Some Critical Reflections on the Governance of Crime in Post-Apartheid South Africa, by Anne-Marie Singh in Transnational and Comparative Criminology (2005). Sheptycki, James and Ali Wardak (eds), London: Glasshouse Press, 375 pages.

Abstract

Social control, particularly policing, in a contemporary society is generally regarded as a shared responsibility involving the government, on the one hand, and the governed, on the other hand. Government refers to the official personnel, agencies, and institutions of a modern State and its constituent divisions. The governed are the private citizens of a society as well as the non-governmental groups, organizations, and institutions in the society. Although the government plays a critical role in the social control of a modern State, the governments effort will meet with limited success if the governed withhold their participation. In particular, business organizations and companies have the capacity to contribute to increased social control because of the financial resources at their disposal. Perhaps, with the foregoing in mind, Anne-Marie Singh in this chapter analyzes the role of business in crime control efforts in post-apartheid South Africa (SA).