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.
Author(s): Anne-Marie Singh
Series: Interdisciplinary Research Series in Ethnic, Gender and Class Relations
Publisher: Ashgate
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 158
Contents......Page 6
Series Editors Preface......Page 8
Acknowledgements......Page 10
List of Abbreviations......Page 12
1 Introduction......Page 14
2 Crime Control and Political Authorities......Page 20
3 Crime Control and the Private Security Industry......Page 50
4 Crime Control and Corporate Enterprises......Page 74
5 Crime Control and Community Authorities......Page 106
6 Conclusion: Coercion, Crime Control and Governance......Page 134
Bibliography......Page 140
C......Page 156
N......Page 157
S......Page 158
Z......Page 159
