Evaluating Community Safety Forums

This report evaluates the Community Safety Forum (CSF) project in the Western Cape, South Africa, which was launched in October 1998 to facilitate multi-agency crime prevention initiatives. While the project succeeded in establishing networks for information sharing and improving interaction between government departments and civil society, it struggled to translate these forums into concrete crime reduction activities due to a lack of decision-making authority and overly ambitious, non-actionable safety plans.

APA

Pelser, E., & Antoine (n.d.). Evaluating Community Safety Forums. Institute for Security Studies. https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/PREVENCHAPTER9.PDF

Chicago

Pelser, Eric, and Antoine. Evaluating Community Safety Forums. Institute for Security Studies, n.d. https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/PREVENCHAPTER9.PDF.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{pelserndevaluating, author = {Pelser, Eric and Antoine}, title = {{Evaluating Community Safety Forums}}, institution = {Institute for Security Studies}, url = {https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/PREVENCHAPTER9.PDF}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }