The recent security force operations in Hillbrow and Sunnyside are the first demonstrations of the SAPS’ new three year crime combating strategy. What is the strategy all about, and will it work?

Sexual offences courts:
Do more courts mean better justice?

Twenty new sexual offences courts are planned countrywide. Lessons from existing sexual offences courts show that special facilities alone are not a guarantee for success.

The thin blue line:
Police resources in the provinces

Compared to many developing countries South Africa’s police service is large. South African police officers are spread unevenly between the provinces. Staffing levels take into account such factors as the provinces’ size and population density.

One of their own:
The work of the SAPS’ Anti-corruption unit

One of the many obstacles in the fight against crime is the corruption within the South African Police Service. In 1996 the Anti-corruption unit was set up to combat crime within the SAPS. Is the unit breaking ground?

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