During a recent discussion, analysts emphasised the need for a systemic clean-up within the SAPS to restore public trust.
Amid growing scrutiny surrounding the revelations at the Madlanga Commission, experts are warning that the South African Police Service (SAPS) is facing a systemic crisis.
During an Institute for Security Studies (ISS) webinar on Tuesday, a panel of prominent policing analysts reached a stark consensus: the dysfunction plaguing the SAPS is not just operational; it is a deep-rooted failure of ethical leadership that has compromised the service's highest echelons.
Moderating was ISS Justice and Violence Prevention head Lizette Lancaster, with the panellists being Parliament Portfolio Committee on Police Chairperson Ian Cameron, Associate Professor at the Centre of Criminology at the University of Cape Town, Professor Irvin Kinnes, and Special Adviser to Acting Police Minister Professor Firoz Cachalia, Gareth Newham.
According to Cameron, everyone is aware that the criminal justice system as a whole is not doing well, and in the past year, has started to realise how deep-rooted the problems are.
