The effects of utilising drones in response to robbery at the residential premises within the Rietgat policing area.
Mononyane, Tebogo Norman
Mononyane, Tebogo Norman
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Abstract
There has been a rise in Robberies at residential premises, but the arrest of suspects of such criminals is less and sometimes successfully executed, but with no conviction attained. Most of the suspects leave no trace which may lead to successful prosecution. This research wishes to introduce drones to assist the police to arrest the locale within the vicinity of the occurrence. This research sought to explore the effectiveness of drones in assisting the police to arrest suspects at crime scenes of Robbery at Residential Premises in the policing
area in question. The research is more contributively to reactive policing. This research intends to attain an increase in the arrests of Robbery at residential property (House Robbery) suspects and ensuring an increase in convictions thereof. The research will also help members to understand the use of drone technology in their daily duties. Especially, the use of such technology in operations. This research wishes to highlight the importance of drone technology in saving police members’ lives and improving the investigation of Robbery at residential property. The research objectives are; (1) to contribute in the apprehension of Robbery at residential property’ suspects in the vicinity within the locale of the occurrence of the crime; (2) to improve the investigation of robberies at residential premises to ensure successful prosecution; and (3) to highlight the potential of drone footage evidence in linking suspect of robberies at residential premises to the crime. The use of drones in the SAPS organisation has just been introduced. In this research, a qualitative approach was followed. The researcher used the nonprobability sampling method and conducted semi-structured interviews, as the qualitative approach provides for, in order to attain the objectives of this research. The
question were formulated in the means of descriptive and exploratory approach. It was then evident from the data collected that there is a need for air support to enable the
SAPS to counter Robbery at residential premises. The use of drone in responding to the crime was highlighted as an important contributing tool in combating Robbery at residential premises.
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Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Magister Technologiae in the Department of Safety and Security Management in the Faculty of Humanities at the Tshwane University of Technology.
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2024-06-01
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Tshwane University of Technology
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Robbery, Drones, Residential, Areas, Crminal