ABSTRACT

Countries such as Latin America, Asia and Africa in the Global South are characterized by the prevalence of informal settlements, where policing is very challenging. Empirical research in an informal settlement in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) highlighted these challenges which included a lack of infrastructure and roads. Accurate geospatial data are required to timeously identify crime hotspots and, when three (03) elements of the Routine Activities Theory are applied to these locations, effective crime prevention is possible. By capturing crime-scene data with handheld Global Positioning System (GPS) instruments, police data will be more accurate in terms of temporal and spatial information. Not only will this enhance crime-prevention activities, it will also have a positive impact on police service delivery within these areas.

摘要

拉丁美洲、亚洲和非洲等位于全球南方的国家的特点是非正式住区普遍存在，那里的治安工作非常具有挑战性。夸祖鲁-纳塔尔省 (KZN) 非正式住区的实证研究强调了这些挑战，包括缺乏基础设施和道路。需要准确的地理空间数据来及时识别犯罪热点，当日常活动理论的三 (03) 个要素应用于这些地点时，有效的犯罪预防是可能的。通过使用手持式全球定位系统 (GPS) 仪器捕获犯罪现场数据，警方数据将在时间和空间信息方面更加准确。这不仅会加强预防犯罪活动，还会对这些地区的警察服务产生积极影响。