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South African Government Policy: Library Guide: Police

Bibliographic records and links of South African government policies, plans and strategies

Draft policies

South Africa. Draft National Policing Policy. Pretoria: Civilian Secretariat for Police Service, October 2023. Executive summary. 

South Africa. Ministry of Safety and Security. Change : draft policy document.  [Pretoria: The Policy Unit, Ministry of Safety and Security, 1994.] Shelf no. G 68 E.POLI.94.CHAN

 

Gatherings

South Africa. Ministry of Police. Policy and guidelines : policing of public protests, gatherings and major events. [Pretoria : Ministry of Police, 2013.]

Serial rape and muder

South Africa. Civilian Secretariat for Police Service. Policy on the investigation and management of serial rape and serial murder. Pretoria: Civilian Secretariat for Police Service, 2013 or later. 

White papers

South Africa. Civilian Secretariat for Police Service. National policing policy, 2025. Pretoria: Civilian Secretariat for Police Service, 2025. 

South Africa. Civilian Secretariat for Police. 2016 white paper on policing. Pretoria : Civilian Secretariat for Police, 2016. Shelf no. G 68 E.POLI.16.TWOT Shelf no. G 68 G 41082/2017, part 1 of 5

South African Police.   White paper on the organization and functions of the South African Police. Pretoria :   Government Printer,   1990. Shelf no. G 68 EWP E/90

South African Police.   White paper on the organization and functions of the South African Police. Pretoria :   Government Printer,   1988. Shelf no. G 68 EWP H/88
 

Framework

South Africa. Civilian Secretariat for Police Service. Policy framework on establishing an integrated model of policing: ‘Single Police Service’. Pretoria: Civilian Secretariat for Police Service, February 2019. version 2.0. 

Reporting domestic violence

South Africa. Civilian Secretariat for Police Service. Policy on reducing barriers to the reporting of sexual offences and domestic violence. Pretoria: Civilian Secretariat for Police Service, 2014 or later. 

Community policing

South Africa. Civilian Secretariat for Police. Community safety forums policy. Pretoria : Civilian Secretariat for Police, 2011?

South African Police Service.    Community policing :   policy framework guidelines. [Pretoria? :   Dept. of Safety and Security,   1997]. Shelf no. G 68 E.SAFE.97.MANU (In National Library.)

Reservists

South African Reserve Police Service. Policy framework and guidelines : establishment and functioning. Pretoria :  South African Reserve Police Service, 2009?

Use of force

South Africa. Civilian Secretariat for Police Service. Professional use of force: policy and guidelines for the South Africa Police Service. Pretoria: Civilian Secretariat for Police Service, September 2018.