Browsing Masters Degrees (Criminology and Forensic Studies) by Issue Date
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An investigation into drug use amongst pupils in selected Indian high schools in the Durban municipal area.
(1990)This is a thesis on drug use among Indian high school pupils in the Durban municipal area. This study was undertaken because of the high incidence of drug use reported among Indian youth, and because of the paucity of ... -
Community engagement of local space in crime mapping and policing of informal settlements : a study of Cato Crest informal settlement.
(2012)In any country where there are informal settlements, crime prevention and combat is, to a great extent, determined by the availability of reliable information about crime and about the physical environment in which it ... -
The effects of community violence on learners in a rural context.
(2012)Much has been learned over the past decade about the way children respond to experiences of violence in their community. The goal of this study is to examine the effects of violence on the academic performance of learners, ... -
A multivariate criminological analysis of the self-esteem of repeat offenders.
(2012)The correctional experience of adult offenders has largely been ignored in comparison to youth and adolescent offenders in the correctional literature and even more so in terms of repeated offending behaviour. The perspective ... -
A quantitative analysis of juvenile delinquency trends among school going adolescents in a select sample of secondary schools in Chatsworth, Durban.
(2014)This quantitative study explores juvenile delinquency trends among school going adolescents in a select sample of schools. The study conducted in Chatsworth, Durban (Kwa Zulu-Natal) was developed as an exclusively Indian ... -
Constructing crime online : representations of violent crime, perpetrators and victims on a South African news aggregator : News24.
(2014)This study explores the representation of violent crime on an online news environment. The involvement of moral entrepreneurs within the news media in combating crime is also investigated. News media is the main source of ... -
A victimological exploration of the victimisation vulnerability of a group of foreign nationals in the city of Durban.
(2015)The reasons for leaving home are complex, but the majority of respondents acknowledged political-economy as one of the major reasons for leaving their home to search for a better life. In South Africa, the country, is ... -
Perceptions of the conviction rate of reported adult female rape in Verulam, Durban.
(2015)As rape is ranked as one of the most prevalent crimes in South Africa, its causes and consequences have become the subject of a large body of research. However, statistics and research on what happens after a rape report ... -
A victimological exploration of the programmes and services available to victims of trio-crimes in Durban Metropolitan Area.
(2015)This research was aimed at exploring and giving insight into the programmes and services available to victims of trio-crimes in the Durban Metropolitan Area. The motivation behind the study is that as a recently constitutional ... -
Police perceptions on suicide amongst Durban Metro Police service in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2016)This study analyses the perceptions of police suicide in the Durban Metro Police Service (DMPS). The research was necessitated by the increasing police suicide and suicide attempt rates within this municipality. Emile ... -
Renegotiating body image and sexuality after surviving breast cancer : narratives of young Black African women.
(2016)This study provides a contemporary contextualisation of the challenges that young Black African women face once they are diagnosed with breast cancer. It focuses particularly on 15 young Black African women in the age ... -
Community perceptions of child sexual assault : case study of Ngangelizwe community in Mthatha.
(2016)Numerous studies have been done on child sexual violence/abuse (CSV/A). Sexual victimization of minors remains a constant problem globally. Section 28(1) (d) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Act 108 of ... -
School-based violence : are strategies of preventing school-based violence effective in Umlazi high schools?
(2016)Literature suggest that high levels of school-based violence are possibly a reflection of social disintegration which has negative consequences to both learners and teachers. According to the latest National School Violence ... -
Exploring students' perceptions on the nature and incidence of crime on university on-campus residence.
(2016)For decades crime has been an issue faced by different communities on a daily basis. With ever evolving dynamics within communities, crime has found a way to change and become a much more serious problem within societies, ... -
“From political wars to taxi wars” : investigating the transition of taxi violence in a low-income urban community in the Mpumalanga Township, South Africa.
(2016)Taxi violence is a fundamental challenge in South Africa. Most disturbing is the prevalence of innocent passengers, including children, who become the victims of this form of violence. The main aim of this study was to ... -
A comparative analysis of conventional themes of police culture perceptions : a sample of South African Police Service ‘detectives’ and ‘patrol officers’.
(2016)The aim of the study was to report on a proportional examination amid a group of proactive (uniform) officers as well as reactive (detectives/plain clothes) officers from the South African Police Service (hereafter referred ... -
Perceptions of masters students on decriminalisation of sex work in South Africa.
(2016)Numerous studies (Arnott & Crago, 2008, Miller, 2009, Asijiki Fact Sheet, 2015) that have been conducted show that sex work is not only a South African or African phenomenon, but also that it is a matter of global concern ... -
Effects of school violence on educators : a case study of Fairvale Secondary School, Wentworth Durban.
(2016)Over the past years scholarly authors have focused on how school violence affects learners and their capability to perform well at school. However, studies have ignored the reality that educators are affected by school ... -
The perceptions of private security officer behaviour on the preliminary investigation of housebreaking crime scenes in Berea, Durban.
(2016)The severity of the crime pandemic in South Africa is demonstrated by the above-average prevalence of private policing companies that operate alongside state police. The involvement of the private security industry in the ... -
An investigative study into the knowledge and perceptions of illicit drug trafficking into and within Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2016)Studies have shown that drug traffickers and organised crime syndicates form transnational networks. They source drugs from one continent, traffic them to another and market them on the third. The drug trade is non-discriminant ...