Stats & Reports
Below is a selection of statistics and reports, from local and international sources, which shine a light on corruption.
Statistics SA: Victims of crime survey, 2011
The Victims of Crime Survey 2011, a countrywide survey by Statistics South Africa, focuses on peoples’ perceptions and experiences of crime and their views regarding the police and justice systems.
READ MOREUN Convention against corruption, 2003
Adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in October 2003, the Convention against Corruption tackles the scourge of corruption globally and affirms core values such as public accountability and transparency, honesty and respect for the rule of law.
READ MORETransparency International: Corruption perceptions index, 2011
Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index ranks countries according to perceived levels of public-sector corruption. It gives scores to 183 countries with 10 being “clean” and 0 being “highly corrupt”.
READ MOREInstitute for Security Studies: Protector or predator, 2011
Corruption remains a serious challenge to the effectiveness and legitimacy of the South African Police Service (SAPS). This monograph explores corruption in the SAPS prior to and after democratisation in 1994, contextualising the discussion with reference to international and domestic literature on the subject.
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