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Title:Urban Conflict, Crime and Policing in South African Cities
Author:Shaw, MarkISNI
Year:1995
Periodical:Africa Insight
Volume:25
Issue:4
Pages:216-220
Language:English
Geographic term:South Africa
Subjects:offences
police
Law, Human Rights and Violence
Urbanization and Migration
Ethnic and Race Relations
Abstract:This article traces the decline in political violence which marked the end of South Africa's transition to democracy and explains growing levels of crime and their relationship - if any - to the political and social transformation in the society. The study focuses in particular on attempts to control crime since the Government of National Unity (GNU) took office in May 1994. This includes an overview of changes in the South African Police (SAP) Services and new initiatives in city policing. Finally, changing forms of private policing are examined and the implications for the future of policing the city in South Africa are considered. Notes, ref.
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