Applied Law for Law Enforcement: Traffic, Municipal Police & Law Enforcement Officers

Although the South African Police Service (SAPS) is tasked with preventing crime and enforcing the law in South Africa, various other agencies also render assistance with crime prevention and law enforcement functions, notably traffic officers, metro police members and municipal law enforcement officers. These non-SAPS law enforcers operate primarily at the local and provincial government levels, and their services have become indispensable in the effort to fight crime. Legislation declares certain non-SAPS law enforcers to be peace officers and bestows on them various specific powers and duties that are akin to policing functions, such as the authority to regulate road traffic, the duty to prevent crime, the power to arrest, and the power to enforce municipal by-laws