https://ir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/13375 Tue, 12 May 2026 18:26:29 GMT 2026-05-12T18:26:29Z https://ir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/31156 The private security industry in South Africa a force to be reckoned with: Reality or Rhetoric? Pillay, Kris Thu, 21 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://ir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/31156 2023-09-21T00:00:00Z https://ir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/26671 Operational Strategies for Public Order Policing : A South African Case study Govender, Doraval In policing circles, 1994 will be remembered in policing circles as a year of great changes for the South African Police (SAP). A paradigm shift was made towards policing within a human rights culture. This period will always be remembered as a political watershed for South Africa. A shift was being made from a repressive police state to a democracy, which required the application of democratic policing principles and values. Since policing is and remains one of the most important mechanisms in social control, a meaningful balance needed to be found between persuasive and enforced control in the new South Africa. From 1976 to 2015 the conduct of the Public Order Police (POP) has been questioned by the public and four Commissions of Inquiry. The aim of this article was to examine the policy and legislative framework, the recommendations of the four Commissions of Inquiry, and to conceptually analyse operational strategies for public order policing. It was found that the policy and legislative framework, together with the recommendations of the Commissions of Inquiry, provided details regarding structure and functioning within the constraints of the Constitution and the law. This article recommends operational strategies to strengthen public order policing. n/a Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://ir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/26671 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z https://ir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/25491 Prevention of youth violence – what is learned can be unlearned Schoeman, Marelize The majority of young people in South Africa are repeatedly exposed to violence in their homes, at school, in the communities where they live, as well as in the media. The normalisation of violence has become embedded in many societies. Subsequently young people are more than likely to get caught up in the cycle of violence, as victims and often also perpetrators of violence. This article presents a theoretical and empirical analysis of the role that youth programmes can play in the prevention of youth violence and crime. An integrated theoretical approach was followed making use of Bandura’s social learning theory of aggression and his social cognitive theory. A quantitative study, more specifically evaluation research, was used to assess the effectiveness of Khulisa Crime Prevention Initiative’s Silence the Violence programme. Findings from the study established that this programme facilitates behaviour modification, thereby creating the opportunity for participants to learn alternative non-violent behaviour patterns. The article concludes with a discussion of operational challenges which hinders the implementation of youth violence prevention programmes Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT https://ir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/25491 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z https://ir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/15088 Train surfing: a new phenomenon in South Africa Hesselink, Anni Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT https://ir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/15088 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z