PublicationsResearchCriminal Justice, PolicingDeveloping a Use of Force Policy for the South African Police Service: Workshop ReportThis report summarises the presentations and discussions held on 21 and 22 July 2011 at a workshop entitled “Developing a use of force policy for the SAPS”. The workshop was held at the Emoyeni Conference Centre in Parktown, Johannesburg, and was hosted jointly by the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, the African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum and… Read More Duduzile Ndlovu and David BruceSeptember 28, 2011
PublicationsResearchCriminal Justice, PolicingBeyond Section 49: Control of the Use of Lethal ForceThis paper discusses the misuse of lethal force by the South African Police Services (SAPS). The paper discusses the legal framework surrounding the issue, and highlights the importance of the reorientation of the SAPS in its approach to managing the use of lethal force by its members. A use of force policy, and a new system for reviewing use of force… Read More David BruceAugust 8, 2011
PublicationsResearchCriminal Justice, PolicingLethal Force: CSVR Submission on the Proposed Amendments to Section 49 of the Criminal Procedure ActThis is a submission by the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation to the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development regarding the Criminal Procedure Amendment Bill 2010. This submission motivates that this bill in its current form would lead to an expansion of police powers to use deadly force and consequently is likely to add to the… Read More Nomfundo MogapiAugust 8, 2011
PublicationsResearchInequalities, Migrants and Xenophobia, Policing, Psychosocial Support, Violence PreventionThe Smoke That Calls: Insurgent Citizenship and the Struggle for a Place in the New South AfricaThe origins of this research lay in the wave of xenophobic attacks which swept across South Africa in May 2008. The report looks at xenophobic violence and community protests together, drawing the links both empirically as one form of collective action spawns or mutates into another, and theoretically through the concept of insurgent citizenship. It combines an attempt to understand… Read More CSVR and SWOPJuly 20, 2011
PublicationsResearchCriminal Justice, PolicingPolice and the Use of Force in South Africa: Time for a New ApproachThis report discusses the legal framework currently surrounding the use of deadly force by the South African Police Services. It recommends several conceptual flaws with current legislation and makes recommendations for amendments. Read More APCOF, CSVR and ISSJuly 6, 2011
PublicationsResearchCorrectional Services, Gender-based ViolenceLet's End it Now: Stopping Sexual Violence in Correctional Centres (A Resource for Staff)This booklet discusses sexual violence in South African correctional centres. It focuses on how to support victims of rape, and on how to prevent inmates from becoming victims in the first place. While this booklet considers the assistance, support and protection needed by both male and female victims, the main focus is on male victims. Read More Sasha Gear and Heather BarclayMay 30, 2011
