This paper attempts to provide some lessons for democratic reform of the police in Kenya. While the paper draws on international literature on the subject it is grounded in the South African experience following the election of South Africa's first…
This is a report on the second phase of a Victim Offender Conferencing (VOC) project, which attempts to mediate between victims and offenders of crime. During this phase, the VOC project ran in three magisterial districts in Gauteng and one…
This is a report on the SAPS Area Johannesburg Community Policing Board Workshop, which occurred on 12 April 2003. The key objective of this workshop was to work towards creating synergy between the vision of the South African Police Services…
This paper uses the interviews conducted by Bernard Spong (alongside previous research by the author) to examine the way the church interacted with the TRC and how this has affected the approach of the church in addressing the challenge of…
This report is based on research that was undertaken in the city of Tshwane. For the purposes of this research four areas in the Tshwane metro were selected: GaRankuwa, Mabopane, Winterveld and Temba. This report reflects on how the unique characteristics…
Ex-combatants are often considered to pose a threat to peace and security in countries emerging from extensive violent conflict. Despite the haste with which 'ex-combatants' tend to be linked with violence, there is little research in South Africa that sets…