Department of Criminology and Security Science Contemporary Criminological Issues CMY3706

Department of Criminology and Security Science Contemporary Criminological Issues CMY3706 . 2. Definition of key concepts Murder of a police officer The murder of a police officer is defined as the intentional causing of the death of a police official without a lawful excuse (Bezuidenhout & Klopper 2011:209). Police officer A police officer is any person appointed by virtue of section 5.2 of the South African Police Service Act 68 of 1995 (hereafter referred to as the SAPS Act) or any other Act to serve in the South African Police Service. Causes and motives Something that cause a person to act in a certain way, do a certain thing. (Definition of motive | D, 2020) something (such as a need or desire) that causes a person to act (Definition of Motive, 2020)