Policing and Crime Control in Post-apartheid South Africa [Hardcover]

Once a marginal political issue, crime control now occupies a central place on the social, political and economic agenda of contemporary liberal democracies. Nowhere more so than in post-apartheid South Africa, where the transition from apartheid rule to democratic rule was marked by a shift in concern from political to criminal violence. In this book Anne-Marie Singh offers a comprehensive account of policing transformations in post-apartheid South Africa. Her analysis of crime and mechanisms for its control is linked to an analysis of neo-liberal policies, providing the basis for a critique of existing analyses of liberal democratic governance. Themes addressed in the book include the exercise of coercive authority, state and non-state expertise in policing, the 'rationally-choosing' criminal, and the importance of developing an active and responsible citizenship.

Policing and Crime Control in Post-apartheid South Africa

Anne-Marie Singh offers a comprehensive account of policing transformations in post-apartheid South Africa. Themes addressed include the exercise of coercive authority, state and non-state expertise in policing, the 'rationally-choosing' criminal, and the importance of developing an active and responsible citizenship.Anne-Marie Singh, Ryerson University, CanadaSingh provides a fascinating account of how under the guise of fighting crime the South African population is subject to a process of democratization through crime? in a nation where criminal justice policies have become a weighty indicator of good governance?. An insightful contribution to the literatures on crime, policing and governance. Kevin D. Haggerty, University of Alberta, Canada This is an exciting book. In addition to bringing a new perspective to known developments, and covering new ground, Singh uses her analysis of the South African transition to challenge established theoretical understandings of security governance. This is an important and insightfull3/