Policing and Crime Control in Post-Apartheid South Africa

by Anne-Marie Singh

Overview

Once 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780754644576
Publisher:	Ashgate Publishing, Limited
Publication date:	04/08/2007
Series:	Interdisciplinary Research Series in Ethnic, Gender and Class Relations Ser.
Pages:	158
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Anne-Marie Singh, Ryerson University, Canada

Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction; Crime control and political authorities; Crime control and the private security industry; Crime control and corporate industries; Crime control and community authorities; Conclusion: coercion, crime control and governance; Bibliography; Index.