An evaluation of the implementation of community policing in Sophiatown

Abstract

The aim of this study is to evaluate the implementation of community policing in Sophiatown. The study was undertaken to determine the quality of the relationship between the police and the community; and to identify the challenges impacting on the implementation of community policing. A qualitative research approach, with the evaluation research design was followed. Data was collected using one-on-one and Focus Group Discussions (FGD) with the police and community. Creswell’s Spiral Data Analysis in qualitative studies was used to analyse data collected. When analysing data collected, themes like understanding and implementation of community policing, community police-relations, establishment and responsibility of Community Police Forums (CPFs), challenges and possible solutions to challenges experienced by the forums emerged. The findings indicated a bifurcate understanding of what community policing entails, a shortage of resources, limited mutual trust and corruption. For recommendations, this study established that on-going training, development of criteria for CPF and policy on resourcing CPFs are required.

Inhloso yalolu cwaningo ukuhlola ukuqhutshwa kohlelo lwezokuphoyisa umphakathi endaweni yezokuphoyisa yaseSophiatown. Ucwaningo lwenziwa ngesizathu sokuthola izinga lobudlelwano obuphakathi kwezesiphoyisa kanye nomphakathi; kanye nokubona izinselela lezo ezinomthelela phezu kokusetshenziswa kohlelolwezokuphoyisa umphakathi. Kuye kwalandelwa idizayini yocwaningo olwencike kwingxoxo. Kuye kwaqoqwa idatha ngokusebenzisa izinhlelo zezinhlolombono zokuxoxisana nomuntu ubuso nobuso kanye nenhlolombono eqonde kumaqembu kanye nesiphoyisa kanye nomphakathi. Ukuhlaziywa kwedatha ejikelezayo kaCreswell kwindlela yocwaningo olwencike kwingxoxo luye lwasetshenziswa ukuhlaziya idatha eqoqiwe. Uma kuhlaziywa idatha eqoqiwe, izihloko ezinjengokuzwisisa uhlelo lwezokuphoyisa umphakathi, ukusetshenziswa kohlelo lwezokuphoyiswa komphakathi, ubudlelwano phakathi kwesiphiyisa kanye nomphakathi, ukusungulwa kanye nomsebenzi wamaforamu esiphoyisa omphakathi, izinselelo kanti-ke nalokho okungaba yizixazululo kwizinselelo ezihlangabezana namaforamu kuye kwavela. Ulwazi olutholakele luye lwaveza izingxenye ezimbili zolwazi lwalokho okuqukethwe wuhlelo lwezokuphoyiswa komphakathi, ukwentuleka kwemithombo, ubudlelwano obunokuthembeka okunomngcele kanye nobukhohlakali.

Maikemišetšo a dinyakišišo tše ke go sekaseka go phethagatša ga tlhapetšo ya setšhaba ka lefelong la bohlapetši la Sophiatown. Dinyakišišo tše di dirwa go tseba boleng bja kamano magareng ga maphodisa le setšhaba; le go tseba ditlhohlo tšeo di amago go phethagatša bohlapetši bja setšhaba. Tlhamo ya dinyakišišo tša boleng e dirišitšwe. Tshedimošo e kgobokeditšwe ka go šomiša dipoledišano tša go bolela le motho ka sebele le dipoledišano le sehlopha tšeo di dirwago ke maphodisa le setšhaba. Tshekatsheko ya tshedimošo ka didikong ya mokgwa wa dinyakišišo tša boleng ya Creswell e šomišitšwe go sekaseka tshedimošo ye e kgobokeditšwego. Ge go sekasekwa tshedimošo ye e kgobokeditšwego, merero ya go swana le go kwešiša bohlapetši bja setšhaba, go phethagatša bohlapetši bja setšhaba, dikamano tša bahlapetši ba setšhaba le setšhaba, go hloma diforamo tša bohlapetši bja setšhaba le maikarabelo a tšona, ditlhohlo le ditharollo tše di ka kgonagalago tša ditlhohlo tšeo di itemogelwago ke diforamo tše di hlomilwego. Dikutollo di laeditše dikwešišo tše pedi mabapi le gore bohlapetši bja setšhaba bo ra go reng, tlhokego ya methopo, tshephano ye e hlaelelago le bomenetša.