Institute for Security Studies
An Improved Independent Police Investigations Directorate (IPID) to Address Systemic Police Corruption
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 4th October 2010 Recently, South Africa's National Assembly adopted a revised draft of the Independent Police Investigations Directorate (IPID) Bill. This draft of... →
The Role of Geoinformatics in Combating Environmental Crime
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 1st October 2010 Environmental crime is a serious international problem that can impact negatively on the economies, security and even the very existence of... →
UN Women, a coup in the making at the United Nations?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 29th September 2010 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's announcement on 14 September of the appointment of Michelle Bachelet, former president of Chile, as... →
Conservancies: Double-portion Dividends or Capitalism?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 28th September 2010 In the fight against the protracted woes of cattle rustling and insecurity, profit-making conservancies appear to be a godsend. They can provide a... →
Release of South African Crime Statistics Highlights Policy Contradictions 
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 22nd September 2010 There was a strange contradiction during the release of South Africa's national crime statistics on the 9th of September this year. The National... →
Addressing Violence and Crime: Prevention is Better Than Cure
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 21st September 2010 raditional approaches to addressing crime and violence have seen the level of crime remain an area of concern in many countries. Inadequate justice... →
Sierra Leone: Curse of its Riches – Again?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 20th September 2010 Sierra Leone's brutal 10-year civil war was partly blamed on the misuse or mismanagement of its rich mineral resources, in particular diamonds, by... →
The African Union, the International Criminal Court and al-Bashir’s visit to Kenya
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 15th September 2010 The presence of President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan at the recent launch of Kenya's constitution was a watershed moment in the nascent history of the... →
Institutional Schizophrenia and Police Militarisation
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 14th September 2010 The South African Police Service (SAPS) currently finds itself in a serious dilemma over changes that are described by some as a process of... →
Voting in the 2009 South African Elections: Did Public Policy Matter?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 13th September 2010 Elections are an opportunity for political parties to appeal to voters by campaigning on the most important issues that concern voters. Likewise,... →
