Phillip Potgieter, Linda Mayoyo

Fear of crime and the role of the police

A monograph looking at fear of crime and the role of the police in South Africa

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Fear of crime seems to be the forgotten aspect of social life. People are often not aware that they experience fear of crime. South Africa is currently rated the country with the highest crime rate, with murder topping the list. Apart from lost lives, crime (especially farm murders), appears to be a continuing issue in political circles. Releasing certain categories of prisoners from correctional institutions and the intention to reduce the strenght of the police by more or less 9000 members, do not prove to alleviate the crime and the fear of crime problem in the country. Coupled with these factors, are the unfortunate unemployment rate of almost 30 percent. The tireless effortsby the mass media will continue to fulfill a watchdog function in an effort to inform law-abiding citizens of essential personal protective measures, especially against the background of the reactive inclination of the South Africam Police Service.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 60
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783659103957
• ISBN-10: 3659103950
• Artikelnr.: 35931842

Autorenporträt

Retired as Professor in 2008. Acted as HOD in the department of Criminology/Criminal Justice for many years. Holds a doctorate from UNISA. Has attended numerous overseas conferences and published widely. Currently persuing empirical research on perceptions of policing for a second doctoral. Currently an appointed Research Fellow.