SEARCH ME: Public opinion on crime and justice in central Johannesburg

Authors

  • Ted Leggett Institute for Security Studies

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17159/2413-3108/2003/i3a1074

Keywords:

safety, Johannesburg, South Africa, crime

Abstract

A poll of inner-city residents indicates that many are willing to permit substantial curtailment of civil rights if necessary to make the area safe. Over 80% of those polled said they would be open to the idea of police searching their homes once a month if this would reduce crime. A third of respondents favoured execution for drug dealers, and 70% of those who had experienced a police Crackdown operation in their area thought it had helped the situation. This is an expression of the desperation of a community where 88% of the people do not feel safe walking the streets at night.

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Published

2006-03-08

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Research articles