Prof J Ras

# 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 & Social Sciences

Department : Criminal Justice

Discipline: Criminal Justice

Highest Qualification

DTh(New Test, US),

DPhil (Criminal Just. – UZ),

DPhil (Psychology – UZ)

Contact details

Email: RasJ@unizulu.ac.za

Phone : 083 564 7333 | 035-9026518

Campus : KwaDlangezwa Campus

Research Interest Areas

Policing, Firearms, Body guarding, Private Security, Criminal Justice, Religion, Theology, Psychology, Prisons, Corrections

Research Niche Area(s) of current projects

Professional firearm shooting tests

Active Community Engagement & Service-learning work

Community engagement work on crime prevention and women empowerment in rural area of Nteneshane

Teaching Interest Areas

Corrections, Psycho-Criminology, Professional Firearm training, Body guarding, Private Security, Psychology, Terrorism

Active Research Projects

Firearms, Body guarding, Private Security, Community Engagement,Terrorism

M/D Supervision completed (3 or 4 projects)

(Year; Name of student; level of study; status)

2017: R. Govender. DPhil (Criminology)
2014: C.Z. Zondi DPhil (Criminology)
2011: B O Maseko DPhil (Criminology)

Impactful Research Publications

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

Different ones in The South African Baptist Journal of Theology (annual publication) in 2022, 2020, 2019, 2017) Ras, J.M. & Masoga, M.A. Pharos Journal of Theology, 2022.

Research Platform

LinkedIn: https://za.linkedin.com/in/johannes-ras-586222b5