Lockdown lessons on crime and policing
A novel study provides details on violence and policing in Cape Town during a unique moment in history.
In an effort to enhance policing and violence prevention, a team of Western Cape Safety Plan researchers in April embarked on an ambitious study to track murder and understand crime and policing during South Africa’s COVID-19 lockdown. They interviewed police, NGO representatives and residents in high-crime areas, and analysed mortuary trends and results of a cell phone survey among over 5 000 people.
This seminar will discuss findings from this study and what they mean for the Western Cape’s goal of halving murder in 10 years.
This seminar is co-hosted by the Institute for Security Studies and the Western Cape Department of Community Safety.
Chair: Lauren Tracey-Temba, Researcher, Justice and Violence Prevention, ISS
Speakers:
Bhekithemba Simelane, Deputy-Director, Policy & Research, Western Cape Department of Community Safety
Dr Jane Kelly, Assistant-Director, Policy & Research, Western Cape Department of Community Safety
Dr Andrew Faull, Senior Researcher, Justice and Violence Prevention, ISS
Photo: Roger Sedres / Alamy Stock Photo
