Canadian Policing Research Catalogue

Location

Canadian Policing Research

Resource

e-Books

Authors

• Burton, Patrick.
• Du Plessis, Anton.
• Leggett, Ted.
• Louw, Antoinette.
• Mistry, Duxita.
• Van Vuuren, Hennie.
• Institute for Security Studies (South Africa)

Publishers

• Pretoria, South Africa :  Institute for Security Studies, 2004.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Description

1 online resource

Note

"July 2004."
Description based on print version record.

Summary

The survey was conducted between September and October 2003. Households were randomly selected across the country based on the census data. A national sample of 4,860 was realised. The sample was stratified by province and urban/rural areas, and the data was weighted to reflect the actual composition of the population.

Subject

• Victims of crimes - South Africa - Statistics.
• Criminal statistics - South Africa.
• Crime prevention surveys - South Africa.

Contents

1. Introduction. -- 2. Research methodology. -- 3. Demographics. -- 4. Public perception about crime and safety. -- 5. Public perception about crime prevention and criminal justice. -- 6. Crime levels in South Africa. -- 7. Overview of selected crime types. -- 8. Conclusion. -- App. 1: Overview of questions asked in the victim survey. -- App. 2: Provincial tables.

Series

ISS monograph series ; no. 101.