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The responsibility of the Local Criminal Record Centre (LCRC) in the South African Police Service (SAPS) is to provide evidence in court by means of fingerprints obtained from the crime scene. When the LCRC is not utilised ...
Unsolved housebreaking cases in South Africa are a major concern. This raises a question about first responder police performance in housebreaking crime scenes. This study evaluated the first responder police performance ...
Traffic policing, enforcement of the city’s by-laws, and preventing and combating crime in cooperation with the South African Police Service (SAPS) stand at the forefront of the Municipal Police Service (MPS) main mandate. ...
In this study, the researcher critically analyses the format to obtain cell phone records in terms of Section 205 of the Criminal Procedure Act (No. 51 of 1977). The format to obtain cell phone records plays a vital role ...
The researcher discovered that most investigators at Anglo Platinum Mining and Process sites do not have real informers who can assist them during their investigation of crime. They are making use of so-called ‘field ...
The researcher's goal in this research was to identify a need on how the investigation process of identity theft should be performed within a corporate environment. The researcher noticed the dramatic increase in cases of ...
The increase in violent and deadly cash-in-transit (CIT) robberies in South Africa since 2020 has become a serious concern. The magnitude and intensity of this type of crime has caused incalculable implications in society, ...
The aim of this research is to evaluate the degree to which the loss adjusters are engaging in preliminary investigation in insurance loss adjusting at TIH. The preliminary investigative phase is regarded as the cornerstone ...
The purpose of the research was to explore the level of knowledge regarding radioactive source security that is present among security personnel at healthcare facilities located in the province of Gauteng in South Africa. ...
The aim of the study was to analyze the alignment of the South African Police Service’s
(SAPS) Basic Training Learning Programme and the SAPS strategic plan as it plays
an important role in the development of newly ...
The purpose of this study was to analyse the roles and responsibilities of the safety and security industry during protest action in Tshwane, Gauteng. These roles and responsibilities include that of Private security ...
The safety of correctional officials, criminals who are incarcerated, and people who are being held while awaiting trial are all seriously threatened by contraband in facilities. This study filled a gap in the literature ...
Correctional centres play a vital role in the rehabilitation of offenders. Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, crime has increased globally in countries the world over, especially youth crime, although commonly ...
Crime scenes will always be a critical source of information in any investigated criminal incident. It is where most clues or evidence about a criminal activity are found. The police are mandated to preserve and investigate ...
This study analysed the private security companies’ (PSCs) compliance to the private security industry (PSI) regulatory framework or the lack thereof, in the province of Gauteng, South Africa. The overarching rationale for ...
Violent crime is a serious concern in the Ohangwena Region and has a negative impact on many lives. The fear of violent crime, the loss of life and the socioeconomic impact of such crimes may create the impression that the ...
This study was conducted as a result of the various media reports and complaints from the Emfuleni Local Municipality residents on the impact of corruption on service delivery in the Emfuleni local municipality. The ...
This study reports on the exploration of investigative challenges of fraud cases by the General Detectives in the Eastern Cape Province. The researcher used a qualitative descriptive phenomenological research design to ...
Systemic corruption presupposes the commission of corrupt practices in an organised manner, at a scale and intensity, that is unparallel to other types of corruption. The assumption is that the deficiency in regulatory ...