Jacob Tseko Mofokeng
Biographic Data
| ID | 6846321 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jacob Tseko Mofokeng |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jacob Tseko |
| FAMILY NAME | Mofokeng |
| SIGNATURE | MOFOKENG J T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tshwane University of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5123-0234 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Effective Safety and Security Measures in the Prevention of Various Crimes in Selected Ordinary, Public Secondary Schools
Worldwide, various crimes have permeated schools, creating a major challenge when it comes to the maintenance of the safety and security of both educators and learners and, to a large extent, school infrastructure. It is surprising that South Africa is constantly grappling with a burgeoning wave of diverse crimes, a problem that is confined to the broader society but has infiltrated secondary schools. This study examined the types of crimes cause…
Domestic violence against men
This study explored the forms of domestic violence experienced by men in contemporary South Africa.Domestic violence is mostly portrayed as a crime perpetrated by men against women.The harsh reality, however, is that women are also culprits and active participants in the commission of the crime.Unfortunately, a heavy silence masks this assertion, and only a few studies give credence to this, particularly in South Africa.From the findings of a jus…
Enhancing Resilience through Emotional Intelligence in Religious Communities for Crime Prevention Post-Covid-19
The aftermath of COVID-19 has wrought significant emotional distress, exacerbating the incidence of emotionally motivated crimes, particularly within families. This phenomenon presents a substantial challenge to the South African Police Service (SAPS), especially due to the private nature of these crimes. In response, this study investigates whether the religious community in the Mamelodi policing area can leverage emotional intelligence (EI) to …
An analysis of the causes and contributing factors to human trafficking
Trafficking in human beings, especially women and girls, is not new. Historically, it has taken many forms, but in the context of globalization, has acquired shocking new dimensions. It is a complex, multi-faceted phenomenon involving multiple stakeholders at the institutional and commercial level. This article attempts to explore and analysis the causes and contributing factors to human trafficking. This research was carried out utilising a qual…
The paradox of safety between pastors and female congregants
Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is a world concern; however, in South Africa it has been declared as a national crisis that is embedded in the social-cultural context and history of the country. One of the greatest challenges in South Africa is the high unemployment rate and the pressure to fit into society. Some of those unemployed South Africans go to church for prayers with the hope to get employed. Unemployed South Africans are vulnerable due to …
Learning to Forget
KM and KE have recently become commonly used terms in law enforcement agencies. However, implementing KM initiatives successfully in the SAPS still poses a challenge. This paper reviews factors that influence the success or failure of KM and KE initiatives as manifested in the SAPS, with emphasis on the DS. Both KM and KE initiatives are of critical importance to solve criminal cases. The consulted literature review highlighted various dimensions…
Missing in action
This article explores the pervasiveness of employee absenteeism in the South African Police Service (SAPS) at the station level and the factors that contribute to it. Employee absenteeism is a critical problem for most organisations and the SAPS is no exception. While measures have been put in place to curb this problem in the SAPS by the police authorities, employee absenteeism has persisted and remains a significant problem for the SAPS in cont…
Sharpening the Axe
The ever-present threat of crime in South Africa continues to drive the rise and demand for Private Security Industry (PSI) services amongst various governmental institutions, businesses and citizens to ensure their safety. This rise for the Private Security Services (PSS) persistently presents new challenges to the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSiRA) such as poor security training standards and deployment of untrained security…
Black like Me’
Objective: This article looks at the everyday life and realities of current practices employed by the South African Police Service (SAPS) officials, by shedding light on the experiences and practices on profiling search and effecting arrest based on race and skin color in the Gauteng Province. Particularly, this article examines the experiences of the SAPS officials to measure police perception of the skin color of foreign nationals, and to estab…
Policing Intimate Partner Violence in the Witbank Policing Area
In South Africa, like elsewhere, DV affects people regardless of class, age, ethnicity, or other attributes. Using data from a sample of 30 participants comprising of police officials and victims of DV from the Witbank policing area, this article sought to: determine how policing is being conducted on DV challenges, determine how DV cases are handled by the police and investigate the challenges faced by the police in DV related cases. Semi-struct…
Stakeholders as catalyst to human trafficking
Transnational crime with its perpetual impact has been substantially explored in research. Stakeholder organisations’ involvement as catalyst towards secondary victimisation of human trafficking victims is generally an afterthought for several organisations and individuals in South Africa. There is almost no knowledge on stakeholders’ involvement as catalyst in the process of perpetuating human trafficking in the Gauteng Province, South Africa. T…
Critical Analysis of Strategies Towards Creating an Adequate Level of Awareness on Cybercrime among the Youth in Gauteng Province
This study aims to determine any measures taken by the South African Police Service (SAPS) to create awareness about cybercrime among the youth in the selected policing areas in the Gauteng province. A qualitative research method was applied using semi-structured interviews to find the views of participants, of measures if any, to create youths’ awareness in the area of cybercrime. A total of 37 participants comprised of 29 youths aged between 19…
Black like Me’
Objective: This article looks at the everyday life and realities of current practices employed by the South African Police Service (SAPS) officials, by shedding light on the experiences and practices on profiling search and effecting arrest based on race and skin color in the Gauteng Province. Particularly, this article examines the experiences of the SAPS officials to measure police perception of the skin color of foreign nationals, and to estab…
Stakeholders as catalyst to human trafficking
Transnational crime with its perpetual impact has been substantially explored in research. Stakeholder organisations’ involvement as catalyst towards secondary victimisation of human trafficking victims is generally an afterthought for several organisations and individuals in South Africa. There is almost no knowledge on stakeholders’ involvement as catalyst in the process of perpetuating human trafficking in the Gauteng Province, South Africa. T…
Critical Analysis of Strategies Towards Creating an Adequate Level of Awareness on Cybercrime among the Youth in Gauteng Province
This study aims to determine any measures taken by the South African Police Service (SAPS) to create awareness about cybercrime among the youth in the selected policing areas in the Gauteng province. A qualitative research method was applied using semi-structured interviews to find the views of participants, of measures if any, to create youths’ awareness in the area of cybercrime. A total of 37 participants comprised of 29 youths aged between 19…
Missing in action
This article explores the pervasiveness of employee absenteeism in the South African Police Service (SAPS) at the station level and the factors that contribute to it. Employee absenteeism is a critical problem for most organisations and the SAPS is no exception. While measures have been put in place to curb this problem in the SAPS by the police authorities, employee absenteeism has persisted and remains a significant problem for the SAPS in cont…
Sharpening the Axe
The ever-present threat of crime in South Africa continues to drive the rise and demand for Private Security Industry (PSI) services amongst various governmental institutions, businesses and citizens to ensure their safety. This rise for the Private Security Services (PSS) persistently presents new challenges to the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSiRA) such as poor security training standards and deployment of untrained security…
Black like Me’
Objective: This article looks at the everyday life and realities of current practices employed by the South African Police Service (SAPS) officials, by shedding light on the experiences and practices on profiling search and effecting arrest based on race and skin color in the Gauteng Province. Particularly, this article examines the experiences of the SAPS officials to measure police perception of the skin color of foreign nationals, and to estab…
Policing Intimate Partner Violence in the Witbank Policing Area
In South Africa, like elsewhere, DV affects people regardless of class, age, ethnicity, or other attributes. Using data from a sample of 30 participants comprising of police officials and victims of DV from the Witbank policing area, this article sought to: determine how policing is being conducted on DV challenges, determine how DV cases are handled by the police and investigate the challenges faced by the police in DV related cases. Semi-struct…
An analysis of the causes and contributing factors to human trafficking
Trafficking in human beings, especially women and girls, is not new. Historically, it has taken many forms, but in the context of globalization, has acquired shocking new dimensions. It is a complex, multi-faceted phenomenon involving multiple stakeholders at the institutional and commercial level. This article attempts to explore and analysis the causes and contributing factors to human trafficking. This research was carried out utilising a qual…
The paradox of safety between pastors and female congregants
Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is a world concern; however, in South Africa it has been declared as a national crisis that is embedded in the social-cultural context and history of the country. One of the greatest challenges in South Africa is the high unemployment rate and the pressure to fit into society. Some of those unemployed South Africans go to church for prayers with the hope to get employed. Unemployed South Africans are vulnerable due to …
Learning to Forget
KM and KE have recently become commonly used terms in law enforcement agencies. However, implementing KM initiatives successfully in the SAPS still poses a challenge. This paper reviews factors that influence the success or failure of KM and KE initiatives as manifested in the SAPS, with emphasis on the DS. Both KM and KE initiatives are of critical importance to solve criminal cases. The consulted literature review highlighted various dimensions…
Enhancing Resilience through Emotional Intelligence in Religious Communities for Crime Prevention Post-Covid-19
The aftermath of COVID-19 has wrought significant emotional distress, exacerbating the incidence of emotionally motivated crimes, particularly within families. This phenomenon presents a substantial challenge to the South African Police Service (SAPS), especially due to the private nature of these crimes. In response, this study investigates whether the religious community in the Mamelodi policing area can leverage emotional intelligence (EI) to …
Effective Safety and Security Measures in the Prevention of Various Crimes in Selected Ordinary, Public Secondary Schools
Worldwide, various crimes have permeated schools, creating a major challenge when it comes to the maintenance of the safety and security of both educators and learners and, to a large extent, school infrastructure. It is surprising that South Africa is constantly grappling with a burgeoning wave of diverse crimes, a problem that is confined to the broader society but has infiltrated secondary schools. This study examined the types of crimes cause…
Domestic violence against men
This study explored the forms of domestic violence experienced by men in contemporary South Africa.Domestic violence is mostly portrayed as a crime perpetrated by men against women.The harsh reality, however, is that women are also culprits and active participants in the commission of the crime.Unfortunately, a heavy silence masks this assertion, and only a few studies give credence to this, particularly in South Africa.From the findings of a jus…
Political science (11 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Legal Issues in South Africa (7 works) · Public relations (7 works) · Business (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Marketing (4 works) · Poison control (4 works)