‘When I see them I feel like beating them’: Corruption and the South African Police Service

Authors

  • Andrew Faull Institute for Security Studies

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17159/2413-3108/2010/i34a873

Keywords:

police, SAPS, corruption, South Africa

Abstract

South African survey data on citizen attitudes towards police have, for the past ten years, indicated a lack of trust in law enforcers. Similarly, the SAPS has, since the early nineties, developed a public image as a widely corrupt organisation. In 2010 the SAPS reverted to military ranks and adopted a discourse of 'force' in an attempt to improve discipline, effectiveness and image. This paper presents a summary of findings from 15 focus groups conducted in mid-2010 that sought to explore public experiences and perceptions of police and police corruption.

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Author Biography

  • Andrew Faull, Institute for Security Studies
    Crime and Justice Programme

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Published

2010-03-08

Issue

No. 34 (2010): December 2010

Section

Research articles

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