Abstract
The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Act 108 of 1996, demands a fundamental
reassessment and transformation of the nature and style of policing in South Africa, from
denying the human rights of the majority of South Africans during the ‘apartheid era’ to
gaining the trust and respect of all. This includes changing the basic assumptions of
individual police officers with regards to the organisation and its environment. Based on the
comments of a representative sample (1 168) of newcomers to the South African Police
Service (SAPS) during the 2005 calendar year, this article explores the impact that the SAPS
basic training institutes have in changing the attitudes of new recruits that conform to deviant
themes in police culture. The research found significant evidence that most of the SAPS basic
training institutes, excluding the Bisho SAPS Basic Training Institute, only served to either
maintain or strengthen newcomers’ attitudes in support of police culture solidarity, isolation
and cynicism.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:tut/oai:encore.tut.ac.za:d1001420 |
| Date | 27 March 2007 |
| Creators | Steyn, J, de Vries, I |
| Publisher | Acta Criminologica |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | |
| Rights | Acta Criminologica |
| Relation | Southern African Journal of Criminology |
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