RT Article
T1 The policing of robbery with aggravating circumstances: case studies of incarcerated offenders of home invasions, carjackings and cash-in-transit heists in South Africa
JF Acta criminologica
VO 30
IS 2
SP 12
OP 26
A1 Zinn, Rudolph
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1744217807
AB After the democratisation of South Africa in 1994 crime continued to increase including the rate of violence associated with crime. This resulted in nearly 40 percent of the 2.1 million crimes reported annually to the South African Police Service (SAPS) to be considered as contact or contact-related crime. Robberies in South Africa have become not only more common but also increasingly violent with the violence in many cases exceeding the instrumental value thereof. This article explores the profile, violent conduct and salient aspects of the modus operandi of incarcerated offenders of carjackings, home invasions and cash-in-transit heists. During these studies incarcerated offenders were interviewed in the correctional facilities in South Africa where they are currently serving their sentences. The data collected during these studies is contextualised within a South African paradigm and also in relation to modern policing models and criminological theories.
K1 Carjacking
K1 Cash-in-transit heists
K1 Home invasion
K1 Instrumental violence
K1 Robbery
K1 Violent crime
K1 South Africa
K1 Robbery rates
K1 Violent robbery