The commentary on policing responses to the student protests on university fees highlights just how volatile and contentious public order policing is. It is an environment that requires immediate recalibration if it is to re-establish credibility. Marikana, service delivery protests and policing responses to #FeesMustFall, showed it is a daunting but not impossible task.
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