ArticlesMediaPolicing, Torture and State ViolencePolice Torture Must Be Rooted Out in Terms of ProtocolsOn November 23 Tefo Kgame collapsed and died at the Diepkloof Police Station of "unnatural causes" after allegedly being beaten by the police. The day before, 17-year-old Kgomotso Tsele alleges he was beaten by six police officers in the toilet of the same police station. Tsele says he was kicked, punched, held down and suffocated with a wet tyre tube… Read More CSVRDecember 11, 2008
ArticlesMediaPeacebuilding, Transitional JusticeInterview Transcript: Effectiveness of the MDC Party in Tackling the Mugabe Regime.Violet Gonda: Glen Mpani is my guest on the programme Hot Seat. He is the Regional Co-ordinator for the transitional justice program at the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation in Cape Town , and he is also studying towards a PhD in political science. Glen is doing his PhD research on the Tsvangirai led MDC - a… Read More CSVRSeptember 4, 2008
MediaOur News and EventsCorrectional Services, Policing, Study on the Violent Nature of CrimeEvent Transcript: Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster BriefingThis is a transcript of a Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster briefing that took place in Pretoria on 15 August 2008. Panel: Minister for Safety and Security Charles Nqakula Minister for Justice and Constitutional Development Brigitte Mabandla Deputy Minister for Justice and Constitutional Development Johnny de Lange Date: 25 August 2008 Venue: Room 153, Union Buildings, Pretoria Harold Maloka:… Read More CSVRAugust 25, 2008
PublicationsResearchStudy on the Violent Nature of Crime, Urban SafetyStreets of Pain, Streets of Sorrow – The Circumstances of the Occurrence of Murder in Six Areas with High Rates of MurderIn 2006 the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) Cabinet committee decided to contract the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) to carry out research aimed at enhancing understanding of the nature of violence in South Africa with a view to strengthening government’s response to this problem. This document, then, is the report on the second component… Read More CSVRAugust 24, 2008
PublicationsResearchStudy on the Violent Nature of Crime, Urban SafetyStudy of the Violent Nature of Crime in South Africa – Creating a Violence Free SocietyThe following document is a presentation by the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, at a press briefing of the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster 25 August 2008. it is an effort aimed at tackling violence by presenting an overall picture of the nature of violence in South Africa, a framework for understanding violence, posing significant questions… Read More CSVRAugust 24, 2008
PublicationsResearchStudy on the Violent Nature of Crime, Urban SafetyThe Violent Nature of Crime in South Africa – A Concept Paper Prepared for the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security ClusterThis concept paper represents the first component of an overall project on the violent nature of crime, which has been commissioned by the Department of Safety and Security acting on behalf of the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster. The objectives of the concept paper are to determine the landscape of the nature of violence in South Africa. To tackle… Read More CSVRAugust 24, 2008
