly 1, 1991
PublicationsResearchPolicing, Pre DemocracyFor the Sake of Our Lives: Guidelines for the Creation of People's Self-Defence UnitsThis paper seeks to introduce the idea of forming alternative defence structures in the wake of the violence unleashed against citizens by security forces, vigilante groups and hit squads in the 1990s. Read More Jeremy CroninApril 24, 1991
PublicationsResearchTorture and State ViolenceThe South African Police: Managers of Conflict or Party to the Conflict?This paper discusses the role of the South African Police during instances of civil unrest. It first provides a definition of violence and then proceeds to call for a definition of the term "violence" which is not restricted to instances of physical harm. State-supported violence is then defined. The issue as to whether the police should be seen as managers of conflict or whether they are party to the conflict is then discussed with particular reference to the South African situation. Read More Johan OlivierMarch 27, 1991
