University of KwaZulu-Natal criminology lecturer, Dr Siyanda Dlamini, graduated with a PhD in Criminology and Forensic Studies for his research into crime and community policing, focusing on community police forums.

Dlamini researched the role of community policing forums and their challenges. He focused on two Durban suburbs, Glenwood and Cato Manor. The aim was to gain a qualitative understanding of its challenges in order to find ways in which community policing as an enviable crime prevention strategy can be improved to make communities safer.