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Research Colloquium: Towards an ideal and suitable policing model for the SAPS - Speakers' Information

7 February 2017: Day 1: Opening session/Plenary - Diamond Auditorium
Time and Activity	Theme/topic	Speakers
08:00 to 09:00	Arrival and Registration
09:00 to 09:05 09:05 to 09:15 09:15 to 09:30	Opening Plenary: Programme Director Devotion Welcoming and the Purpose of the Colloquium: Setting the tone	Brig R John Brig Shobede-Nkosi DNC: MI Lt Gen GJ Kruser
09:30 to 10:00	Introduction of SAPS Research Division and Research Agenda 2016-202	Divisional Commissioner: Research Lt Gen (Dr) BM Zulu
10:00 to 10:30	Optimal utilisation of specialised units in crime prevention and crime combating and the challenges thereof	Lt Gen GJ Kruser
10:30 to 11:00	Tea Break
11:00 to 11:40	Evaluation of the SAPS partnership with the business fraternity: Practical perspectives	Ms K Pillay & Dr G Wright
11:40 to 12:30	Policing within a constitutional democracy: reconsidering the fundamentals, outlining the challenges and proposing solutions	Adv V Pikoli
12:30 to 13:00	Policing models used globally: Assessment and evaluation, and Factors that influence the choice of a specific model	Prof E van der Spuy
13:00 to 14:00	Lunch Break
14:00 to 14:30	Crime knows no borders: Enhancement of regional cooperation in policing within the regional and international arenas	Prof C Roelofse
14:30 to 15:00 15:00 to 15:30	Policing frameworks, policing systems, policing strategies and policing models within the South African context Policing frameworks, policing systems, policing strategies and policing models within the South African context	Dr VE Sithole Lt Gen K J Sitole
15:30 to 16:00	Tea Break
16:00 to 16:30 16:30 to 17:00	Policing a violent society without resorting to violence: Proposed pro-active multi-agency approach to alleviate the strain on the resources of the police - A case study on policing of protests (i.e. community, student and labour protests) “Decolonise the Police” Policing and unequal unruly society within Human Rights Framework	Prof M Langa Dr T Ngwane
17:00 to 17:05	Announcements and Closure	Programme Director

Research Colloquium: Towards an ideal and suitable policing model for the SAPS - Speakers' Information

08 February 2017: Day 2: Plenary - Diamond auditorium
Time	Topic and Venue	Speaker(s)
08:00 to 08:10	Programme Director	Brig R John
08:10 to 09:00	Analysis of policing related regulatory framework: identified gaps and possible solutions	Lt Gen (Adv) M Magadlela
09:00 to 09:30	Critical assessment of mechanisms used to measure police performance: A global perspective	Dr A Faull
09:30 to 10:00	Critical assessment of mechanisms used to measure police performance: A South African perspective	Mr G Newham
10:00 to 10:30	Critical assessment of mechanisms used to measure the South African Police Service: Treasury’s perspective	Ms N Radebe
10:30 to 11:00	Tea Break
11:00 to 11:30	The complex challenge of South Africa's multi-faceted safety and security needs: How can research and data contribute to policing across our deep socio-economic, political and spatial divides?	Dr BM Holtmann
11: 30 to 12:00	Critical analysis of private security companies involvement in crime prevention	Prof D Govender
12:00 to 12:30 12:30 to 13:00	Muddling through: Policing, Research and Innovation in a complex environment Social community dynamics and its influence on serious and violent crime: Research Perspective, focussing mainly on: Domestic Violence Alcohol and drug abuse Gangsterism Red-light districts	Mr D Bruce Maj Gen JA Vearey
13:00 to 14:00	Lunch Break
14:00 to 14:45	Social community dynamics and its influence on serious and violent crime: Research Perspective, focussing mainly on: Domestic Violence Alcohol and drug abuse Gangsterism Red-light districts	Prof C Bezuidenhout
14:45 to 15:30	Evaluation of the current resource allocation model in the South AfricanPolice Service	Maj Gen (Dr) KF Husselman
15:30 to 16:00	Tea Break
16:00 to 17:00	It can be done better: The proposed ideal resource allocation and utilisation model for the SAPS	Mr J Coetzee
17:00 to 17:05	Announcements and closure	Programme Director

Research Colloquium: Towards an ideal and suitable policing model for the SAPS - Speakers' Information

09 February 2017: Day 3: (Breakaway sessions)

Time

Onyx/garnet

Amethyst

Ruby Auditorium

08:30 to 09:10

Police sub-culture; to what extent does it prepare police officials to police in a complex society?

Dr J Steyn

Discussion of a collaborative, consultative approach to policing

Prof J Berg

High-density policing, community participation and the reduction in violent crime in South Africa

Mr G Lamb

09:10 to 09:50

SAPS operational instructions, procedures, practices, strategies and systems that undermine effective efficient policing within a constitutional democracy: Assessment and evaluation

Lt Gen SJ Jephta

Crime information practitioners in the SAPS: Are Crime Information Managers at the station level equal to the task?

Brig W Manamela

Influence of environmental design on effective policing in the South African context: Exploration of policing concepts for rural and semi-rural, urban and semi-urban, hostel dwellings, informal settlements and blocks of flats.

Maj Gen SV Mfazi

9:50 to 10:30

Management buy-in: How do police managers in operational environments appreciate and exploit the power of information in monitoring and resolving crime?

Maj Gen HS Burger

Effectiveness of the cluster concept and the crime fighting structure at the localised level

Lt Gen L J Mothiba

Informed and targeted deployment of resources vs generalised deployment.

Facilitated discussion: Maj Gen Peter Jacobs

10:30 to 11:00

Tea Break

11:00 to 11:30

Evaluation of Sector Policing: Its effectiveness, pro’s and con’s

Maj Gen MD Sempe

The effectiveness of Community Policing Forums (CPFs) in addressing crime at local level: Practical perspectives

11:00 to 11:30 Mr TJ Masilela

Research perspective on the status of the Community Police Fora

11:30 to 12:00 Mr E Homan

The effectiveness of Community Policing Forums in addressing crime at local level: Research perspective

12:00 to 12:30 Mr B Greeff

Factors that influence cross-border criminal activities: A South African reality and feasible alternatives

Maj Gen KR Meetsi

11:30 to 12:00

Operationalisation of strategic decisions adopted by the JCPS cluster: Is the operationalisation properly coordinated, implementation monitored, impact assessed and successes appropriately captured?

Maj Gen (Dr) G Naidoo

Prosecuting criminal cases resulting from multi-agency operations: Common challenges and ways to overcome them?

Maj Gen (Dr) PC Jacobs

12:00 to 12:30

Operationalisation of strategic decisions adopted by the JCPS cluster: Is the operationalisation properly coordinated, implementation monitored, impact assessed and successes appropriately captured?

Mr D Makananisa

Open debate:

Community safety networks (community participation in policing) and its influence on intelligence-led policing

Facilitated by: Maj Gen JA Vearey

12:30 to 13:00

Cross Border Policing and the emerging normative framework for policing in Africa

Mr S Tait

Crime knows no borders: Enhancement of regional cooperation in policing within the regional and international arenas

Brig AS Naidoo

The Back-To-Basics concept:
Does it turn around the pendulum of crime?

Maj Gen L Rabie

13:00 to 14:00

Lunch Break

14:00 to 14:30

Open debate: Ruby Auditorium

Movement towards a single police service

Facilitated by: Maj Gen S Pienaar

14:30 to 15:00

Way forward in respect of research process - Divisional Commissioner: Research

Concluding remarks and observations - DNC: MI

15:00 to 15:30

Tea Break

15:30 to 16:00

Media briefing (in briefing room)

7 February 2017: Day 1: Opening session/Plenary - Diamond Auditorium

08 February 2017: Day 2: Plenary - Diamond auditorium

09 February 2017: Day 3: (Breakaway sessions)