The Conflict Prevention Role of Community Policing in South Africa: An Exploration and Evaluation Based on Newspaper Excerpts (2017-2025).
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Newspaper excepts of comments regarding Community Policing Forums (CPFs) contributing to conflict prevention in South Africa.
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Steps to Reproduce the Data Collection on the Conflict Prevention Role of CPFs in South Africa: Define Research Focus: Aim to explore the conflict prevention roles of Community Policing Forums (CPFs) in South Africa through media analysis. Select Data Source: Use the ProQuest newspaper database as the primary archive for article retrieval. Search Terms: Apply the following search terms: “community policing in South Africa” “CPF” “Community Policing Forum” Set Time Frame: Limit the search to articles published between 2017 and 2025. Identify and Include Newspapers: Include articles from the following newspapers that appeared in the search results: Business Day (Johannesburg) Cape Argus (Cape Town) Cape Times (Cape Town) Independent on Saturday (Online) Independent Online (IOL) Post (Durban) Sunday Tribune (Durban) Sunday Weekend Argus (Cape Town) Talk of the Town (Port Alfred) The Daily Dispatch (East London) The Daily News (Durban) The Herald (Port Elizabeth) The Mercury (Durban) The Pretoria News (Pretoria) The Sowetan (Johannesburg) The Star (Johannesburg) Vanguard (Lagos) Weekend Argus (Cape Town) Article Selection: Retrieve an initial 200 articles discussing community policing and CPFs. Screen for relevance and retain 128 articles that directly address CPF activities and roles related to conflict prevention. Thematic Coding and Analysis: Conduct a qualitative thematic analysis of the 128 selected articles to identify CPF roles in: Preventing vigilantism and xenophobia Addressing gang and gender-based violence Promoting community safety infrastructure Tackling the socio-economic causes of crime.
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- University of Pretoria