- Title
- The role of the community policing forum initiative in fighting crime: a case study of Middledrift in the Eastern Cape
- Creator
- Zazini, Buyelwa
- Subject
- Community policing Crime prevention
- Date Issued
- 2019
- Date
- 2019
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MSoc (Criminology)
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10353/16440
- Identifier
- vital:40720
- Description
- According to the South African Police Service Act 68 of 1995, a Community Policing Forum (CPF) is a forum established at each police station and it should be largely representative of the local community. The main objectives of the CPF is to promote communication and co-operation between the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the community. Above all it is aimed at improving the services rendered by the SAPS and identifying the problems encountered by communities in order to solve problems jointly. This study was aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of community policing in the initiative to fight crime in Middledrift. The study used interviews to gather the data. A total of 15 respondents, comprising of three groups, namely individuals from the SAPS, individuals from the CPF and community leaders were carefully chosen to access what they knew about the CPF in Middledrift. The findings highlighted that there was a need for awareness campaigns. Community leaders need to be involved especially in decision making. Necessary resources and training are also of great need for the CPF.
- Format
- 95 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- University of Fort Hare
- Publisher
- Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
- Language
- English
- Rights
- University of Fort Hare
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