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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"South African Police Service (SAPS)"”.
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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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Assessing quality of existing data sources on road traffic injuries (RTIs) and their utility in informing injury prevention in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
… the quality of the RTI data collected by the South African Police Service (SAPS) and mortuaries was sufficient for determining the burden of RTIs in the Western Cape province, and for implementing and monitoring road safety interventions.
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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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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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Military deployment and stress : an empirical survey in the SANDF's operational military personnel of the Western Cape
… the psychological impact of deployment of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) military operational personnel to community policing duties of crime and violence in the Western Cape. It is primarily motivated by the fact that, apart from the inherently stressful nature of military …
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“And then you go home having anger issues”: investigating Police-perpetrated domestic violence in South Africa
… duties of safety, security, care and protection, police officers play a significant role in responding to the crisis of domestic violence in South Africa. Paradoxically, they are capable of perpetrating the very crime they are sworn to prevent and equally capable of failing to hold those who do …
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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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Narcotics and Crime : a challenge to South African National Security (2006 - 2018)
South Africa has a serious organized crime, narcotics trafficking and corruption challenge. South Africa, a nation suffering from high levels of crime, is the Southern African hub for drug trafficking. Many of its security officials are plagued by corruption and linked to criminal syndicates, such …
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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 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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Experiences of diversity in the SAPS
… diversity management. The context of the South African Police Service (SAPS) is characterised by high levels of stress, as well as changing demographics. Thus the experience and understanding of diversity should differ from those of other organisations. The objective of this study was to …
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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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“This pen is more important than this firearm”: Exploring security sector governance in South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic
… nature of Security Sector Governance (SSG) in South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing specifically on the roles, responsibilities, experiences, and perceptions of members of the South African Police Service (SAPS). Set against the backdrop of an unprecedented public health crisis, …
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Community perceptions on the effectiveness of body-worn cameras within law enforcement in South Africa: A case study of Soshanguve policing area.
… Cameras (BWCs) within law enforcement in South Africa, focusing on the Soshanguve policing area. The research addresses the growing concern over whether police officers and community members find BWCs useful and easy to integrate into daily policing activities. The research problem …
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An exploration of the (changing) roles, functions and challenges experienced by policewomen in the operational environment of the SAPS: Western Cape Province
… functions and challenges experienced by policewomen appointed in the operational policing environment of the South African Police Service (SAPS). The intent is to develop insight into the first-hand experiences and perceptions of operational policewomen and to inform practice initiatives …
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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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Pilot study : Investigating the chemical composition of illegal drugs and the associated prevalence of the different drug types in the Bellville and Athlone police districts in the Western Cape, South Africa
… is known about substances being abused in South-Africa. This can be attributed to the fact that possession of drugs constitutes a criminal offence. Not much research is done, and with the exception of self-reported, rehabilitation institution data, from the South African Community …
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Fear of crime : a socio-criminological investigation
… crime as a social problem, role of the police and community neighbourhood involvement. * Make non-prescriptive recommendations for the prevention of criminal victimisation that might directly influence the quality of life. Research techniques employed in the study included the following: …
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Esprit de corps : corruption in a transforming police service
… and is facing strong economic demands. South Africa needs an effective government. The focus of this paper is one of the areas where corruption is thriving, the South African Police Service (SAPS). I have chosen for a study within the department of Safety and Security because this is the …
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Community perceptions of South African Police Service responses to substance use and the impacts on health and well-being of community leaders and substance users in a peri-urban community in Cape Town.
In South Africa, high levels of drug-related crime, including drug dealing, theft, and possession alongside widespread substance use and a history of violent police interventions in communities, reflect ineffective policing. Reports frequently highlight corrupt policing and police involvement in …
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