PublicationsResearchCrime Prevention, Criminal Justice, National Crime Prevention StrategyReflections on the First Year of the National Crime Prevention StrategyThis paper is a reflection on the first year of the National Crime Prevention Strategy. It evaluates the aims of the NCPS, principles underlying it, and key issues on its implementation, amongst many other topics on the initiative. Read More Graeme Simpson and Janine RauchFebruary 2, 1999
PublicationsResearchCriminal Justice, PolicingTowards a Strategy for Prevention: The Occurrence of Deaths in Custody or as a Result of Police Action in Gauteng, April-December 1997This report goes beyond simply looking at the circumstances of occurrence of police custody/action deaths in Gauteng and attempts to provide the framework for a strategy which would aim to assist in the prevention of these deaths, with the intention that the rate of these deaths be reduced dramatically in the medium term. The report is therefore intended to stimulate… Read More David BruceJuly 2, 1998
PublicationsResearchCriminal Justice, Gender-based Violence, PolicingTo Protect and Abuse: An Exploratory Study Discussing Intimate Partners of Police as Victims of Domestic AbuseThe purpose of this paper is three-fold: to describe the problem of domestic abuse in police families within the context of domestic abuse in South Africa; to highlight particular aspects of domestic abuse by police members by giving voice to some of the survivors and victims; and to offer a few suggestions to improve the situation of police partners in… Read More Jennifer NixJune 4, 1998
PublicationsResearchCrime Prevention, Criminal JusticeCrime and Crime Prevention in Greater Johannesburg: The Views of Police Station CommissionersThe CSVR has been providing assistance to the officials of the Greater Johannesburg Metro Council responsible for developing a crime prevention strategy. This paper is intended to contribute to the development of the Safer Cities strategy for Greater Johannesburg. Data for this research was gathered by means of a structured interviews with Station Commissioners at each of the police stations… Read More Janine RauchMarch 1, 1998
PolicyPublicationsResearchCriminal Justice, PolicingThe Role of Provincial Executives in Safety and Security in South Africa: A Policy AnalysisThis report seeks to describe and analyse the various pieces of legislation and policy which determine the executive function of provincial governments in relation to the Safety and Security system in South Africa. The analysis is located in the "new" policy environment, following the publication of the White Paper on Safety and Security and the legislation concerning Municipal Policing. Read More Janine RauchFebruary 5, 1998
PublicationsResearchCriminal Justice, Urban SafetyUrban Crime and Violence in South AfricaThis document presents a brief analysis of urban crime in South Africa. Three fundamental facts underpin this analysis. Firstly there are many different kinds of crime, requiring many different types of intervention. Secondly there is no single cause of crime, so it is necessary to understand the linked social, economic, political and psychological causes in order to prevent it. And lastly crime statistics are notoriously unreliable, so simple statistical analysis may hide as much as it reveals. To develop effective solutions, crime and its causes must be disaggregated. Read More Graeme SimpsonFebruary 3, 1998
