Criminologist says various factors determine whether police investigations are lengthy or short
Two Pretoria residents are unhappy about poor police service. One of them, JP Pretorius, said after opening a case of assault in April, he has still not received any feedback. He said the incident happened after he told an employee to help out with gardening at his complex, but the employee was assaulted by another resident. He took the employee to open a case in April but nothing has happened.
The mother said when she went to the police station to drop off her video evidence this week, she again asked about the other case opened against the school.Prof Jaco Barkhuizen, head of the department of criminology at the“In an ideal world, the moment you opened a case, it goes to the charge office to the detective and they start investigating the crime. If there is sufficient evidence, the docket goes to the [National Prosecuting Authority].
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