ISS Today: Are South Africa’s police ready to lead with the evidence? By ISS Today issafrica
Does hiring more police reduce crime? Not necessarily. What about rapidly responding to calls for assistance? Nope. Random, visible patrol? I’m afraid not. Being tough on “criminals”? Likely to make things worse. And yet these are some of the things South Africans desire, and what police strive to deliver in response to the country’s chronic violent crime.they are more likely to obey the law when police aren’t around. It’s counter-intuitive but supported by evidence.as we think.
Decisions about how South Africa is policed shouldn’t be left to the whims of politicians or managers whose authority gives only their ideas precedence. Rather, policing should be informed by the best available evidence of what works to improve public safety. To get the greatest good out of its limited resources, South Africa should adopt an evidence-based approach to policing.evidence” has a particular historical meaning in policing.
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