As a restut of British colonization and their attempts
to govern a variety of different cultures many nations now share a common bond in their criminal justice systems. This
research focuses on the impact of some of those common
bonds on the South African and United States criminal
justice systems.
Along with many national historical similarities there
appears to be similarities in the approaches these two
governments have taken to remedy criminal justice issues
that arise.
Political interference, lack of cooperation, poor
communication skills, interagency discord and a lack of
unified direction seem to plague both criminal justice
systems. As a resulc both criminal justice systems appear:
to be fragmented and in a constant state of flux.
One solution that attempts to remedy the mistrust
developed by individual citizens and their communities as a
result of the fragmentation of their criminal justice
system is community policing. Both nations are embarking
on a concept that was proposed by Sir Robert Peel in 1829
when he espoused the ideal of Police, at all times, should
maintain a relasionship with the public that gives reality to the historic tradition that the police are the public
and the public are the police.
The fragmentation which causes many of the dilemmas
faced by the criminal justice system appears to be a
necessary element of any system that wishes to be able to
grow and change with time. As we embark on the 21st
century, globalization w1ll become a factor in every
surviving national goverernment. South Africa and the United
States appear co be positioning themselves to be active
patcipants in this process / Criminology and Security Studies / D.Litt. et Phil. (Criminology)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/864 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Boll, William Charles |
| Contributors | Cilliers, C. H., Paitakes, J. M. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 1 online resource (202 leaves) |
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