TRANS F O R M AT I CRIIICALPERSPECTIVESONSOUTHERN AFRICA O N THIS ISSUE: Crime and Policing in Transilion MARK SHAW ON CRIME, POLICE AND PUBLIC IN TRANSITIONAL SOCIETIES MICHAEL KEMPA AND CLIFFORD SHEARING DISCUSS RESPONSES TO INEQUALITIES IN THE GOVERNANCE OF SECURITY IN SOUTH AFRICA AND NORTHERN IRELAND TED LEGGETT ON PERFORMANCE MEASURES FOR THE SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE BRONWEN MANBY ON A FAILURE OF RURAL PROTECTION TRANSFORMATION critical perspectives on Southern Africa ISSN 0258-7696 EDITORS: John Daniel (HSRC), Bill Freund, Adam Habib, Gerhard Mare, Monique Marks, Imraan Valodia(University of Natal), LindyStiebel (University of Durban-Westville). CORRESPONDING EDITORS: Keith Breckenridge, MikeMorris, Vishnu Padayachee (University of Natal), Debbie Posel (University of the Witwatersrand), David Kaplan, Dave Lewis, Mary Simons (University of Cape Town). INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATE EDITORS: Henry Bernstein, Colin Bundy (SOAS, University of London), Gillian Hart (University of California), Mahmood Mamdani (Columbia University), Martin Murray (SUNY Binghamton), Dan O'Meara (University de Quebec a Montreal), Terence Ranger (University ofZimbabwe), John Saul (York University), Elling N TJ0nneland (Christian Michelsen Institute, Norway), Gavin Williams (University of Oxford). PUBLICATION GUIDELINES: We ask contributors to submit two (2) typed copies, following the format (on such issues as references and notes) of articles in this issue of TRANSFORMA TION. Whilst the journal will cater for work at any level of abstraction, or detail, a number of criteria will guide the editors in selection of material for inclusion. Articles should aim for academic rigour but also clarify the political implications of the issues discussed. We are concerned not to compete with other South African journals that may cover related ground but in different ways - this will govern our selection principles. All articles will be assessed anonymously by the referees. Contributions should preferably not exceed the following lengths: Analytical articles: 8 000 words Debates, comment and review articles: 3 000 words Also see inside back cover 'Notes for Contributors'. The views expressed in TRANSFORMA TION do not necessarily reflect those of the editors. EDITORIAL and CONTRIBUTIONS ADDRESS: TRANSFORMA TION Programme of Economic History University of Natal DURBAN 4041 South Africa E-mail & Website: transform@nu.ac.za / www.transformation.und.ac.za SUBSCRIPTION RATES and ADDRESS at the back of this issue. TRANS 49 (2002) FORM ATI O N Critical perspectives on Southern Africa CONTENTS Editorial Point of order: policing and crime in transition in South Africa i Mark Shaw and Monique Marks Articles Crime, police and public in transitional societies 1 Mark Shaw considers the nature of crime in societies in transition, and focuses on the causal factors for increased levels of crime during periods of political, economic and social change. He argues that evidence that the fight against crime in transitional societies is being won is far from conclusive, and a series of policy dilemmas that confront such societies are presented. Microscopic and macroscopic responses to inequalities in the 25 governance of security: respective experiments in South Africa and Northern Ireland Michael Kempa and Clifford Shearing (in collaboration with John Cartwright and Madeleine Jenneker) examine the multiple 'nodes' of policing in the global era. Through focusing upon the illustrative examples of South Africa and Northern Ireland, a range of normative concerns that are associated with the proliferation of non-state policing and disorder intolerant public policing are identified, and two adaptive policy responses to these concerns are explored. Performance measures forthe SouthAfricanPolice Service: setting 55 the benchmarks for service delivery TedLeggett looks at international experience and argues that there is a need to return to a set ofperformance measures that align with what the police actually do, and makes several suggestions for indicators that do not create perverse incentives. TRANSFORMATION 49 (2002) ISSN 0258-7696 A failure of rural protection 86 Bronwen Manby examines violent crime on the South African farm as well as government responses to this type of crime, in the shape of the 'rural protection plan'. She argues that while there are deficiencies in the response to violent crime against farm owners, the system has tended to favour protection of farm owners over other farm residents Reviews James Sheptycki (ed) Issues in Transnational Policing reviewed 105 by Elrena van der Spuy Monique Marks Young Warriors: youth politics, identity and 113 violence in South Africa reviewed by Robert Morrell