Women and Policing in South Africa: A 21st Century Perspective

Professor Shanta Balgobind Singh is an Associate Professor within the programme of Criminology and Forensic Studies, School of Applied Human Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. She has various research interests, some of which includes The Criminal Justice System, Women in Policing, HIV/AIDS, and Overcrowding within South African Correctional Facilities, Drug use among youth (particularly the drug sugars”), Youth Offending, The Indian Diaspora in the 21th Century, Maritime Challenges, Indigenous Knowledge Systems, and Crime nationally and internationally.

Moderator is Rannveig Þórisdóttir, sociologist.

The lecture takes place 26 November at 12 o’clock in The National Museum’s lecture hall. The lecture is given in English, is open to all and admission is free.