SAPS

This paper provides an assessment of current basic training provisions in the South African Police (SAP), and examines what changes have been made to basic police training since the process of political reform began in 1990. This report on SAP basic training forms part of a larger research project examining the problems of policing in South Africa and the potential for reform.

The 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.