“And then you go home having anger issues”: investigating Police-perpetrated domestic violence in South Africa
| dc.contributor.advisor | Moult, Kelley | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lopes, Claudia | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-12-03T06:30:53Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-12-03T06:30:53Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2025-12-03T06:28:51Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | As those entrusted with the duties of safety, security, care and protection, police officers play a significant role in responding to the crisis of domestic violence in South Africa. Paradoxically, they are capable of perpetrating the very crime they are sworn to prevent and equally capable of failing to hold those who do accountable. Police-perpetrated domestic violence (PPDV) is a globally prevalent yet largely understudied phenomenon, particularly in the South African context. Drawing on literature, police oversight monitoring reports, quantitative data and interviews with South African Police Service (SAPS) Station Commanders and Domestic Violence coordinators, this dissertation sheds light on this largely underexplored phenomenon providing a more contextualised understanding of PPDV in South Africa with a more selective focus on the Western Cape where its rates are disproportionally high. Research findings illustrate the complexity of PPDV, revealing an interplay of multiple influences and factors that contribute to its emergence and undermine state efforts to address it. Its findings emphasise the need for targeted reforms to take the issue of PPDV and the wellness of police officers in South Africa far more seriously than is currently the case. | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Lopes, C. (2025). <i>“And then you go home having anger issues”: investigating Police-perpetrated domestic violence in South Africa</i>. (). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Department of Public Law. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42381 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Lopes, Claudia. <i>"“And then you go home having anger issues”: investigating Police-perpetrated domestic violence in South Africa."</i> ., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Department of Public Law, 2025. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42381 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Lopes, C. 2025. “And then you go home having anger issues”: investigating Police-perpetrated domestic violence in South Africa. . University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Department of Public Law. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42381 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Lopes, Claudia AB - As those entrusted with the duties of safety, security, care and protection, police officers play a significant role in responding to the crisis of domestic violence in South Africa. Paradoxically, they are capable of perpetrating the very crime they are sworn to prevent and equally capable of failing to hold those who do accountable. Police-perpetrated domestic violence (PPDV) is a globally prevalent yet largely understudied phenomenon, particularly in the South African context. Drawing on literature, police oversight monitoring reports, quantitative data and interviews with South African Police Service (SAPS) Station Commanders and Domestic Violence coordinators, this dissertation sheds light on this largely underexplored phenomenon providing a more contextualised understanding of PPDV in South Africa with a more selective focus on the Western Cape where its rates are disproportionally high. Research findings illustrate the complexity of PPDV, revealing an interplay of multiple influences and factors that contribute to its emergence and undermine state efforts to address it. Its findings emphasise the need for targeted reforms to take the issue of PPDV and the wellness of police officers in South Africa far more seriously than is currently the case. DA - 2025 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Police-perpetrated domestic violence LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2025 T1 - “And then you go home having anger issues”: investigating Police-perpetrated domestic violence in South Africa TI - “And then you go home having anger issues”: investigating Police-perpetrated domestic violence in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42381 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42381 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Lopes C. “And then you go home having anger issues”: investigating Police-perpetrated domestic violence in South Africa. []. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Department of Public Law, 2025 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42381 | en_ZA |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.language.rfc3066 | eng | |
| dc.publisher.department | Department of Public Law | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Law | |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.subject | Police-perpetrated domestic violence | |
| dc.title | “And then you go home having anger issues”: investigating Police-perpetrated domestic violence in South Africa | |
| dc.type | Thesis / Dissertation | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | Masters | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | Masters |