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23 Aug 2023 / by Andrew Faull, Anine Kriegler and Sivenathi Mtiwejojo
South Africa would benefit from a crime harm index

Not all crimes have the same impact, so police should prioritise reducing harm, not just the crime count.
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28 Mar 2023 / by Jody van der Heyde, Andrew Faull and Martin Sycholt
South Africa’s police must prioritise trust

A procedural justice approach focused on neutrality and respect can raise public confidence without additional police resources.
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21 Mar 2023 / by Andrew Faull and David Bruce
Reducing murder must be a top SA government priority

South Africa’s murder rates are again among the highest globally, but determined, targeted policing can reverse this trend.
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15 Feb 2023 / by Jody van der Heyde, Andrew Faull and Martin Sycholt
Procedural justice and policing: building trust in South Africa’s police

This report outlines procedural justice as a means to improve community-police relations and, in turn, public safety.
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08 Dec 2022 / by Andrew Faull
To heal South Africa, we must first stop the bleeding

Police and their partners must focus on where the harms caused by crime and corruption are the greatest.
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13 Jun 2022 / by Andrew Faull
New SA crime trends are bleak, but at least we have the data

Information sharing and partnerships are reasons for hope despite the dismal state of crime and policing in South Africa.

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25 Apr 2022 / by Gareth Newham and Andrew Faull
New SA police chief’s main test is winning public trust

Without the backing of the people they serve, police can’t deliver safety to citizens or stability to the state.

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28 Mar 2022 / by Andrew Faull
More questions than answers in South Africa’s latest victim survey?

Despite some limitations, the survey complements official crime statistics which are compromised by very low trust in police.
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30 Nov 2021 / by Andrew Faull
South Africa’s renewal begins with the rule of law

A competent and trusted executive-level official is needed to drive the country’s criminal justice reform.
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14 Jul 2021 / by Andrew Faull
South Africa’s police management must face their shadows

A new memoir by axed senior officer Jeremy Vearey suggests this might be key to saving the SAPS.
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18 May 2021 / by Anine Kriegler and Andrew Faull
Do the police make South Africa safe?

Why we don’t know the answer and how the police and research community can change that.
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29 Mar 2021 / by Andrew Faull, Jane Kelly and Amanda Dissel
Lockdown lessons: violence and policing in a pandemic

This report analyses patterns of crime, safety and policing during one of the world’s most restrictive lockdowns.

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