Browsing by Author "Ntuli, Precious Nolwazi."

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A criminological analysis of the commission of cybercrime in the South African banking industry: a case study of cybercrime in banks in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2022) Pillay, Perushka.; Ntuli, Precious Nolwazi.
As expenditures in broadband infrastructure in developing countries have increased and barriers to internet access have decreased, this infrastructure has rapidly become a target for cybercrime. Developing countries such as South Africa, Kenya, and India have become the preferred destination for cybercriminals owing to their lack of cyber regulations and the prevalence of cybercrime illiteracy. Cybercrime has plagued numerous sectors in the South African landscape, one of which is the banking industry. This industry has experienced multiple types of cybercrime such as phishing, vishing, spams, identity theft, hacking, and malware. As all banks now rely on digital networks for their business operations, the risk of becoming a cybercrime victim has increased for both the banking industry and its clients. The focus of this study was to establish and analyse the causes of the increased rate of cybercrime in banks and to determine the effectiveness of legislation in addressing the threat posed by cybercrime to the banking industry. The study explored selected South African Police Service (SAPS) detectives’ experiences regarding cybercrime and ascertained these detectives’ views on factors that contribute to cybercrime within the banking industry. The researcher utilised a qualitative methodology as this approach allowed the elicitation of the view of various participants. The study could therefore focus on actual issues associated with cybercrime rather than on statistical significance. Ten detectives who investigated cybercrime in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal were interviewed and some intriguing findings concerning cybercrime were uncovered. The study revealed the prevalence of internal fraud within the banking industry, poor internal controls, ineffective processes and systems, banking clients’ lack of knowledge and awareness of the looming threat of cybercrime, low conviction rates for cybercriminals; and SAPS officials’ lack of skills in policing cybercrime in KwaZulu- Natal as some of the key factors that exacerbate cybercriminal activities in the banking industry. Based on the transnational character of cybercrime, it had been concluded that majority of the banks in South Africa and many other countries are under threat of cybercrime, and therefore they need to coordinate and implement a unified effort to tackle the growing threat of cybercriminal activities in the banking industry.
Exploring diversion programmes for youth in conflict with the law: case studies of the Youth Empowerment Scheme Programme at NICRO, Durban, South Africa.
(2017) Ntuli, Precious Nolwazi.; Singh, Shanta Balgobind.
The high level of crime in South Africa remains a concern. More particularly, crime that involves youth offenders puts them at high risk of becoming involved with the criminal justice system. Although some studies showed that diversion programmes succeed in reducing re-offending, some showed that these programmes had no impact, and some showed that they had a negative impact. Despite some success in reducing crime among youth who were in conflict with the law by means of rehabilitating them in diversion programmes, some youth find it difficult to live their lives in harmony with the behavioural norms of their society and they are often tempted to deviate due to their circumstances. Even though much work has been done in recent years through diversion programmes and although efforts have been made to determine the effectiveness of diversion programmes, an illumination of the perspectives and understanding of youth is limited in the literature. Therefore, this study engaged in an explorative research process in order to provide a detailed description of youths’ understanding of their own criminal behaviour after completing the Youth Empowerment Scheme programme. The study also aimed at and was able to identify factors that contributed to the criminal behaviour of young people in the South African society.