Municipal Policing in South Africa: Development and Challenges

The following document is a monograph that aims to clarify the functions of a municipal police service and the challenges they are likely to face in fulfilling these. The monograph is based on research carried out independently by the authors over a period of several years. It provides an up to-date picture of developments in Durban, Johannesburg, Pretoria and Cape Town, as well as the complex, lengthy and costly process required for establishing a municipal police service.

 

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Janine Rauch

Janine Rauch, an independent consultant, is the former Director of a technical advisory facility designed to Strengthen the Uganda Government's Anti-Corruption Response (SUGAR). She obtained her MPhil Criminology from Cambridge University and Post Graduate Diploma Monitoring & Evaluation Methods Monitoring & Evaluation Methods from Stellenbosch University.

Mark Shaw

Mark Shaw is the Director of Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime. He obtained his PhD in Conflict Resolution Africa from The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

Antoinette Louw

Antoinette Louw is the Head of Communication at Institute for Security Studies. She obtained a MA Politics from the University of Cape Town and University of KwaZulu Natal.