PRESENTATION
BY MAGADLA AF
TOPIC
PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS TOWARDS POLICE BRUTALITY AT BEKELA TOWNSHIP, UGIE
WALTER SISULU UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF HUMANITIES, SOCIAL SCIENCES AND LAW DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES UNIT OF CRIMINOLOGY & ADMIN.OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Introduction Statement of the problem Research Questions Rationale for the study Demarcation of the study Research methodology Ethical considerations Discussion of the findings Conclusion Recommendations
Presentation outline
Introduction
Police Brutality in SA
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Problem Statement
The status quo is that police brutality has led to a state of anarchy between the police and civilians within the South African community, where the public has come to fear the police, contrary to the mandate of the South African Police Service which state that police are suppose to protect, preserve internal security. As a result crime prevention strategies suffer because police & public are equally an essential ingredients in CPS.
How Bekela community members perceive police brutality?
Which types of people that are perceived to be victims of police brutality at Bekela Township, Ugie?
What is the impact of the excessive use of force by police on the participation of the Bekela Township in crime prevention strategies?
Research Questions
Rationale for the study
Study of this nature
Shocking cases
Personal observation
Demarcation of the Study
Eastern Cape
Joe Gqabi District
Municipality
Ugie Bekela Township
Research Methodology
Quantitative Method
Non Experimental design (Cross-Sectional Survey Design)
90 respondentsNon probability sampling
Convenience sampling
Data Collection
Structured Questionnai
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Closed ended
questions
Data Analysis
SPSS
Graphs Charts Percentages
Tables
Research Ethics
Informed Consent
Voluntary Participation
Confidentiality
Discontinuance
Anonymity
Theoretical Framework
Social Learning
Theory by Akers
Differential Association
Reinforcement
Modelling
Definition
The findings of the current study with regard to the phenomenon of police brutality revealed that at Bekela Township police brutality has been a daily concern.
Lack of adequate education and insufficient training had been cited by respondents as prominent factors which contribute to police brutality. This finding is supported by Police Quarterly Report (2010) which revealed that indeed officers with some college education are less likely to resort to force (58%), than those who have never attended college (68%).
The study revealed that police tend to brutalize blacks as compared to any other population group. It has also been revealed that police officers in a number of incidences use physical force against members of the class which is predominantly composed of the poor and illiterate people.
Findings
Lack of adequate education and insufficient training had been cited by respondents as prominent factors which contribute to police brutality. Police Quarterly Report (2010) reveals that indeed officers with some college education are less likely to resort to force (58%), than those who have never attended college (68%).
The study has also found that police tend to brutalize blacks as compared to any other population group. It has also been revealed that police officers in a number of incidences they use physical force against members of the class which is predominantly composed of the poor people.
The study’s findings revealed that most respondents do not report crime to the police because police do not react promptly to emergency calls, sometimes the case would in any way not receive proper attention by the police, sometimes you held the responsible person.
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The study sought to explain perceptions upheld by community members of Bekela Township, Ugie about the brutality of South African Police Service. It further focused on the impact of police brutality on the participation of the community members in crime prevention strategies. The objectives of the study were to examine the impact of the excessive use of force by police officials on the participation of Bekela Township in crime prevention strategies.
It has been found that the public is reluctant to support crime prevention strategies. Bekela town-ship is currently experiencing difficulties in working with the South African Police Service properly, due to police use of force in less extreme situations.
Amongst factors which lead to the situation is the lack of proper training for making law and order in the society and police officials are further accused of being negligent. To a large extent the habit of brutality amongst members of SAPS is attributed to traditional policing style which did not take the principle of human rights into consideration.
As a result of this apparent issue police image has been tarnished and therefore police-community relationship suffers. In essence treatment obtained from the police makes public not to be absolute willing to participate in policing decision making. Measures put in place by the Department of Police for addressing this quagmire seem not yielding positive results.
Conclusion
Recommendations
Citizens should be informed of their rights, the existence of complaint structures and as well as the procedures to be followed if they become victims of police brutality
There should be implementation of the School/Community Officer program. This will allow children and community to see the officer as a human being, teacher and police officer
working towards a community oriented policing concept
There should be implementation of programs which will keep the public informed as to what is occurring within their community and police department. The more informed
citizens are, the more supportive they become.
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