1st Edition

Policing for a New South Africa

By Mike Brogden, Clifford D. Shearing Copyright 1994
248 Pages
by Routledge

248 Pages
by Routledge

248 Pages
by Routledge

The state police force of South Africa has acquired massive notoriety since its formation. Its officers have developed a reputation for routinely provoking violence and torturing suspects. As the key bastion of apartheid it is in urgent need of change. In Policing for a New South Africa Mike Brogden and Clifford Shearing evaluate the options for change. They critically analyse orthodos policing... Read more
Chapter 1 Introduction: through the looking-glass; Part I Catharsis; Chapter 2 Policing aPart heid—violence within the rules; Chapter 3 Police culture and the discourse of supremacy; Chapter 4 Township policing—experiencing the SAP; Part II Pathways of reform; Chapter 5 An orthodox solution—doing it the Western way; Chapter 6 Processes of ordering in the townships; Chapter 7 Towards a dual system of policing;

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Mike Brogden, Clifford D. Shearing