MAKING THEIR MARK: Perceptions and experience of policing in Meadowlands
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https://doi.org/10.17159/2413-3108/2003/i5a1062Keywords:
crime, Meadowlands, Soweto, South Africa, police, resourcesAbstract
The Meadowlands police are faced with a disproportionate lack of resources and staff. In the meantime the people of Meadowlands experience high levels of crime that fuel a lack of faith in the police and perceptions of poor police performance. The police are seen as lazy, corrupt, and unwilling to venture into certain areas. The SAPS needs to determine whether these perceptions are justified, and whether there are simply insufficient resources at the station to meet the community’s demands. Yet, despite the constraints facing the police, public interactions with the SAPS do in some instances result in improved perceptions of the local police. The community also sees the police as the first port of call in times of trouble.
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