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A criminological analysis of copper cable theft in Gauteng

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dc.contributor.advisor Prinsloo, Johannes Hendrik
dc.contributor.author Pretorius, William Lyon
dc.date.accessioned 2013-10-02T08:56:01Z
dc.date.available 2013-10-02T08:56:01Z
dc.date.issued 2012-12
dc.identifier.citation Pretorius, William Lyon (2013) A criminological analysis of copper cable theft in Gauteng, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/10598> en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/10598
dc.description.abstract This dissertation focuses on the phenomenon of copper cable theft within the Gauteng Province of South Africa. Data was collected from literature sources as well as from security professionals combating copper theft. There are five primary objectives in this research: 1. To explore and to describe the extent and the impact of copper cable theft. 2. To gain insight into the profile and the modus operandi of the offender. 3. To evaluate current intervention measures used to combat the copper cable theft. 4. To describe the general factors limiting the success of combating copper cable theft. 5. To recommend probable intervention measures with which to combat copper cable theft. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with responsible security officials of victim stakeholder groups in Gauteng. It was established that copper cable theft is currently a very serious crime that deserves both attention and quick intervention before it does irreparable damage to the utility infrastructure of Gauteng, in particular, and in fact to all these infrastructures in South Africa. en
dc.format.extent 1 online resource (xiii, 221 leaves) : illustrations, color graphs en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.rights University of South Africa
dc.subject Crime prevention en
dc.subject Copper cable theft en
dc.subject Copper theft en
dc.subject Copper thieves en
dc.subject Security measures en
dc.subject Second-Hand Goods Act's en
dc.subject Non-ferrous metal en
dc.subject.ddc 364.1552096822
dc.subject.lcsh Copper theft -- South Africa -- Gauteng en
dc.subject.lcsh Organized crime -- South Africa -- Gauteng en
dc.subject.lcsh Security systems -- South Africa -- Gauteng en
dc.subject.lcsh Crime prevention -- South Africa -- Gauteng en
dc.subject.lcsh Criminology -- Economic aspects -- South Africa -- Gauteng en
dc.title A criminological analysis of copper cable theft in Gauteng en
dc.type Dissertation en
dc.description.department Criminology and Security Science en
dc.description.degree M.A. (Criminology)


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