Policing for a New South Africa

Policing for a New South Africa

Author: Mike Brogden

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2005-08-04

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 1134889461

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First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.


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Download or read book Policing for a New South Africa written by Mike Brogden and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-08-04 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.


Thin Blue

Thin Blue

Author: Jonny Steinberg

Publisher: Jonathan Ball Publishers

Published: 2010-11-22

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 1868424111

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A country is policed only to the extent that it consents to be. When that consent is withheld, cops either negotiate or withdraw. Once they do this, however, they are no longer police; their role becomes something far murkier. Several months before they exploded into xenophobic violence, Jonny Steinberg travelled the streets of Alexandra, Reiger Park and other Johannesburg townships with police patrols. His mission was to discover the unwritten rules of engagement emerging between South Africa's citizens and its new police force. In this provocative new book, Steinberg argues that policing in crowded urban space is like theatre. Only here, the audience writes the script, and if the police don't perform the right lines, the spectators throw them off the stage. In vivid and eloquent prose, Steinberg takes us into the heart of this drama, and picks apart the rules South Africans have established for the policing of their communities. What emerges is a lucid and original account of a much larger matter: the relationship between ordinary South Africans and the government they have elected to rule them. The government and its people are like scorned lovers, Steinberg argues: their relationship, brittle, moody, untrusting and ultimately very needy.


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Download or read book Thin Blue written by Jonny Steinberg and published by Jonathan Ball Publishers. This book was released on 2010-11-22 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A country is policed only to the extent that it consents to be. When that consent is withheld, cops either negotiate or withdraw. Once they do this, however, they are no longer police; their role becomes something far murkier. Several months before they exploded into xenophobic violence, Jonny Steinberg travelled the streets of Alexandra, Reiger Park and other Johannesburg townships with police patrols. His mission was to discover the unwritten rules of engagement emerging between South Africa's citizens and its new police force. In this provocative new book, Steinberg argues that policing in crowded urban space is like theatre. Only here, the audience writes the script, and if the police don't perform the right lines, the spectators throw them off the stage. In vivid and eloquent prose, Steinberg takes us into the heart of this drama, and picks apart the rules South Africans have established for the policing of their communities. What emerges is a lucid and original account of a much larger matter: the relationship between ordinary South Africans and the government they have elected to rule them. The government and its people are like scorned lovers, Steinberg argues: their relationship, brittle, moody, untrusting and ultimately very needy.


Policing for a New South Africa

Policing for a New South Africa

Author: Mike Brogden

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2005-08-04

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 1134889453

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The state police force of South Africa has acquired massive notoriety since its formation. Its officers have developed a reputation for routinely provoking violence and torturing suspects. As the key bastion of apartheid it is in urgent need of change. In Policing for a New South Africa Mike Brogden and Clifford Shearing evaluate the options for change. They critically analyse orthodos policing ideas imported from the West and contrast them with the indigenous model of independent policing from the townships of South Africa itself. Together they offer significant possibilities for the future. Importantly they suggest that rather than South Africans import ideas wholesale from the West, the latter countries, in the light of the failures of their own police systems have much to learn from South Africa.


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Download or read book Policing for a New South Africa written by Mike Brogden and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-08-04 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The state police force of South Africa has acquired massive notoriety since its formation. Its officers have developed a reputation for routinely provoking violence and torturing suspects. As the key bastion of apartheid it is in urgent need of change. In Policing for a New South Africa Mike Brogden and Clifford Shearing evaluate the options for change. They critically analyse orthodos policing ideas imported from the West and contrast them with the indigenous model of independent policing from the townships of South Africa itself. Together they offer significant possibilities for the future. Importantly they suggest that rather than South Africans import ideas wholesale from the West, the latter countries, in the light of the failures of their own police systems have much to learn from South Africa.


Policing and Boundaries in a Violent Society

Policing and Boundaries in a Violent Society

Author: Guy Lamb

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2022-01-31

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 1000536041

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This book explores how social and territorial boundaries have influenced the approaches and practices of the South Africa Police Service (SAPS). By means of a historical analysis of South Africa, this book introduces a new concept, ‘police frontierism’, which illuminates the nature of the relationships between the police, policing and boundaries, and can potentially be used for future case study research. Drawing on a wealth of research, this book examines how social and territorial boundaries strongly influenced police practices and behaviour in South Africa, and how social delineations amplify and distort existing police prejudices against those communities on the other side of the boundary. Focusing on cases of high-density police operations, public-order policing and the recent policing of the COVID-19 lockdown, this book argues that poor economic conditions combined with an increased militarisation of the SAPS and a decline in public trust in the police will result in boundaries continuing to fundamentally inform police work in South Africa. This book will be of interest to scholars and students interested in policing in post-colonial societies characterised by high levels of violence, as well as police work and police militarization.


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Download or read book Policing and Boundaries in a Violent Society written by Guy Lamb and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-01-31 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores how social and territorial boundaries have influenced the approaches and practices of the South Africa Police Service (SAPS). By means of a historical analysis of South Africa, this book introduces a new concept, ‘police frontierism’, which illuminates the nature of the relationships between the police, policing and boundaries, and can potentially be used for future case study research. Drawing on a wealth of research, this book examines how social and territorial boundaries strongly influenced police practices and behaviour in South Africa, and how social delineations amplify and distort existing police prejudices against those communities on the other side of the boundary. Focusing on cases of high-density police operations, public-order policing and the recent policing of the COVID-19 lockdown, this book argues that poor economic conditions combined with an increased militarisation of the SAPS and a decline in public trust in the police will result in boundaries continuing to fundamentally inform police work in South Africa. This book will be of interest to scholars and students interested in policing in post-colonial societies characterised by high levels of violence, as well as police work and police militarization.


Crime and Policing in Post-Apartheid South Africa

Crime and Policing in Post-Apartheid South Africa

Author: Mark Shaw

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2002-06-13

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 9780253215376

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"[A] cogent and well-informed discussion of the South African Police Service and the organisational problems it faces." —Stephen Ellis Since the mid-1990s, South Africa has experienced a crime wave of such unprecedented proportions that the ability of the new democracy to form a stable civil society and govern effectively has been called into question. In this timely book, Mark Shaw describes how a police force that was so effective under apartheid became so ineffectual in the face of rising crime. He shows how an increase in violent crime shapes society, police, and government, and discusses possible solutions for the current crisis. International crimes such as war, terrorism, and organized crime are explored along with crimes that affect individual security, such as armed robbery, murder, and rape. Crime and Policing in Post-Apartheid South Africa draws attention to both the national and the international dimensions of crime in this society in transition.


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Download or read book Crime and Policing in Post-Apartheid South Africa written by Mark Shaw and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2002-06-13 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[A] cogent and well-informed discussion of the South African Police Service and the organisational problems it faces." —Stephen Ellis Since the mid-1990s, South Africa has experienced a crime wave of such unprecedented proportions that the ability of the new democracy to form a stable civil society and govern effectively has been called into question. In this timely book, Mark Shaw describes how a police force that was so effective under apartheid became so ineffectual in the face of rising crime. He shows how an increase in violent crime shapes society, police, and government, and discusses possible solutions for the current crisis. International crimes such as war, terrorism, and organized crime are explored along with crimes that affect individual security, such as armed robbery, murder, and rape. Crime and Policing in Post-Apartheid South Africa draws attention to both the national and the international dimensions of crime in this society in transition.


Policing in the New South Africa

Policing in the New South Africa

Author: African National Congress

Publisher:

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13:

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Policing South Africa

Policing South Africa

Author: Gavin Cawthra

Publisher:

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13:

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Policing and Crime Control in Post-apartheid South Africa

Policing and Crime Control in Post-apartheid South Africa

Author: Anne-Marie Singh

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-04-22

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13: 1317079183

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Once a marginal political issue, crime control now occupies a central place on the social, political and economic agenda of contemporary liberal democracies. Nowhere more so than in post-apartheid South Africa, where the transition from apartheid rule to democratic rule was marked by a shift in concern from political to criminal violence. In this book Anne-Marie Singh offers a comprehensive account of policing transformations in post-apartheid South Africa. Her analysis of crime and mechanisms for its control is linked to an analysis of neo-liberal policies, providing the basis for a critique of existing analyses of liberal democratic governance. Themes addressed in the book include the exercise of coercive authority, state and non-state expertise in policing, the 'rationally-choosing' criminal, and the importance of developing an active and responsible citizenship.


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Download or read book Policing and Crime Control in Post-apartheid South Africa written by Anne-Marie Singh and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-22 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once a marginal political issue, crime control now occupies a central place on the social, political and economic agenda of contemporary liberal democracies. Nowhere more so than in post-apartheid South Africa, where the transition from apartheid rule to democratic rule was marked by a shift in concern from political to criminal violence. In this book Anne-Marie Singh offers a comprehensive account of policing transformations in post-apartheid South Africa. Her analysis of crime and mechanisms for its control is linked to an analysis of neo-liberal policies, providing the basis for a critique of existing analyses of liberal democratic governance. Themes addressed in the book include the exercise of coercive authority, state and non-state expertise in policing, the 'rationally-choosing' criminal, and the importance of developing an active and responsible citizenship.


Police Integrity in South Africa

Police Integrity in South Africa

Author: Sanja Kutnjak Ivkovich

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-04-29

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 1317266900

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Policing in South Africa has gained notoriety through its extensive history of oppressive law enforcement. In 1994, as the country’s apartheid system was replaced with a democratic order, the new government faced the significant challenge of transforming the South African police force into a democratic police agency—the South African Police Service (SAPS)—that would provide unbiased policing to all the country’s people. More than two decades since the initiation of the reforms, it appears that the SAPS has rapidly developed a reputation as a police agency beset by challenges to its integrity. This book offers a unique perspective by providing in-depth analyses of police integrity in South Africa. It is a case study that systematically and empirically explores the contours of police integrity in a young democracy. Using the organizational theory of police integrity, the book analyzes the complex set of historical, legal, political, social, and economic circumstances shaping police integrity. A discussion of the theoretical framework is accompanied by the results of a nationwide survey of nearly 900 SAPS officers, probing their familiarity with official rules, their expectations of discipline within the SAPS, and their willingness to report misconduct. The book also examines the influence of the respondents’ race, gender, and supervisory status on police integrity. Written in a clear and direct style, this book will appeal to students and scholars of criminology, policing, sociology, political science, as well as to police administrators interested in expanding their knowledge about police integrity and enhancing it in their organizations.


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Download or read book Police Integrity in South Africa written by Sanja Kutnjak Ivkovich and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-04-29 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Policing in South Africa has gained notoriety through its extensive history of oppressive law enforcement. In 1994, as the country’s apartheid system was replaced with a democratic order, the new government faced the significant challenge of transforming the South African police force into a democratic police agency—the South African Police Service (SAPS)—that would provide unbiased policing to all the country’s people. More than two decades since the initiation of the reforms, it appears that the SAPS has rapidly developed a reputation as a police agency beset by challenges to its integrity. This book offers a unique perspective by providing in-depth analyses of police integrity in South Africa. It is a case study that systematically and empirically explores the contours of police integrity in a young democracy. Using the organizational theory of police integrity, the book analyzes the complex set of historical, legal, political, social, and economic circumstances shaping police integrity. A discussion of the theoretical framework is accompanied by the results of a nationwide survey of nearly 900 SAPS officers, probing their familiarity with official rules, their expectations of discipline within the SAPS, and their willingness to report misconduct. The book also examines the influence of the respondents’ race, gender, and supervisory status on police integrity. Written in a clear and direct style, this book will appeal to students and scholars of criminology, policing, sociology, political science, as well as to police administrators interested in expanding their knowledge about police integrity and enhancing it in their organizations.


Policing the Conflict in South Africa

Policing the Conflict in South Africa

Author: Mary L. Mathews

Publisher:

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 9780813012247

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"Vividly articulates the crucial importance of the police in symbolizing, implementing, and assuring democracy . . . should counter the complacency of political leaders and police administrators in societies which, while not formally segregated, contain minority groups who are appreciably deprived in political, economic, and social terms."--Jerome E. McElroy, executive director, New York City Criminal Justice Agency Contents Introduction: An Outline of South African Reform since February 1990, by David Welsh Part I. Policing in South Africa: The Past and Present Our Policing Heritage: The Major Problems, by Pierre Olivier The Principles and Problems of Policing in a Changing South Africa, by M. van Eyk Popular Perceptions of Policing among Blacks in South Africa Today, by Penuell Maduna Perspectives on Policing, by Gavin Woods Part II. The Reform of Policing in South Africa: Principles, Policies, and Comparisons The Structure, Membership, and Control of the Police in a New South Africa, by Philip B. Heymann New Police for a New South Africa: The Lessons from the United States, by Hubert Williams The Role of the Police in a Democratic South Africa, by Lee P. Brown The Development of the Exclusionary Rule in the United States and Its Impact on Police Deviance and Accountability, by Fletcher N. Baldwin, Jr. Police Deviance and Accountability, by Clifford D. Shearing The Police in a New South Africa: Accountability and Control, by Nicholas Haysom From a Police Force to a Police Service: The New Namibian Police, by Laurie Nathan Some Questions on the Policing of Mass Demonstrations and Riot Control, by Richard Goldstone Public Order Policing in Britain, by P. A. J. Waddington The Policing of Mass Demonstrations and Riot Control in Great Britain, by Avrom Sherr The History and Development of Policing in Northern Ireland, by John D. Brewer Re-educating the South African Police: Comparative Lessons, by John D. Brewer The first comprehensive analysis of policing in South Africa brings together the sharply conflicting views of representatives of the major parties involved: the African National Congress, the Pan Africanist Congress, the Inkatha Freedom Party, and the South African Police. They are joined by internationally recognized experts on policing to examine this contentious, if not explosive, issue in South African politics. The result demonstrates the sociological truth that public order is the product of a society's historical, cultural, social, and political structures and processes, rather than of the power or strategies of its police. M. L. Mathews is advocate of the Supreme Court of South Africa in Pietermaritzburg. Philip B. Heymann is James Barr Ames Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and director of its Center for Criminal Justice. A. S. Mathews is James Scott Wylie Professor of Law at the University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg and director of the Centre for Criminal Justice, Pietermaritzburg.


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Download or read book Policing the Conflict in South Africa written by Mary L. Mathews and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Vividly articulates the crucial importance of the police in symbolizing, implementing, and assuring democracy . . . should counter the complacency of political leaders and police administrators in societies which, while not formally segregated, contain minority groups who are appreciably deprived in political, economic, and social terms."--Jerome E. McElroy, executive director, New York City Criminal Justice Agency Contents Introduction: An Outline of South African Reform since February 1990, by David Welsh Part I. Policing in South Africa: The Past and Present Our Policing Heritage: The Major Problems, by Pierre Olivier The Principles and Problems of Policing in a Changing South Africa, by M. van Eyk Popular Perceptions of Policing among Blacks in South Africa Today, by Penuell Maduna Perspectives on Policing, by Gavin Woods Part II. The Reform of Policing in South Africa: Principles, Policies, and Comparisons The Structure, Membership, and Control of the Police in a New South Africa, by Philip B. Heymann New Police for a New South Africa: The Lessons from the United States, by Hubert Williams The Role of the Police in a Democratic South Africa, by Lee P. Brown The Development of the Exclusionary Rule in the United States and Its Impact on Police Deviance and Accountability, by Fletcher N. Baldwin, Jr. Police Deviance and Accountability, by Clifford D. Shearing The Police in a New South Africa: Accountability and Control, by Nicholas Haysom From a Police Force to a Police Service: The New Namibian Police, by Laurie Nathan Some Questions on the Policing of Mass Demonstrations and Riot Control, by Richard Goldstone Public Order Policing in Britain, by P. A. J. Waddington The Policing of Mass Demonstrations and Riot Control in Great Britain, by Avrom Sherr The History and Development of Policing in Northern Ireland, by John D. Brewer Re-educating the South African Police: Comparative Lessons, by John D. Brewer The first comprehensive analysis of policing in South Africa brings together the sharply conflicting views of representatives of the major parties involved: the African National Congress, the Pan Africanist Congress, the Inkatha Freedom Party, and the South African Police. They are joined by internationally recognized experts on policing to examine this contentious, if not explosive, issue in South African politics. The result demonstrates the sociological truth that public order is the product of a society's historical, cultural, social, and political structures and processes, rather than of the power or strategies of its police. M. L. Mathews is advocate of the Supreme Court of South Africa in Pietermaritzburg. Philip B. Heymann is James Barr Ames Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and director of its Center for Criminal Justice. A. S. Mathews is James Scott Wylie Professor of Law at the University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg and director of the Centre for Criminal Justice, Pietermaritzburg.