This study seeks to explore and evaluate the manner in which the members of Visible Policing placed at the CSC of the SAPS as first responders to the crime scene understand the importance of conducting preliminary investigation ...

This study sought to critically explore and analyse the effectiveness (or lack thereof) of the current Military Police Division (MPD) training initiatives or curriculum on the practical workplace skills and experience of ...

This study aims to explore policing strategies in response to violence against women and girls in South Africa. Data was collected by conducting in-depth interviews with South African Police Service members from the ...

Electricity theft has reached the proportions of a national security threat in the country, with ongoing incalculable losses to the economy and society as a whole. Similar to other crimes, the law of evidence and other ...

Forensic evidence such as DNA has become a crucial tool in criminal investigation, particularly in rape cases. The analysis of DNA evidence can provide important information that can help identify a suspect, link a suspect ...

The intention with this research is to determine how physical matching of glass can be used as individualization technique in hit-and-run incidents by South African Police Service investigators, forensic analysts and ...

The work of metropolitan police officers is fraught with numerous on-the-job risks and accidents while responding to emergencies or performing potentially dangerous tasks. It is against this backdrop that the aim of this ...

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 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 ...

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 ...