Department of Police Practice
Mr MG Makola
| College of Law | |
|---|---|
| School of Criminal Justice | |
| Department: Police Practice | |
| Lecturer | |
| Tel: | 012 433 9410 |
| E-mail: | makolmg@unisa.ac.za |
Qualifications
- BTech: Forensic Investigations (Unisa)
- ND: Policing (Unisa)
- Assessor Training Certificate (Primserv)
- ArcGIS Basic course certificate (Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI)
Currently teaching
- Forensic crime intelligence (FOR2607)
- Information Gathering (FOR2608)
Fields of academic interests
- Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Crime analysis
- Forensic Investigations
- Cellphone technology
Field of Specialisation
- Indigenous Policing Models
- Violence in the e-hailing industry
- automated teller machine bombing crime
Journal articles
Mokwena, R. J., & Makola, M. G. (2023). Digitalisation of Crime Scenes Investigation Using Geographic Information System Photogrammetry in South African Police Services. International Journal of Social Science Research and Review, 6(2), 472-482. https://doi.org/10.47814/ijssrr.v6i2.1051
Professional positions, fellowships & awards
• Member of Criminological and Victimological Society of Southern Africa
• Member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
Projects
Community Safety Networks (Project Leader)
Other
Given joined Unisa as a Postgraduate Research Assistant (GYOT) in 2016. Given was active in operate GIS software technology in the community safety networks project. His responsibilities included Geocode and analysed 3000 crime hotspots in the use of GIS software technology and later on He was appointed as a permanent lecturer in the UNISA (College of Law: School of Criminal Justice: Department of Police Practice). In 2021, Given won an award for transformation in teaching and learning at the college level.