This study aimed to explore factors that contribute to police killings at EThekwini District focusing at Inanda and Durban Central police station in KwaZulu-Natal. The main problem that led to this study was the high number ...

Safety is a major concern in all cities around the world, and a lack of safety has an adverse impact on everyone’s quality of life. Criminality in cities has become a geographical footprint affecting communities and even ...

This study assesses the application of intelligence-led investigations (ILIs) into the Illicit Tobacco Trade (ITT) in South Africa. This study adopted a qualitative, constructivist multiple case study design, employing ...

This dissertation explores the phenomenon of illegal building occupation, commonly referred to as "building hijacking", within Johannesburg’s inner-city Region F, a densely populated area marked by socio-economic challenges, ...

The researcher explores the perspectives of police officers on human trafficking in Durban. The study seeks to determine how first-hand experience can be used to prevent human trafficking. To achieve the research aim and ...

It is widely accepted that the international community has an interest in the prevention and prosecution of certain crimes. These crimes are regarded as so egregious that they transcend state sovereignty and are subject ...

The purpose of this study is to explore the value of informers in the investigation of murder cases in Krugersdorp. The study was informed by phenomenological philosophy and adopted the qualitative research approach using ...

This research investigated the accounts and psychosocial impact of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI+) hate crimes against specifically the lesbians in the Sekhukhune District in Limpopo ...

The main aim of this study was to analyse the use of modus operandi as an identification technique in investigating Cash-In-Transit robberies in Limpopo Province, South Africa. Modus operandi information can be paramount ...

The study explores forensic identification techniques used to investigate gender-based violence (GBV). The research critically evaluates the effectiveness and reliability of various forensic methods employed in identifying ...