ISS Conference, Pretoria: Policing in South Africa: 2010 and Beyond
Date: 2010-09-30 to 2010-10-01
Venue: Kloofzicht Lodge, Kromdraai Road, Muldersdrift, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1747
RSVP: Millicent Mlaba
Tel: (012) 346 9500
Fax: (012) 460 0997/ 086 508 1660
E-mail: [email protected]
Presented by the Crime and
Justice Programme, Pretoria
The Institute for
Security Studies will be hosting a conference on 30 September and 1 October 2010 on “Policing in South Africa: 2010 and Beyond.†The objective
of the conference is to provide the civil-society organisations and the
government with a platform to discuss and share insights and research into key
policy issues related to policing in South Africa.
Presentations on
the following themes and topics will be discussed:
- An
overview of the state of policing in 2010 and a vision for the future
- Policing
the World Cup. What are the lessons for tackling the challenges of violent and
organised crime?
- “From a Service to a Force. Is the SAPS militarising?â€Â
Understanding the dynamics of police discipline and rank from an international
comparative perspective,
- “Shoot
to Kill?†Best policy approaches and practice in relation to the use of deadly
force by police,
- Effective
strategies for addressing police corruption in South Africa,
- The
importance of civilian oversight agencies and the future role of the National
Secretariat of Police and the Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD).
- Police
partnerships and community policing into the Future. Challenges and
possibilities.
Speakers include
senior representatives from:
- The
South African Police Service,
- The
Directorate for Priority Crimes Investigation (the Hawks),
- The
National Secretary of Police,
- The
Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD),
- The
Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU),
- The
South African Police Union (SAPU),
- The
Centre for Criminology at the University of Cape Town
- The
School of Justice at the University of South Africa
-
Non-government organisations specialising in
policing research.
Full agenda below for download under "Related Documents"
Please note: Seats are limited.
Please note that discussions occur under ISS Rules. Participants are free to use the information presented, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s), nor that of any other participant, may be revealed without his/her express permission.
This conference is made possible by funding from the Hanns Seidel Foundation.
