Staff members

Please click on the name of the appropriate staff member for contact details, research interests and a brief CV.

The Department has two Subject Groups, Policing and Forensic Investigation in line with academic staff members’ main undergraduate teaching, postgraduate supervision and research interests. Our staff serve on various committees of Unisa’s College of Law and those of the School of Criminal Justice. They are also members of various international and national academic and professional bodies.

Office of the Chair of Department
Name	Postgraduate Supervision	Research Interests
Prof David Masiloane	Supervision of masters and doctoral students (policing)	Partnership policing Police management and leadership
Departmental Secretary
Ms Nthabiseng Ntando
Administrative Assistant
Huma Kganya
Subject Group: Policing
Name	Teaching and Postgraduate Supervision	Research Interests
Ms Joey Berning	Crime Prevention Principles II Module A (POL2601) Module B (POL2602) Supervision of masters students	Police management and leadership Policing in South Africa and other African countries Preventing crime against the youth and women Metro policing and crime prevention
Benni Lekubu	Crime Prevention Principles II Module A (POL2601) Module B (POL2602)	Police Corruption
Ms Angel Mabudusha	Developing Information Skills For Lifelong Learning (INS1502) Applied Communication in Policing (EPP2601) Supervision of masters students	Policing of unlawful squatting Sexual harassment within traffic policing Immigration and crime prevention
Mpho Matlala	Policing IV (POL401P)	Technology in crime prevention Police brutality
Prof Moses Montesh	Crime Information Management for Policing II (CRI2601) Crime Information Management for Policing III (CRI3701) Supervision of masters and doctoral students	Corruption and asset forfeiture Police Accountability Football Hooliganism Traffic and metro policing Maritime terrorism and ATM bombings The police in peace keeping missions Sector policing
Mr Gusha Ngantweni	Crime Prevention Principles III Module A (POL3701) Module B (POL3702) Supervision of masters students	Leadership and strategy for policing Policing in South African townships Crime prevention in African contexts Firearms and liquor control
Ms Ingrid Sinclair	Introduction to Professionalism in Policing II Module A (PRF2601) Module B (PRF2601) Supervision of masters students	Domestic violence, gender and policing Therapeutic jurisprudence Community policing Social crime prevention Conflict resolution and interpersonal communication
Prof Rika Snyman	Professionalism in Policing Module A (PRF3701) Module B (PRF3702) Supervision of masters and doctoral students	Professional ethics in the police Policing a multicultural society Restorative justice Victim surveys in Southern African contexts Nigerian scams in South Africa The Chinese Triad’s role in organised crime in South Africa Victim empowerment
Mr Johan van der Merwe	Crime Prevention Principles I Module A (POL1501) Module B (POL1502)	Management leadership for policing Strategic management for policing Improvement of service delivery in policing
Subject Group: Forensic Investigation
Name	Teaching and Postgraduate Supervision	Research Interests
Ms Bernadine Benson	Supervision of masters students (forensic investigation)	Police corruption Heritage related crime Art theft and modus operandi Risk management for museums and collections managers
Trevor Budhram	Forensic Auditing V (FOU501F) Supervision of masters students	White collar crime Corruption
Mr Setlhomamaru Dintwe	Supervision of masters students	Police and civilian oversight Monitoring and evaluation in the criminal justice system Crime scene analysis and reconstruction Investigation of rape cases Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) analysis Corruption
Ms Juanida Horne	Supervision of masters students	Human trafficking Organised crime
Hennie Lochner	Intelligence V (IFO501F) Supervision of masters students	Cell phone technology Game poaching Crime scene management
Quiet Mabunda	Forensic Methods and Techniques IV (FOM401F) Intelligence IV (INL401F)
Solomon Manamela	Investigation of Crime IV (IOC401P) Supervision of masters students	Policing in South Africa Criminal and forensic Investigation Policing domestic violence
John Mokwena	Investigative Principles III Module A (OVM3701) Module B (OVM3702) Supervision of masters students	Crime scene photography Crime scene investigation
Lesiba Motsepa	Investigative Principles II Module A (OVM2601) Module B (OVM2602)	White collar crime Corporate fraud Crime intelligence analysis Case load management
Godfrey Thenga	Litigation Process IV (LTP401F) Scene of Incidence IV (SCI401F)	Corporate fraud Social security protection crimes Transnational crimes: Anti- counterfeiting Computer, film and publication crimes
Marcel van der Watt	Investigative Principles I Module A (OVM1501) Module B (OVM1502) Supervision of masters students	Crimes against vulnerable groups Organised crime and serial crime Investigative Psychology
Dr Johan van Graan	Forensic Methods and Techniques V (FOM501F) Supervision of masters students and doctoral students	Prevention and investigation of crime against women and children Community policing Strategic management for policing Impact evaluation and monitoring in policing Police organizational change management
Teresa van Niekerk	Forensic Interviewing IV (FOI401F) Identification IV (IDE401F)	Statement taking in rape cases Domestic violence Child abuse
Prof Rudolph Zinn	Supervision of masters and doctoral students	Crime prevention and investigation in South Africa Intelligence-led policing Prevention and investigation of motor vehicle hijackings and house robberies Protection of children against crime Strategic management for policing Service delivery improvement in policing