Promoting partnerships for crime prevention between the state and non-state actors : literature review

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2016

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Expansion in the private security industry in South Africa occurred due the vacuum created by withdrawal of police from key functions. The evolution of this phenomenon must be carefully considered, owing to the interdependence between state and non-state security service providers inherent in crime prevention strategies. Through an assessment of international and local perspectives of public-private partnerships engaged in the provision of security, this literature review seeks to investigate what crime prevention strategies entail. The absence of a robust debate about the changes in policing is highlighted as a potential risk to democracy.

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CRIME PREVENTION, SOUTH AFRICA, PRIVATE SECURITY SERVICES, HUMAN SECURITY

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