Goodbye Columbo, hallo cyber cops....

Abstract

The head of the CSIR safety and security competency area, Dr Barend Taute, says that about 10 years ago the CSIR considered what could be done about crime in South Africa. They established a crime prevention centre which eventually became the Safety and Security Competency Area within the operating unit Defence, Peace, Safety and Security. The safety and security competency area was divided into two research groups, focusing respectively on crime prevention and safety and security technology