Challenges of policing in the new millennium: a case of Nyanga SAPS

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dc.contributor.advisorBardill, John
dc.contributor.authorNgadlela, Mqondisi Abner
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-19T16:33:58Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-03T10:02:19Z
dc.date.available2015-10-19T16:33:58Z
dc.date.available2024-05-03T10:02:19Z
dc.date.issued2000
dc.descriptionMasters in Public Administration - MPAen_US
dc.description.abstractThe Beginning of the paradigm shift in policing in the South African Police was first seen in 1993 when the concept of Community Policing was first introduced. The South African Police Service that was formed through the Police Act 68 of 1995 subsequently adopted Community Policing as a Corporate Strategy of the organisation. There is a question as to whether some of the efforts reflect the necessary elements of community policing or are merely reactions to a contemporary political thrust for police reform. This study seeks to critically analyse the challenges and contradictions in Community Policing in terms of strategy and organisation. Nyanga SAPS will be use as the case study. Nyanga is one of the Police Stations in the so-called Black Township that has been engulfed by Community-Police conflicts since the democratic dispensation came into existence in South Africa. The highest point of this animosity saw certain people within the community between 1998 and 1999 reporting criminal activities to Taxi Operators rather than to the police. This study will be approached through gap analysis. The author will first describe the desired state of affairs in terms where the SAPS should be, in relation to reform policies put in place by the government. This will be followed by the analysis of the present situation in Nyanga, which will highlight the shortcomings. Then the study will put forward recommendations which should address the identified shortcomings. Based on that, the strategy that should inform policing in the new millennium will be developed. The author will recommend an African approach to policing as it has become apparent that the policing approaches are different for different countries and different communities. The author will propose full participation of the public in policing, in terms of determining policing priorities in their areas.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/12885
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectSouth African Police Service (SAPS)en_US
dc.subjectCommunity policingen_US
dc.subjectNyangaen_US
dc.subjectCriminal activityen_US
dc.subjectCorporate strategyen_US
dc.titleChallenges of policing in the new millennium: a case of Nyanga SAPSen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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