Policing

More than gangsterism, structural violence is the issue

Announcing that President Zuma would not deploy the army to intervene in Cape Flats gang wars, his spokesman Mac Maharaj noted that the president “has directed ministers in the social and economic sectors to study ...

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Promotion of the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) HIV/Aids workplace policy

Masuku, Themba.  2011.  Promotion of the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) HIV/Aids workplace policy: A report on workshops held with members of the LMPS in April 2011. Johannesburg: CSVR

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Developing a use of force policy for the South African Police Service : Workshop Report

Workshop report 2011. Developing a use of force policy for the South African Police Service.  Emoyeni Conference Centre, Johannesburg, 21 - 22 July 2011.

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'Shoot to kill' bill on agenda in parliament (24.8.2011)

ROWAN PHILP Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa's "shoot to kill" bill will come under fire in parliament today. Objectors will tell a parliamentary committee that it could encourage police officers to "shoot first and ask questions later". Seeking to ...

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MPs investigate deadly force amendment (24.8.2011)

Cape Town - Draft legislation seeking to change the circumstances in which police officers may use deadly force came under the scrutiny of MPs on Wednesday.Members of Parliament's justice portfolio committee are examining the criminal ...

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The trouble with living in a police state… (19.8.2011)

Gareth Stokes South Africa is not a police state, yet. But in recent months we’ve witnessed some alarming developments. It started with the re-militarisation of police ranks and the immediate transition of our National Police ...

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Beyond Section 49: Control of the use of lethal force

Bruce, David.  2011. Beyond section 49: Control of the use of force. SA Crime Quarterly 36.  Institutue for Security Studies. (1.2MB)

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