Urban Predators
The subsequent small-scale study was retrospective, and focused on all cases of rape and attempted rape reported by complainants 12 years old or older at six central Johannesburg police stations during 1999.
03 Jan 2005
Policing Tag
Towards Improving Collaboration Between The South African Police Service And The Metropolitan Police Services
This report contextualizes the objective of inter-agency collaboration through an overview of international literature. It highlights the increasingly recognized need for closer partnerships between law-enforcement agencies as a means to enhancing local level crime prevention initiatives. There is much that…
06 Dec 2004
Police Transformation And The South African Trc
The subsequent report looks to reflect on the relationship between South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (hereafter referred to as the TRC) and the country's national police agency, the South African Police Service (SAPS), in order to assess whether the…
06 Dec 2004
Local Level Civilian Oversight Of The Metropolitan Police Departments In South Africa
The subsequent report aims to contribute towards the strengthening of civilian oversight of Metropolitan Police Departments (MPDs) at local level. As part of this aim the report also explores the nature and functioning of the key local level structures in…
01 Jun 2004
Good Management Practices For Promoting Police Integrity
Following a study done by CSVR on the SAPS management practices (2004), a handbook was designed to serve as a guideline to management and staff on what can be done to develop a culture of police integrity. The handbook should…
01 Jun 2004
Numbers That Count: National Monitoring Of Police Conduct
The following article by Themba Masuku sheds light on available data on police misconduct and its unreliability and inconsistency. He reflects and highlights important stats in various areas of police conduct, from the use of lethal force and non-lethal force…
01 Jun 2004