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UCT RESEARCH REPORT 2012
Centre of
Criminology
The Centre of Criminology’s research programme builds on
established areas within criminology and established strengths
within the Centre of Criminology, and is stretching the boundaries
of criminology in ways that will enable it to recognise and respond
to the changing international and local risk landscapes.
R
esearch on policing at the Centre of Criminology is concerned both with public
police and private policing developments in South Africa and in transitional
contexts, particularly in Africa.
During the course of 2012, research under the direction of Professor Elrena van
der Spuy explored policing in the context of peacekeeping. This entailed an
exploration of the way in which the transnational space of peace missions places
new demands on the national police as well as the role of policy transfer. It also
involved an investigation into the politics and logistics of policing conflict through
the examination of national and regional case studies. Professor van der Spuy also
undertook research on the Social History of Criminal Justice Reform in South Africa
post-1990, in relation to the police, the former Independent Complaints Directorate,
the Judicial Inspectorate of Prisons and the National Prosecuting Authority.