Dr Siyanda Dlamini

# A Node For African Thought

Research and Innovation

To achieve and maintain the University’s vision and mission, the research and innovation division contributes mainly by promoting the research related goal of the institution which is: to drive growth in UNIZULU research and Innovation

Faculty: Humanities and Social Sciences

Department: Criminal Justice

Discipline: Criminal Justice

Highest Qualification

Doctor of Philosophy in Criminology

Contact details

Email: DlaminiSI@unizulu.ac.za

Phone: 035 902 6869

Campus: KwaDlangezwa

Research Interest Areas

Criminal Behavior
Crime Prevention
Cyber-Crime

Research Niche Area(s) of current projects

Crime Prevention

Active Community Engagement & Service-learning work

Strategic Role Player on the Durban Safer City project (Fighting Crime through Community Participation)

The role of traditional leaders in crime fighting and prevention in Umlalazi Local Municipal area.

Active Research Projects

The interaction between personality, the social environment and crime in rural areas.

Indigenous restorative justice mechanisms as a nostrum for transitional justice in the selected rural areas of Zululand.

Awards & Honors

Excellence award from the College of Humanities (UKZN) for the emerging researcher (2018)

Teaching Interest Areas

Victimology
Comparative Criminal Justice

Impactful Research Publications

(Author(s); Year; Title; journal / publisher)

Dlamini, S. 2020. A comparative analysis of the quality of Community Police Forums in local Cato Manor & Glenwood communities, South Africa. Cogent Social Sciences Journal..

Dlamini, S. 2020. Citizens’ satisfaction with the South African Police Services and Community Police Forums in Durban, South Africa. International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanity Studies

Dlamini, S. and Mbambo, C. 2019. Understanding policing of cyber-crime in South Africa: The phenomena, challenges, and effective responses. Cogent Social Sciences Journal.

Dlamini, S. 2021. South African Police Services Officials` Perceptions of Community-Police Relations in Durban, South Africa. International Journal of Criminology and Sociology.

Maluleke, W. and Dlamini, S. 2019. The Prevalence of Organised Cross-Border Crimes in South Africa: A Non-Empirical Statistical Data Analysis on Stock Theft and Hijacking of Motor Vehicles. International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanity Studies.