Thesis (M.Dev) --University of Limpopo,2006. / The study is entitled “the effects of police suicide on the well-being of
the South African Police Service members in Limpopo”. The study
focuses on suicide among members of the South African Police, as this
is a serious problem. Police officers are more likely to commit suicide
more than members of the general population. The high stressful nature
of police work has been cited by police officers to be the primary
contributing factor. Suicide among the police officers has a negative
impact on their colleagues. They suffer set-backs and as such it affects
both their work productivity and morale. This study is comprised of
four chapters.
Chapter 1
This chapter is mainly an introduction to the study. The chapter includes
the problem statement, motivation for the study, aims and objectives
and the importance of the study. The chapter also outlines the
methodology of the study, the definition of key concepts used in the
study and the limitations of the study.
Chapter 2
Chapter 2 comprises the literature background for the study. The
literature focuses largely on the causes of suicide, aspects that
influences suicide, and suicide prevention programmes. The literature
reflects on how suicide survivors react to police suicide and also on the
services of counseling offered by South African Police. This chapter
further discusses the police organizational culture and South African
Police Services (SAPS) framework
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Chapter 3
Chapter 3 focuses on data analysis and interpretation of the findings of
the study. The analysis focuses on the respondents’ personal
background and how suicide affect colleagues, families and society at
large as recorded during interviews.
Chapter 4
Chapter 4 concludes the study by discussing and presenting a
summary of the findings of the study and the implications thereof. A
conclusive report is made and recommendations for reducing the high
rate of suicide in SAPS and for further research are made. / Not listed
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ul/oai:ulspace.ul.ac.za:10386/128 |
| Date | 12 May 2010 |
| Creators | Mokgobu, Tebogo Suzan |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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