PublicationsResearchCriminal Justice, Gender-based ViolenceTracking Justice: The Attrition of Rape Cases Through the Criminal Justice System in GautengIn pursuit of establishing the measure of justice afforded rape complainants as well as insights into how and why justice may be eroded and the criminal justice system’s consequent ability to deter sexual violence weakened, we undertook a study in Gauteng Province to describe the processing of rape complaints, as well as their outcome, from the time such complaints were… Read More Lisa Vetten, Rachel Jewkes, Romi Sigsworth, Nicola Christofides, Lizle Loots and Olivia DunseithOctober 30, 2008
PublicationsResearchGender-based ViolenceScaling up for Zero Tolerance: Civil Society Leadership in Eliminating Violence Against Women and Girls in Ghana, Rwanda, and South AfricaBased on the Global AIDS Alliance’s August 2006 report Zero Tolerance: Stop the Violence Against Women and Children, Stop HIV/AIDS, this report explores successes—and challenges—of scaling up comprehensive national programs to prevent, respond to, and mitigate the impacts of violence against women and girls (VAW/G) and violence against children (VAC). The countries selected for the study—Ghana, Rwanda, and South Africa—demonstrate… Read More Lisa SchechtmanAugust 29, 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
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
PublicationsResearchCriminal Justice, PolicingSubmission to Parliament on Proposed Closure of ScorpionsThe following report was a submission to the two committees, the Portfolio Committee on Safety and Security as well as the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development, regarding the National Prosecuting Authority and South African Police Service (SAPS) Amendment Bills. In essence the bills provide for the closure of the Directorate of Special Operations (DSO), an investigative unit located… Read More David BruceJuly 22, 2008
