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Showing 1 to 20 of 72 for “"South African Police"”.
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Investigating retention in the South African Police Service
Background In order for the South African Police Service to fulfil its mandate of creating a safe and secure environment, various human, financial, and technological resources are required. Hence, the availability of adequately trained human resources is considered critical in ensuring that the …
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Coping, stress and suicide ideation in the South African Police Service
A productive and healthy police force is important for the economic growth and stability and the development of a country. In South Africa, various potential stressors, such as a high crime level. organisational transformation and a lack of resources challenge members of the police services. …
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South African Police reform in the 1990s : internal processes and external influences
… field of policing with a specific emphasis on South African police reform after 1990. The central focus of this enquiry is the interplay between novel, often externally derived , ideas and practices with a national police force at a time of immense political transition. Selective aspects of …
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Workplace literacy practices of clerks in the South African Police Services (SAPS)
… of literacy practices of clerks in the South African Police Services (SAPS) and how power relations are perpetuated through institutional structures and associated divisions of workplace tasks, within a workplace like SAPS. An ethnographic-style case study approach was used to examine …
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Supply chain management system challenges in the eThekwini District of the South African Police Service
… at the Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2024.
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Inclusivity and support for employees living with disabilities in the South African Police Service (SAPS)
… of employees living with disabilities in the South African Police Service (SAPS). Globally, there has been a lot of research conducted on diversity in the workplace; however, research on inclusivity is a rather new phenomenon. A theoretical model on inclusion and diversity in work groups is …
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Constructing the gap between past and present literacy practices in the South African Police Service
… past and present literacy practices in the South African Police Service (SAPS)?" To answer the research question, ethnographic methods were employed to gather data in a police station on the Cape Flats, renamed Phatisanani police station. In researching the gap between past and present …
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The challenges in the implementation of crime prevention strateg by South African Police Service, Limpopo Province
The South African Police Service (SAPS) is required by the constitution to prevent, investigate, and combat crimes that are likely to occur in communities. The study provided information on the difficulties the South African Police Service, Limpopo Province, faces in putting its crime prevention …
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The South African police service's response to sexual and gender-based violence: the experience of survivors
The South African government's attempts to address the scourge of violence against women and children, although laudable in theory, have not materialized as effectively as intended. The shortcomings of the South African Police Service (SAPS) as the first point of contact in the Criminal Justice …
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Police service delivery challenges experienced by the South African police service station commanders in the Western Cape
South Africa is known for being a country with high crime rates. Many factors contribute to this notion. Cape Town is ranked 14th on the list of the most violent cities in the world. Furthermore, gang violence in the Western Cape is believed to be the highest in South Africa, with the South African …
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The role of an effective grievance procedure in creating tolerable employment in the South African Police Services
In many instances, the South African Constitution is been seen as the most advanced constitutions in the world. Section 196(4)(f)(ii) of the Constitution has made provision for the Public Service Commission(PSC) to investigate grievances of employees in the Public Services and furthermore to …
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Client perception of service delivery in the South African Police Service commmunity service centres in the greater Durban area
… Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2011.
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The impact of organisational culture on organisational citizenship behaviour within the South African Police Service in the Western Cape
… impact that the organisational culture of the South African Police Service, as an organisation, has on the Organisational Citizenship Behaviour of its members in the Western Cape. The empirical study involved the participation of 127 respondents from three of the largest police stations in the …
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Women in blue: Meaning and identity perspectives of policewomen within the South African Police Services in the Cape Town Metropolitan area.
South Africa grapples with a policing crisis marked by rising gender-based violence, corruption, high violent crime rates, robbery, and murder. Effective solutions to improve policing require holistic police reform, addressing internal issues including gender inequality. This study examines the …
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An investigation into the perceptions of internal and external career barriers amongst female South African police officers in the Western Cape
… career barriers from the perspective of female South African police officers in the Western Cape. This research is primarily informed by Swanson and Woitke's (1997) translation of career assessment theory into practice for women; Swanson, Daniels and Tokar's (1996) focus on the perceptions of …
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Development of an intervention for orphans after the death of a parent on duty as a member of the South African Police Service
Various challenges confront South Africa, including tragic deaths due to murders, accidents, and suicide. The South African Police Service (SAPS) experiences a significant loss of personnel annually due to the prevalence of violent crime in the country, leaving behind a number of orphaned children …
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“Because the country says they have to change” : an analysis of a diversity intervention and its effects on a South African Police Service station
… from apartheid to a constitutional democracy in South Africa, brought with it a plethora of questions concerning ideas of nationhood, citizenship, and organisational transformation. Integrally caught up in the revolution, the South Africa Police Service (SAPS) faces transformative challenges on …
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An investigation of tetrahydrocannabinol, cannabidiol and cannabinol content of cannabis confiscated by the South African Police Service's Forensic Laboratories from various regions of South Africa
Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references.
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Decentralising the South African Police Service: Does South Africa's current public safety crisis and the de facto decentralising of policing necessitate a critical evaluation of its present policing model?
Violent crime in South Africa has reached epidemic levels, and something needs to be done about it as a matter of urgency. While the huge socio-economic inequalities in South Africa remain the main cause of crime in South Africa, the focus of this dissertation is on the inefficient, ineffective and …
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Reflections on the evolving jurisprudence concerning the presence of the accused : focusing on National Commissioner of the South African Police Service v Southern African Human Rights Litigation Centre and Another
On 30 October 2014 South Africa's Constitutional Court unanimously stated that the South African Police Service was obligated to investigate allegations of torture in Zimbabwe. This landmark decision, based on South Africa's international obligations and domestic legislation, is rooted in the …
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