People may think that green spaces often hide criminals. On the contrary, there is evidence they contribute to reducing crime.
- Research Associate at UCT's Centre of Criminology, Consultant at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), University of Cape Town
Data from victim and crime perception surveys help make sense of South Africa’s crime statistics.
More than 90% of violent crimes in South Africa fall outside the categories named in the police’s new anti-crime strategy.
While many South African police officers, who were born into poverty, grew to appreciate the job, they want more for their children - careers requiring degrees - and work to provide them.
Born and raised in poor circumstances, many South African police officers find themselves in the job after original aspirations slipped beyond reach.
It is exactly forty years since the Soweto uprising in June 1976 where the South African police met the students with brutal force. How much has changed in terms of policing?
Images of South African police on social media are part of a carefully scripted performance in which the police service is heavily invested.
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