MODUS OPERANDI OF THE PERPETRATOR CHANGES FREQUENTLY
The National Stock Theft Prevention Forum (NSTPF) has been involved in many meetings and crime prevention groups all over the country and it is obvious that the modus operandi of…
MODUS OPERANDI VAN DIE OORTREDER VERANDER DIKWELS
Die Nasionale Veediefstal Voorkomingsforum is by baie vergaderings en misdaadvoorkomingsgroepe oor die hele land betrokke en dit is duidelik dat die modus operandi van oortreders ‘n groot uitdaging is, veral…
Economic Impact of Livestock Theft in South Africa
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ARE YOU AWARE OF THE SAPS’S NEWLY ESTABLISHED NATIONAL SERVICE COMPLAINTS CENTRE?
The newly established SAPS Service Complaints Centre, which forms part of the Component: Management Intervention Analysis Centre and Service Complaints, is in place to assist the community in receiving optimal…
LIVESTOCK THEFT: EXPANDING ON CRIMINOLOGICAL PROFILING AND OFFENDER ASSESSMENT PRACTICES IN SOUTH AFRICA
Criminological profiling and assessments of offenders have proved to be a valuable tool in the prediction and rehabilitation of criminal behaviour. However, such assessments have mostly been applied to violent…
ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMINOLOGY THEORIES: AN ANALYSIS OF LIVESTOCK THEFT CASES
This article describes the uniqueness of livestock theft as a rural crime that needs to be attended to in a more specialised manner than other crimes against property in rural…
THE ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN LIVESTOCK THEFT: A CASE STUDY
The development of social media in South Africa and the use of social media in general by the criminal justice system will firstly be discussed and then the focus will…
The extent of stock theft in South Africa
Agriculture is one of the cornerstones in any country’s economy. Therefore, the different crimes committed within the rural agricultural communities need to be researched as they impact on the economy…
Livestock Theft: Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics
There are three kinds of lies, lies damn lies and statistics. The quote is attributed to many people and arguments are made that it is made popular by Mark Twain…