Authors :
Dr. John Motsamai Modise; Dr. Derek Taylor; Dr. Kishore Raga
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 4 - April
Google Scholar :
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Scribd :
https://bit.ly/3OLRbHG
DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6507025
Abstract :
This article presents a literature overview
which probes police and operational policies, relevant
legislation and crowd management guidelines, in an
effort to pin-point popular modern protest management
practices in South Africa. The study adopts a discursive
framework, with information gathered, categorized,
plotted, critically considered and a line of reasoning
developed. In order to verify the current status of Public
Order Police(POP) in South Africa, a thorough study of
all relevant legislature and working guidelines (including
National Instructions, Standing Orders, SAPS strategic
plans, etc.) has been piloted and the implications of these
instruction documents examined. Firstly,
notwithstanding the paucity of studies on service
delivery complaints conducted or published between
1994 and 2000, this study shows a significant disparity
among complaint management policies used within the
trial organizations. Secondly, the studies that are
available are narrative analyses of rally events and are
not grounded in any hypothetical ideals or investigative
philosophy. The author believes that this article will play
an important role in shaping future government theory
and therefore practices, and in contributing to an
empirical measure of dissent. This will be of applied
benefit to decision-makers at all levels.
Keywords :
Policing of protests, crowd management, democratic policing, violence, formulative research into crowd management policy.
This article presents a literature overview
which probes police and operational policies, relevant
legislation and crowd management guidelines, in an
effort to pin-point popular modern protest management
practices in South Africa. The study adopts a discursive
framework, with information gathered, categorized,
plotted, critically considered and a line of reasoning
developed. In order to verify the current status of Public
Order Police(POP) in South Africa, a thorough study of
all relevant legislature and working guidelines (including
National Instructions, Standing Orders, SAPS strategic
plans, etc.) has been piloted and the implications of these
instruction documents examined. Firstly,
notwithstanding the paucity of studies on service
delivery complaints conducted or published between
1994 and 2000, this study shows a significant disparity
among complaint management policies used within the
trial organizations. Secondly, the studies that are
available are narrative analyses of rally events and are
not grounded in any hypothetical ideals or investigative
philosophy. The author believes that this article will play
an important role in shaping future government theory
and therefore practices, and in contributing to an
empirical measure of dissent. This will be of applied
benefit to decision-makers at all levels.
Keywords :
Policing of protests, crowd management, democratic policing, violence, formulative research into crowd management policy.
