First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

A country is policed only to the extent that it consents to be. When that consent is withheld, cops either negotiate or withdraw. Once they do this, however, th

This is a book about the men and women who police contemporary South Africa. Drawing on rich, original ethnographical data, it considers how officers make sense

The state police force of South Africa has acquired massive notoriety since its formation. Its officers have developed a reputation for routinely provoking viol

"In South Africa, both 'crime' and 'safety' are loaded terms. Ziyanda Stuurman unpacks the complex and fraught history of policing, courts and prisons in South