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Policy, fear and systemic violence: A review of the Johannesburg context

Policy, fear and systemic violence: A review of the Johannesburg context POLICY, FEAR AND SYSTEMIC VIOLENCE: A REVIEW OF THE JOHANNESBURG CONTEXT TOM DE BRUYN 1. INTRODUCTION In 1996 the national government of South Africa decided that safety and security would be one of the six pillars of the National Growth and Development Strategy. The high levels of crime in South Africa prompted policy-makers to prioritise issues of safety in the development of the new South Africa (Department of Safety and Security, 1996). At the same time, at the local level, safety has been identified as one of the most important issues impacting the quality of life of most residents. According to popular belief, Johannesburg is considered as the crime capital of South Africa (Fanaroff, 2000: 24). These concerns have resulted in the development of specific safety and crime policies. A FEAR OF CRIME FRAMEWORK For years Johannesburg has suffered an image of crime and grime. This has led to low investor confidence and flight from the inner city to the Northern suburbs of Greater Johannesburg. This process reached a peak in 2001 when the Johannesburg Stock Exchange moved from the city. City authorities have fought to turn around the image of the city and the question of crime is http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Urban Forum Springer Journals

Policy, fear and systemic violence: A review of the Johannesburg context

Urban Forum , Volume 13 (3) – Jul 21, 2002

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2002 by Transaction Publishers
Subject
Geography; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning; Human Geography; Sociology; Political Science; Population Economics
ISSN
1015-3802
eISSN
1874-6330
DOI
10.1007/s12132-002-0009-y
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POLICY, FEAR AND SYSTEMIC VIOLENCE: A REVIEW OF THE JOHANNESBURG CONTEXT TOM DE BRUYN 1. INTRODUCTION In 1996 the national government of South Africa decided that safety and security would be one of the six pillars of the National Growth and Development Strategy. The high levels of crime in South Africa prompted policy-makers to prioritise issues of safety in the development of the new South Africa (Department of Safety and Security, 1996). At the same time, at the local level, safety has been identified as one of the most important issues impacting the quality of life of most residents. According to popular belief, Johannesburg is considered as the crime capital of South Africa (Fanaroff, 2000: 24). These concerns have resulted in the development of specific safety and crime policies. A FEAR OF CRIME FRAMEWORK For years Johannesburg has suffered an image of crime and grime. This has led to low investor confidence and flight from the inner city to the Northern suburbs of Greater Johannesburg. This process reached a peak in 2001 when the Johannesburg Stock Exchange moved from the city. City authorities have fought to turn around the image of the city and the question of crime is

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Published: Jul 21, 2002

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