marine1
Honorary Master
Guys instead of moaning lets see what we can do.
I have listed some areas I think might help. Let's see what other ideas you have and maybe we can put together some kind of letter to forward to the gvt?? Lets try be constructive and maybe it will get us somewhere
1) Give the officers on the ground the resources they need. They need guns, bullet proof vests, uniforms, cars.
2) Make sure every major city has a helicopter up in the air every shift responding to any and all crimes.
3) Increase the number of specialists. Fingerprints and photographers. Forensics is a key issue and must be regarded as one of the most important aspects of police work.
4) Blood must be able to be drawn from any hospital at any time and it must be a priority with reference to drunk driving.
5) Officers must have at least a matric and a driver’s license as well as increase the initial training and change it back to full time training.
6) Officers must pass physical every 6 months as well as competency shoot every month. If you too fat or cannot shoot then you got to an office job until you meet the requirement.
7) Put performance quotas in place on both detectives and officers. Arrests must go up but convictions have to follow through. -?
8) Increase salaries; make it attractive to people leaving school.
9) Increase training. Training is the most important aspect. They must know the law and know what to do in a situation.
10) Increase manpower. There must be at least 1 cop to every 50-100citizens.
11) Get rid of Section 49 of CPA(criminal procedure act) - ?
12) Make laws harsher and jail terms longer.
13) Make sure that cases are prosecuted in a quick fashion. Delays are no good. If a case is struck off the roll, it must be investigated and the person responsible must be dealt with in the harshest manner.
14) Enforce the law of subpoenas. If you miss it, then there is jail time.
15) Get a unit to watch the police that monitor corruption at the highest level as well. Corruption must be dealt with in the harshest manner. Set some examples. If convicted of corruption, make it a lengthy jail term. NO EXCEPTIONS
16) Upgrade police infrastructure – computer programs and radio systems. They are from 1976 and in need of upgrades-no jokes.
17) Have a unit that monitors cases from the beginning to final prosecution. Therefore if a case goes missing or something like that then they can take action.
18) Make station commissioners directly responsible for reducing crime in the area. If they do not perform, they leave.
19) Release crime stats every month to the public.
20) Make jails harder to live- no TV, phone, hard labour. Make them build roads
21) GVT must start setting an example.
22) In stead of alienating the public get them actively involved.
23) Make petty crimes more of an offence e.g.: drinking in public and so on.
24) Get our forensics dept. up to scratch and get the best people to do the job no matter what it takes.
25) Make accountability very important. From start to finish of a case.
26) Make the paper trail less – use computers that can be monitored by senior level. Restore the specialized units to what they once were. -?
27) Start working with and not against the scorpions
28) Get rid of the senior management of the SAPS as they are doing a pathetic job.
29) Make it an enticing job. Start advertising on TV, Radio and Newspapers. Must be attractive to be a policeman.
30) Get rid of AA in the SAPS. Start getting people there who can uplift the service. -?
31) -Leitmotif : Enforce strict penalties for any officer who refuses to report a case. Treat it as corruption, and ensure that the public knows how to go about reporting noncompliance to whatever body monitors corruption.
32) -Leitmotif : Adopt the Castle doctrine.
Force the CFR to speed up applications for gun licenses.
Review the CFR's process for granting and denying licenses, and prevent arbitrary denial of licenses.
Tighten controls on confiscated/handed in firearms.
Pay compensation for firearms handed in. This is required by the Constitution
33) Xarog: I think criminals should be required to do some kind of studying while they are in prison. Might help them get an honest job when they get out.
34) BobbyMac: Maybe computer literacy should be a start. Or even just literacy. Too many people in this country cannot read and comprehend any form of literature.
35 Highflyer GP : Wikileaks tries to address the problem of corruption by allowing lower level employees to anonymously report corruption scandals involving upper level management.
36) Highflyer GP : well people need to want to be a cop. If they're offered better incentives, they should be required to undergo certain academic training as well (apart from basic literacy, they should be fully competent and know what's required of them).
I have listed some areas I think might help. Let's see what other ideas you have and maybe we can put together some kind of letter to forward to the gvt?? Lets try be constructive and maybe it will get us somewhere
1) Give the officers on the ground the resources they need. They need guns, bullet proof vests, uniforms, cars.
2) Make sure every major city has a helicopter up in the air every shift responding to any and all crimes.
3) Increase the number of specialists. Fingerprints and photographers. Forensics is a key issue and must be regarded as one of the most important aspects of police work.
4) Blood must be able to be drawn from any hospital at any time and it must be a priority with reference to drunk driving.
5) Officers must have at least a matric and a driver’s license as well as increase the initial training and change it back to full time training.
6) Officers must pass physical every 6 months as well as competency shoot every month. If you too fat or cannot shoot then you got to an office job until you meet the requirement.
7) Put performance quotas in place on both detectives and officers. Arrests must go up but convictions have to follow through. -?
8) Increase salaries; make it attractive to people leaving school.
9) Increase training. Training is the most important aspect. They must know the law and know what to do in a situation.
10) Increase manpower. There must be at least 1 cop to every 50-100citizens.
11) Get rid of Section 49 of CPA(criminal procedure act) - ?
12) Make laws harsher and jail terms longer.
13) Make sure that cases are prosecuted in a quick fashion. Delays are no good. If a case is struck off the roll, it must be investigated and the person responsible must be dealt with in the harshest manner.
14) Enforce the law of subpoenas. If you miss it, then there is jail time.
15) Get a unit to watch the police that monitor corruption at the highest level as well. Corruption must be dealt with in the harshest manner. Set some examples. If convicted of corruption, make it a lengthy jail term. NO EXCEPTIONS
16) Upgrade police infrastructure – computer programs and radio systems. They are from 1976 and in need of upgrades-no jokes.
17) Have a unit that monitors cases from the beginning to final prosecution. Therefore if a case goes missing or something like that then they can take action.
18) Make station commissioners directly responsible for reducing crime in the area. If they do not perform, they leave.
19) Release crime stats every month to the public.
20) Make jails harder to live- no TV, phone, hard labour. Make them build roads
21) GVT must start setting an example.
22) In stead of alienating the public get them actively involved.
23) Make petty crimes more of an offence e.g.: drinking in public and so on.
24) Get our forensics dept. up to scratch and get the best people to do the job no matter what it takes.
25) Make accountability very important. From start to finish of a case.
26) Make the paper trail less – use computers that can be monitored by senior level. Restore the specialized units to what they once were. -?
27) Start working with and not against the scorpions
28) Get rid of the senior management of the SAPS as they are doing a pathetic job.
29) Make it an enticing job. Start advertising on TV, Radio and Newspapers. Must be attractive to be a policeman.
30) Get rid of AA in the SAPS. Start getting people there who can uplift the service. -?
31) -Leitmotif : Enforce strict penalties for any officer who refuses to report a case. Treat it as corruption, and ensure that the public knows how to go about reporting noncompliance to whatever body monitors corruption.
32) -Leitmotif : Adopt the Castle doctrine.
Force the CFR to speed up applications for gun licenses.
Review the CFR's process for granting and denying licenses, and prevent arbitrary denial of licenses.
Tighten controls on confiscated/handed in firearms.
Pay compensation for firearms handed in. This is required by the Constitution
33) Xarog: I think criminals should be required to do some kind of studying while they are in prison. Might help them get an honest job when they get out.
34) BobbyMac: Maybe computer literacy should be a start. Or even just literacy. Too many people in this country cannot read and comprehend any form of literature.
35 Highflyer GP : Wikileaks tries to address the problem of corruption by allowing lower level employees to anonymously report corruption scandals involving upper level management.
36) Highflyer GP : well people need to want to be a cop. If they're offered better incentives, they should be required to undergo certain academic training as well (apart from basic literacy, they should be fully competent and know what's required of them).
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