Policing and Crime Control in Post-apartheid South AfricaOnce a marginal political issue, crime control now occupies a central place on the social, political and economic agenda of contemporary liberal democracies. Nowhere more so than in post-apartheid South Africa, where the transition from apartheid rule to democratic rule was marked by a shift in concern from political to criminal violence. In this book Anne-Marie Singh offers a comprehensive account of policing transformations in post-apartheid South Africa. Her analysis of crime and mechanisms for its control is linked to an analysis of neo-liberal policies, providing the basis for a critique of existing analyses of liberal democratic governance. Themes addressed in the book include the exercise of coercive authority, state and non-state expertise in policing, the 'rationally-choosing' criminal, and the importance of developing an active and responsible citizenship. |
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Contents
1 Introduction | 1 |
2 Crime Control and Political Authorities | 7 |
3 Crime Control and the Private Security Industry | 37 |
4 Crime Control and Corporate Enterprises | 61 |
5 Crime Control and Community Authorities | 93 |
Coercion Crime Control and Governance | 121 |
| 127 | |
| 143 | |
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Policing and Crime Control in Post-apartheid South Africa Ms Anne-Marie Singh No preview available - 2012 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Policing and Crime Control in Post-apartheid South Africa |
| Author | Anne-Marie Singh |
| Publisher | Routledge, 2016 |
| ISBN | 1317079183, 9781317079187 |
| Length | 158 pages |
| Subjects | › › Social Science / Anthropology / General |
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