Policing in South Africahas gained notorietythrough its extensive history of oppressive law enforcement. In 1994, as the country's apartheid system was replaced with a democratic order, the new government faced the significant challenge of transforming the South African police force into a demo...

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Hauptverfasser:	Kutnjak Ivković, Sanja 1965- (VerfasserIn), Sauerman, Adri (VerfasserIn), Faull, Andrew (VerfasserIn), Meyer, Michael E. 1946- (VerfasserIn), Newham, Gareth (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	London Routledge 2020
Schriftenreihe:	Routledge frontiers of criminal justice
Schlagworte:	South African Police Service Police ethics > South Africa Police > South Africa
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Zusammenfassung:	Policing in South Africahas gained notorietythrough its extensive history of oppressive law enforcement. In 1994, as the country's apartheid system was replaced with a democratic order, the new government faced the significant challenge of transforming the South African police force into a democratic police agency--the South African Police Service (SAPS)--that would provide unbiased policing to all the country's people. More than two decades since the initiation of the reforms, it appears that the SAPS has rapidly developed a reputation as a police agency beset by challenges to its integrity. This book offers a unique perspective by providing in-depth analyses of police integrity in South Africa. It is a case study that systematically and empirically explores the contours of police integrity in a young democracy. Using the organizational theory of police integrity, the book analyzes the complex set of historical, legal, political, social, and economic circumstances shaping police integrity. A discussion of the theoretical framework is accompanied by the results of a nationwide survey of nearly 900 SAPS officers, probing their familiarity with official rules, their expectations of discipline within the SAPS, and their willingness to report misconduct. The book also examines the influence of the respondents' race, gender, and supervisory status on police integrity. Written in a clear and direct style, this book will appeal to students and scholars of criminology, policing, sociology, political science, as well as to police administrators interested in expanding their knowledge about police integrity and enhancing it in their organizations
Beschreibung:	Includes bibliographical references
Beschreibung:	1 online resource
ISBN:	9781317266907 1317266900 9781315637068 1315637065 9781317266914 1317266919 9781317266891 1317266897
DOI:	10.4324/9781315637068