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South African Police Service

What is the best part of working at the company?
1989-1993 operated as first responder and preliminary investigation. 1993-1997 as intelligence gatherer. 1997-1998 as a supervisor of intelligence gatherers. 1998-2021 assumed different positions within the detective environment as a commander, and I have extensive experience in the investigation of crime. Now, my interest is in farming as a son of a former farm worker. I grew up on a farm. I smelled diesel of the tractors and the freshly ploughed soil. I was fascinated by that and it turned farming my passion. There I'm more than to work at a farm as an operator of any machine or security-related job at a farm.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The most tressful at SAPS was the Human Rights Act that is now in place as it brought along uncertainty to the members. They are now panicking when they have to take swift decisions in their operations. As a result in some cases the members become victims unnecessarily. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The working environment is fantastic and the culture is good. Due to the experience of years and the qualifications I had, it was very easy to work at SAPS. I could manage any situation calmly and easily. I could de-escalate confrontational situation with easy.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
It is quiet, and anything could happen that could change the situation quickly, but with precautionary measures in place, we were always equal to the task.

A self-motivated and hardworking Personnel Officer in a State Department, S A Police Service Cullinan -23 years service with experience in all aspects of DATA CAPTURING -e Mainframe (Crime Administration System and Circulation systems) - duties including computer literacy, administration duties and data capturing.  Able to use own initiative and work as part of a team and under pressure.   Leadership skills, including managing and motivating employees to achieve the objectives.  An effective communicator at all levels within the organization.  Good verbal and written communication in both Afrikaans and English.   Excellent knowledge of Mainframe (CAS and Circulation System). MS Word and Excel. Data capturing and inputs of relevant function on the systems. Good problem solving skills, conflict management and analytical skills.  Dedicated to maintaining high quality standard in working environment and can / and has perform duties on her own.  Adjust to any new circumstances easily. Thrive on new challenges.  Eager to learn in any aspect of a new working environment.

i truely have mixed feelings about the south african police service. i worked with them for 18 years. You do not get rewarded for any work that you have done or even praised. certain people will be praised but most are not. The commanders can surely go back and learn some people skills as they are the ones that truely need it. the lower ranks worked hard and no matter how hard they worked they were not thanked by any of the higher staff. All the members want is for their work to be acknowledged. Most of these members will work for more than 12 hours a day. this does not get seen. I loved my work because i got to meet so many people from so many races and cultures, and my respect grew for them daily. But to be happy in your work you have to have the support from your commanders.

What is the best part of working at the company?
I love the exposure, high level of development and training. Good and relevant skills development. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Handling and managing more than two or even more complex client and situations

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Work environment is demanding and challenging. Culture is complex and challenging but also very interesting 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Start with planning and handling a variety of situations. Attending to clients and briefings  the team ensuring everybody is informed about the daily activities and changing of plans

Making new friends, taking our post seriously. Working together can make workload much easier. I believe everyone should get an opportunity to work all round in the control room especially older staff. Employees that are competan on the radios should work there cause the lives of police officials are at risk. An upgrade of the policing system should be considered so working becomes less manual and more electronic improving one's typing skills and listening skills. I believe such changes can make our contry a better place.

This was my internship when I studied abroad with Stevenson University criminal justice majors. Each day I went into my internship at 730 am until 200pm. I went out on crime scenes with investigators and police officers. I examined how they take crime scene photos, secure and measure evidence, and detect evidence. In addition, I learned what to look for on deceased bodies and was taken to the morgue. 
The hardest part of the job was understanding the different cultures and values of South African people. However, I learned a lot.
The most enjoyable part of my job was doing an internship in what I hope to be my future job, a crime scene investigator.

My day would start at 0800hrs in the morning and would end when my work is done typically around 1800hrs. This is were I have learned most of what I know now and were I was formed. The Police Force was very military orientated with discipline and structure. Two very important factors. My co-workers were just great people in work environment. The hardest part of the job was seeing all the sadness in people lives when they were touched by crime. Management was ok did not much get in your way as long as you did what was expected of you.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Knowing more about crime and dealing with different kinds of people 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Management and risk of your life each and every day you are facing death

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Work environment is very good because you are learning new things and dealing with sensitive information and the culture of the organisation is very good because of the codes

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Typical day is when you are facing with dangerous criminals

You get a lot of skills being a police officer,you meet different types of people from criminals to crazies ,it's tough you have to be mentally fit and physically fit ,you get the old types of management that mostly are backwards and not updated with understanding the wellness of employees, you get treated like a criminal but if you're strong you come out best, fight crime and do your best and all is well,one mistake you are the worst criminal but it's a nice job if you love helping people.

Investigate and process  all forms of serious crime 
Specialized in internal stability and public order policing
Specialized training in various weapons, i.e 7.62/R1, 7.65/R5, Pietro Baretta/9mm, 12 bore shotgun, 9mm uzi, 40mm stopper, LMG, 9mm Z88.
Collect and process all evidence in the prescribed manner
Implement measures to prevent reoccurring crimes
Work  with a broadband of  informer networks to apprehend suspects
Very good understanding of  criminal law procedures and the act

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