ABSTRACT This article reflects on community-based participation to reduce violent crimes in South Africa. Despite many policing strategies being developed and implemented over the years to reduce violent crimes in South Africa, these crimes are still on the increase. Against this background, the researcher reflects on some of the perceptions of violent crimes and policing that erode public confidence daily. The study is essentially qualitative in its approach. The researcher used the snowball sampling technique to identify community members from the Tshwane metropolitan area in Gauteng for in-depth interviews. The findings revealed that community members were unhappy with the level of community participation in the day-to-day policing of violent crimes in communities. This alienated them from the police and had an adverse effect on the ability of the police to enforce safety and security in communities. In view of these findings, there is a need for the police to enhance community participation so that the needs and expectations of communities are given priority.

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对减少南非暴力犯罪的社区参与的思考

摘要 本文反映了基于社区的参与以减少南非的暴力犯罪。尽管多年来制定和实施了许多警务策略以减少南非的暴力犯罪，但这些犯罪仍在增加。在此背景下，研究人员反思了每天侵蚀公众信心的暴力犯罪和警务的一些看法。该研究的方法基本上是定性的。研究人员使用滚雪球抽样技术从豪登省茨瓦尼都市区识别社区成员，以进行深入访谈。调查结果显示，社区成员对社区参与社区暴力犯罪日常警务的程度不满意。这使他们与警察疏远，并对警察在社区中执行安全保障的能力产生不利影响。鉴于这些调查结果，警方有必要加强社区参与，以便优先考虑社区的需求和期望。