Evidence-Based Policing South Africa
Connecting researchers, police and public safety actors and supporting police reform for a safer country.
Date: 2022-10-13 to 2022-10-14
Time: 08:30 to 16:30
Venue:
Day 1: Online and Protea Hotel Fire & Ice, Pretoria
Day 2: Protea Hotel Fire & Ice, Pretoria
Registration:
Day 1: To attend online (register to attend)
Day 1: To attend in-person (register to attend)
Day 2: In-person only (register to attend)
Evidence-Based Policing South Africa (EBPSA) is a community of researchers, police officers, government officials and their allies working to generate and apply research evidence to improve policing and public safety. This conference provides an opportunity to exchange ideas, share new research and strengthen partnerships.
Day 1 is hybrid (online and in-person), and will primarily cover new research in the field. Day 2 is in-person only and will involve small group and plenary discussions to inform police reform. When registering, indicate which days you will attend. Space for in-person attendance is limited.
Moderator: Dr Andrew Faull, Senior Researcher, ISS
Speakers:
Associate Prof Gregory Breetzke, Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, University of Pretoria
Dr Michael Reddy, Independent Researcher with 30 years police experience
Dr Tshimangadzo Magadze, Head of Department and Gulwa Nobubele, Masters student, Department of Criminology, University of Fort Hare
Brigadier (Dr) Kobus Schwartz, Section Head, Specialised and Tactical Research, SAPS Research Division
Dr Heidi Sauls, Deputy Director, Policy and Research, Western Cape Department of Community Safety
Izu Sichinga, PhD candidate, Centre of Criminology, University of Cape Town
Dr Elizabete Albernaz, Visiting Researcher, Department of Anthropology, University of the Witwatersrand and Adjunct Coordinator, Laboratory of Studies on Conflict, Citizenship and Public Safety, Federal Fluminense University, Rio de Janeiro
Dr Thabisile Lebitso, University of South Africa
Martin Sycholt, Senior Manager, Policy and Research, Eastern Cape Department of Community Safety
Prof Doraval Govender, Professor Extraordinarius and Prof Krisandren Pillay, Department of Criminology and Security Science, University of South Africa
Dr Yael Litmanovitz, Researcher, Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute
Topics and themes:
Critical evaluation of South African policing
SAPS Organisational Climate Survey
Association between green space and crime
Modus operandi of criminal gangs in the Eastern Cape
Procedural justice and police legitimacy
Rapid review of the Law Enforcement Advancement Programme (LEAP)
Police views on policing LGBTQI+ hate crimes in Cape Town
Police performance indicators in Rio de Janeiro
Policing of illegal mining in Gauteng
Experiments and evidence-based policing in Israel
Theory of change for police reform in South Africa (Day 2)
