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An analysis of crime prevention as a core function of the South African Police Service

Vuma, Phillip Resimate (2011-10)

The basic mission of the police is to prevent crime and disorder and this translates into measuring police efficiency by the absence of crime and disorder rather than the visible actions taken to deal with crime and ...
Analysis of the firearms control measures used by the South African Police Services

Bopape, Lesetja Simon (2014)
An analysis of the influence of politics on policing in Ethiopia

Workneh Gebeyehu Woldekidan (2016-03)

The study was designed to determine the influence of politics in policing in Ethiopia generally pre-1991 and post-1991 as this is the period that characterise the Ethiopian political system, which underwent tremendous ...
An analysis of the role of the South African Police Service and the local government in crime prevention

Pheiffer, Debra Claire (2014-06-11)

Crime is unwanted in any society because it brings about fear, anger and hatred. As people living in a world of constant change, we tend to strive for innovation which this research endeavours. The South African Police ...
An assessment of the Youth Crime Prevention Desk programme

Hlungwani, Freddy (2018)

The aim of this study is to assess the implementation of the Youth Crime Prevention Desk (YCPD) programme in the Ekurhuleni North Cluster in Gauteng. Since the Social Crime Prevention Strategy was introduced in the South ...
A critical analysis of human trafficking for sexual exploitation

Horne, Juanida (2014-04)

This study was conducted with the aim to critically analyse how the crime of human trafficking for sexual exploitation can be identified in order to develop practical guidelines to be used during the identification of this ...
A critical analysis of indigenous and modern policing in Ethiopia

Hassen Shuffa Abkadir (2014-03)

The purpose of this study was to determine whether indigenous and modern policing can coexist in Ethiopia. The two case studies dealt with in this research indicate that customary administration which is based on indigenous ...
A critical analysis of reasons for turnover of police personnel in Amhara

Shawle Dagnachew Kebede (2010-10)

My goal in this research was to identify the reasons for the turnover of police officials in the Amhara National Regional State of Ethiopia in order for the Amhara National Regional State Police Commission to retain a ...
A critical analysis of the crime prevention role of the military police division in the South African National Defence Force (SANDF)

Mathebula, Esewu Mxolisi (2018-08-08)

The purpose of this research study was to offer a critical analysis of the crime prevention role of the MPD in the SANDF. A recent development in SA where military personnel are deployed to quell acts of violence and ...
A critical analysis of the investigative capacity of general detectives in handling fraud cases

Motsepe, Lesiba Lolly (2019-02)

This study investigates the question of investigative capacity of South African Police Service general detectives at the local station level with regard to fraud investigation. The research presented in this thesis is ...
A critical analysis of the procedures followed to conduct identification parades: a case study in Mpumalanga, South Africa

Mokonyama, William Madimetja (2010-04)

The research attempts to establish how an identification parade should be conducted, for evidence derived from it to be admissible in court. To conduct effective investigation, it is important for investigators to be ...
A critical assessment of the metropolitan police mandate within a constitutional democratic framework : the case of Gauteng metropolitan police departments

Van Biljon, Ernst Hendrik (2018-06)

This research was directed towards investigating if the metropolitan police mandate, as it is collectively perceived by senior metropolitan police officials in Gauteng, is constructive and aligned to the notion of a ...
A critical assessment on strategies to detect and combat systemic corruption in the Namibian Police Force

Masake, Pilisano Harris (2023-06)

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 ...
A critical review of the implementation of the security threat assessment by a selection of government department in Gauteng

Mahlatsi, Lehlohonolo Wonderboy (2022-11)

The imperative for protecting critical national infrastructure has engendered development of the Security Threat Assessment Framework that is implemented by the South African government under the guidance of the State ...
Die beginsels van proaktiewe polisiëring met spesifieke verwysing na die Suid-Afrikaanse polisie

Olivier, Nicolaas Jacobus Campher (1997-08)

Misdaad is deesdae op almal se Iippe. Daar verloop nie 'n dag of die media lewer verslag oor een of ander vorm van misdaad wat plaasgevind het nie. Die vraag is nou wat gedoen kan word om die vlaag van misdaad in Suid-Afrika ...
Discourses of workplace violence : painting a picture of the South African Police Service

Schiff, Kerry-Gaye (2010-11)

Workplace violence is reported to be on the increase, and within the South African Police Service, the inherently stressful nature of policing leads to high rates of suicide and violent behaviour. Contemporary investigations ...
An exploration of the design of job descriptions in the South African Police Service

Smit, Lindie (2019-01)

The research entailed an exploration of the design of job descriptions (JDs) in the South African Police Service (SAPS). A JD represents an official document that defines general duties, tasks, and related job responsibilities. ...
An exploration of the operational functioning of the South African Police Service Crime Information Management and Analysis Centre

Tshishonga, Mpho (2022-08)

Crime is one of the most topical issues in contemporary society, and South Africa is not immune in this regard. Police have for ages developed strategies and techniques to address crime. However, these strategies were ...
An exploration of the relevance of a doctorate degree in the South African Police Service

Makgopa, Lazarus (2019)

The primary aim of this study was to explore the relevance that serving and former SAPS members who hold an academic doctorate degree attach to such a degree in the SAPS occupational environment. From a qualitative standpoint, ...
An exploration of the use of fingerprints identification systems on latent prints of first-time offenders in South Africa

Dube, Ntombenhle Cecilia (2023-02-10)

The South African Police Service`s fingerprints system cannot identify latent prints of innocent people or first-time offenders, it can only identify persons who had previously been charged. Therefore, the purpose of this ...

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