PublicationsResearchCriminal Justice, PolicingTowards an Anti-Corruption Strategy for SAPS Area JohannesburgThe aim of this document is to present suggestions that could become part of an anticorruption strategy for the South African Police Services (SAPS) Area Johannesburg. The ideas presented in this paper have been documented in much of the literature on dealing with police corruption. None of them are 'fool proof' and all would need careful consideration before being operationalised… Read More Gareth NewhamAugust 1, 2003
PublicationsResearchDomestic Violence Legislation, Gender-based Violence, Restorative JusticeGiving Women Their Voice: Domestic Violence and Restorative Justice in South AfricaThis paper analyses the Victim Offender Conferencing (VOC) model, which aims to mediate between victim and offender in cases of domestic violence. This research paper is concerned with determining the impact of mediation in domestic violence cases, particularly from the viewpoint of the female victim. The paper aims to determine the extent to which the women's needs had sufficiently been… Read More Amanda Dissel and Kindisa NgubeniJuly 1, 2003
PublicationsResearchCorrectional Services, Gender-based ViolenceYour Brother, My Wife: Sex and Gender Behind BarsMany of us know that sex, sexual violence and varying levels of sexual coercion occur in our prisons. But the subject of sex in prison remains an uncomfortable one. While recent media reports and revelations on prison corruption have played a role in bringing it more into the public arena, generally not much is understood about the dynamics of sex… Read More Sasha Gear and Kindisa NgubeniJune 2, 2003
PublicationsResearchUrban Safety, Violence in TransitionSpaces of Violence, Places of Fear: Urban Conflict in Post-Apartheid South AfricaThis paper explores South Africa's culture of violence. It engages with trends and patterns of conflict in the post-apartheid nation to reflect on some of the continuities and changes in violence over the nation's transition from apartheid to democracy. Read More Bronwyn HarrisJune 2, 2003
PublicationsResearchCriminal Justice, Policing, Torture and State ViolenceGripes or Grievances? What the Independent Complaints Directorate Statistics Tell Us (or Not)This paper discusses Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD) statistics, and reviews what it is that they actually reveal. It shows that most complaints received by the ICD are not from victims of police brutality, but from members of the public dissatisfied with the quality of policing service provided to them. It therefore argues that ICD statistics cannot be used as indicators… Read More David BruceJune 2, 2003
PublicationsResearchCriminal Justice, PolicingBad Cops Get a Break: The Closure of the SAPS Anti-Corruption UnitRecently the SAPS announced that it would close its anti-corruption unit and integrate some of its members into the organised crime unit. This paper draws on international experience to argue that this decision is a mistake and that a specialised unit dedicated to investigating police crime and corruption is crucial if police corruption is to be tackled effectively. Read More Gareth Newham and Lulama GomomoJune 2, 2003
