Policing and boundaries in a violent society : a South African case study / Guy Lamb.

"This book explores how social and territorial boundaries have influenced the approaches and practices of the South Africa Police Service (SAPS). By means of a historical analysis of South Africa, this book introduces a new concept, 'police frontierism', which illuminates the nature o...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author: Lamb, Guy (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022.
Series:Routledge frontiers of criminal justice.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Boundaries, the police and police work: A conceptualisation
  • Policing and boundaries in South African prior to 1948
  • The South African Police and the Policing of Apartheid
  • Violent crime, firearms and post-apartheid police work
  • Public Order Policing
  • SAPS high-density policing operations
  • COVID and policing in South Africa
  • Conclusion.