A Criminological Analysis of Copper Cable Theft in Gauteng. The South African Approach Recommended to Combat Copper Cable Theft

      Аннотация: This publication focuses on the phenomenon of copper cable theft within the Gauteng Province of South Africa. The 5 Primary objectives are: 1. To explore and to describe the extent and the impact of copper cable theft. 2. To gain insight into the profile and the modus operandi of the offender. 3. To evaluate current intervention measures used to combat the copper cable theft. 4. To describe the general factors limiting the success of combating copper cable theft. 5. To recommend probable intervention measures with which to combat copper cable theft.

Ключевые слова: crime prevention, Copper Cable Theft, Combating Crime, Intelligence Driven Operations