ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019
Policing Violent Public Protest in South Africa: Narratives of Complex Policing Identities
- Josephine Cornell
University of South Africa - Josephine Cornell
South African Medical Research Council-University of South Africa - Shahnaaz Suffla
University of South Africa - Shahnaaz Suffla
South African Medical Research Council-University of South Africa - Mohamed Seedat
University of South Africa - Mohamed Seedat
South African Medical Research Council-University of South Africa
Abstract
Protests in South Africa are increasingly violent. Little research has examined the experiences of officers of the South African Police Service (SAPS) who police protests. Focus group were conducted with SAPS officers who police protests. The findings illuminated both affinities and dissonances in the officers’ narratives of policing violent protest.
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