Acknowledgements

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

SAPS` COSTLY RESTRUCTURING
A Review of Public Order Policing Capacity

 

 

Monograph No 138, October 2007

 

Bilkis Omar





The ISS would like to thank the Open Society Foundation South Africa for its generous support in the research and publication of this monograph.
 
The author would also like to thank the following for their invaluable support and advice during the study:

  • Assistant Commissioner Moorcroft and Senior Superintendent Schnetler of SAPS National Strategic Management Division

  • Gauteng Provincial Commissioner Naidoo

  • Director Schutte, Head of Operational Response Service in Gauteng

  • Assistant Commissioner Groenewald of SAPS National Operational Coordination

  • The unit commanders of the Crime Combating Units in Gauteng, Superintendent Makhubela of the Johannesburg Unit, Superintendent Smith of the East Rand Unit, and Superintendent Heyneke of the Pretoria Unit

  • Captain Merkel and Inspector Van Der Merwe of the Johannesburg Crime Combating Unit and Captain Wilken of the East Rand Crime Combating Unit

  • Senior Superintendent Ally of SAPS National Training Division

  • Chief McBride and Director Armstrong of the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department

  • Stefan Badenhorst from the Private Security Industry Regulating Authority

  • Monique Marks of the University of Kwazulu Natal

  • Mr Majola from the Premier Soccer League

  • Mr Phasha from South African Football Association

  • Mr Kwinika, Mr Machekela and Mr Truter from the South African Police Union

  • Ricky Meyer and Charlene Smith of Ellis Park stadium

  • Colleagues at the ISS’s Crime and Justice Programme

The author would in particular like to express her sincere appreciation to Superintendent Vernon Day of SAPS National Operational Response Services for the many discussions and constructive comments he made from the start of the study. Finally, thanks to the many respondents without whom this study would not have been possible.