Masters Degrees (Criminology and Forensic Studies)
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Criminological analysis on mechanisms used to control shoplifting in Durban Central Business District.
(2020)The act of taking consumer items from retail stores is deemed as punishable criminal offence. To date, there are high levels of consumer goods theft. Shoplifting can be dangerous in nature due to psychical alteration upon ... -
An analysis of occupational stress amongst South African Police Services detectives working on murder cases: a case study of Inanda Police Station.
(2019)Background: Assistance to employees to maintain a work-life balance has been increasingly recognised as a goal for law enforcement agencies around the world, especially during the last decade. The intense and continuous ... -
An exploration of police killings in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2019)This research aimed to explore police killings in selected areas (Kwamakhutha, Amanzimtoti, Durban central and Point police station) in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. The motivation for the study was to ... -
An exploration of communal responses to burglary at residential premises in the Cato Crest informal settlement of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal province.
(2019)Violence and crime in countries such as South Africa are shaped by deep socio-economic inequalities; however, the spatial designs of urban areas and housing also play a role, but often in differing ways. There is little ... -
An exploratory study on electricity theft in Staram informal settlement in Tongaat in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal Province.
(2019)This study focussed on electricity theft in Staram, an informal settlement in Tongaat, Durban, in KwaZulu-Natal. Staram was chosen as the study site as the Tongaat area has been identified as a ‘hot spot’ for electricity ... -
The physical environment and its contribution to crime: a case study of Inanda in Durban, South Africa.
(2019)This study explored the occurrence of crime at Inanda, a township which is located in Durban from the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. This area is plagued with high rates of crime and this reality causes unrest ... -
A criminological exploration of media ethics in South African Broadcasting Corporation: case studies of KwaZulu-Natal Province.
(2019)Media keep us informed about societal issues around us including crime and as such, they enable the broadcasting of criminal cases in many ways. One of these ways is the broadcasting of court proceedings, where the offender ... -
Perceptions of the university students on substance abuse among the youth: a case study of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2018)Substance abuse is a critical challenge among youth in South Africa today. This study aimed to explore the perceptions of university students on the surrounding influencing factors of substance abuse amongst young people ... -
Exploring why some youth are engaged in criminal activities to achieve their goals in life: a study of incarcerated male offenders in the Youth Correctional Facility, Westville.
(2019)South Africans are plagued by criminal activities which are perpetrated mostly by youth each day. A number of youths tend to deviate from socially accepted behaviours which could be due to lack of legitimate opportunities ... -
An exploration of physical violence at a secondary school in Inanda, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2019)Over the past years scholarly authors have focused on school violence in general with its specific focus to the contributing factors. However, studies have ignored to look physical violence as a specific phenomenon with ... -
Understanding the causes of male sexual assault: a case study of the Kokstad Medium Correctional Centre.
(2018)Correctional centres are regarded as places of rehabilitation; however, this is not always the case. Correctional centres of the 21st century in South Africa seem to be a breeding place for the victimisation of offenders. ... -
Correctional officials perceptions on male sexual assault in Westville Correctional Centre: an exploratory study.
(2018)In correctional centres different types of sexual interactions and relationships occur between male offenders, most of these sexual interactions are commonly abusive, exploitative, and involves various degrees of coercion. ... -
An assessment of weather patterns on property-related crimes in Newlands East policing area, Durban.
(2018)It is in the best interest of community members, as well as policy makers to comprehend the factors that influence crime while not solely focusing on the effectiveness of the available strategies. This study aimed at ... -
An evaluation of independent investigative mechanisms in the South African Police Services to control corruption: a criminological perspective.
(2018)Police corruption is a complex worldwide phenomenon, both in developing and developed countries. The questions arise as to where members of society turn to when it is those that have oathed to serve and protect tend to be ... -
An exploration of child offenders in the rural area of Ixopo, KwaZulu-Natal province.
(2018)The problem of child and youth offenders is a worldwide problem generally. Thus, the rural area of Ixopo in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) is no exception to this problem. The statistics of child offenders in the area of this study ... -
A criminological examination of the use of cyberspace to traffic drugs in Durban, South Africa.
(2018)This study focused on the use of cyberspace to traffic drugs in Durban, South Africa. The study comprised four objectives, which were: to determine how cyberspace is used as a tool to traffic drugs in Durban, South Africa; ... -
An exploration of factors contributing to the illegal hunting of antelope in Maloti-Drakensberg Park, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2018)The illegal hunting of wildlife animals has a severe negative impact on a country’s economy, wildlife population, and the environment. The extinction of a species can have a negative economic effect on a country’s tourism ... -
The policing of rural and urban crimes: a case study of the Msinsini and Umbilo policing precincts in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2018)The SAPS crime statistics for 2016 financial year indicates an increase and a decrease in various crime causations as compared to the past year (2015). According to this data, crime in South Africa decreased between 2015 ... -
An exploratory study of women’s perceptions of safety as Automated Teller Machine (ATM) users: a select sample in eThekwini Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN)
(2018)Women as active and equal citizens of South Africa enjoy equal access to South African banking facilities. Banks mobilise, allocate and invest much of the savings of a society and therefore, their ability to provide a safe ... -
The combating of cable theft in Durban railway stations.
(2018)The seriousness of cable theft in South African communities cannot be ignored; it highly deserves attention and quick interventions. The associated damages caused by this scourge are irreversible to the infrastructure of ...
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