The issue of police brutality has emerged as a serious issue of national concern. And this is where we find the dilemma of formal policing in South Africa, especially in relation to another issue of national concern, namely gangsterism and gang violence. Police brutality and gang-related crime are not unique to South Africa, nor are they only challenges in "developing" countries. What makes South Africa unique is our specific context that underpins these challenges. He specialises in research on gang culture and gang violence, witchcraft-related crime and the occult, African demonology and spirit possession, and Coloured identity dynamics.

Source: News 24 October 02, 2020 03:18 UTC