JUSTICE, CRIME PREVENTION AND SAFETY
The government of South Africa is working hard to ensure that every citizen in South Africa feels safe.Government further took its work to reduce serious and violent crimes, and ensured that the justice system works efficiently and effectively by employing judges and other officials based on their qualifications rather than deploying them. Furthermore the government is implementing plans to increase the number of policemen and women by 10% over the next three years, because the number of our police personnel is shockingly small to root out criminal activities done by more than 48 million citizens.
The government further identified the fight against hijacking, business and house robberies, as well as contact crimes such as rape, murder and assault as top priorities because South Africa is about to host the biggest soccer tournament (fifa World Cup) therefore security and public protection through the SAPS is of utmost importance. This country is regarded as one which has the highest crime rate; therefore it is vital for the government to increase the number of police officers, just to curb the negative stigma about this country.
Crime rate proliferates every day, and as a result, it is pivotal for the current government to also increase the number of intelligent agencies and secret agencies so that crime can be managed and eventually demolished. Furthermore the number of the military personnel is very small, compared to the number of the citizens that they (soldiers or SANDF) have to protect, and the protection of the dignity and credibility of the state against foreign aggressors. This number (military force) need also to be increased so that the country can have suffice soldiers on the borders of the country, who will moderate the influx of illegal immigrants, because such people play a vital role in the criminal activities (human trafficking and drug smuggling) of this country.
South Africa’ military and police personnel are very small in comparison to the number of citizens that this country has (48million). The government is further urged to participate in community safety forums, stop buying stolen goods and be ready to provide the police with information regarding criminal activities within our communities because that is where most of criminal obligations transpire. However the government needs to remunerate the police and the military personnel with reasonable salaries, because their lives are always at risk which is contrary to what they earn. And this is the reason why these officials get involved in some criminal activities. There workload is immense but their salaries are very questionable. Recently police work as accomplices to many criminal activities in this country because their job is not regarded as the most important in this country, if the government can put more emphasis on policing; this country will be at peace with itself because the officials are getting incentives for a job-well-done.