South African Crime Quarterly 31
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Welcome to the first edition of SA Crime Quarterly for 2010. This edition kicks off with a look at one part of a social crime prevention initiative to reduce violence through addressing alcohol abuse. Debbie Budlender from the Community Agency for Social Enquiry (CASE) presents the findings of research that estimated the direct revenue costs and benefits of alcohol abuse to national and provincial government departments involved in safety and security.
The four remaining articles are focused on matters relating to policing. In his article, David Bruce from the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) addresses the peculiarities that he has identified in the official SAPS statistics on violent crime, Andrew Faull from the Institute for Security Studies further examines the unintended negative consequences that have emerged from the SAPS performance management system. In their article on police training on the domestic violence legislation, Hele?ne Combrinck and Lorenzo Wakefield from the University of the Western Cape present research that has shown the training to be relatively ineffective.
This edition ends with an interview with new national secretary of police, Jenni Irish-Qhobosheane. She provides insight into the changes that are being driven by the minister of police to improve civilian oversight of policing in the form of the National Secretariat of Police.
