Police integrity in South Africa / Sanja Kutnjak Ivkovich, Adri Sauerman, Andrew Faull, Michael E. Meyer and Gareth Newham.
| Author/creator | Kutnjak Ivkovi♯‡, Sanja, 1965- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York City : Routledge, 2020. |
| Description | pages cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Sauerman, Adri. |
| Other author/creator | Faull, Andrew. |
| Other author/creator | Meyer, Michael E., 1946- |
| Other author/creator | Newham, Gareth. |
| Contents | Studying Police Integrity in South Africa -- The Origin and Functions of the Police in South Africa: From Colonialism to Democracy -- Transition to a Police Service: From Enforcer to Protector -- South African Policing through Normative and Legal Boundaries -- Policing the Police: Internal Control of Police Misconduct -- Curtailing the Code of Silence -- Apartheid Aftershock: Race, Police, and Police Integrity -- Gender (In)Equality within the SAPS -- Police Integrity across Rank and File -- Police Integrity in the South African Context. |
| Abstract | "Policing in South Africa reached notoriety for 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 integrity challenges. 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 analyses 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, 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 and enhancing police integrity"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020001161 |
| ISBN | 9781138639652 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |