PublicationsResearchCriminal Justice, PolicingDemocratic Reform of Police – Any Lessons for Kenya from South Africa?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 democratic government in April 1994. Read More David BruceApril 24, 2003
PublicationsResearchCorrectional Services, Restorative JusticeGiving a Face to Crime: Report on the Second Phase of the Restorative Justice Initiative Victim Offender Conference ProjectThis 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 in the North West Province. This report looks at the cases that were referred to the project, describing their nature,… Read More Amanda DisselApril 1, 2003
PublicationsResearchCriminal Justice, PolicingSector Policing: A New Approach to Community PolicingThis 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 (SAPS) Johannesburg Area Commissioner and the initiatives of the Johannesburg Area Community Policing Forums (CPFs). The aim of this report… Read More Gareth NewhamApril 1, 2003
PublicationsResearchReconciliation, Transitional Justice, Truth and Reconciliation CommissionThe Role of the Church in Promoting Reconciliation in Post–TRC South AfricaThis 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 reconciliation after the closure of the TRC. Read More Hugo van der MerweJanuary 7, 2003
PublicationsResearchUrban Safety"We are Living in a Forgotten Place": Safety in the Cross-Border Parts of the City of TshwaneThis 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 of these four areas impacts on crime in the Metro. It also provides an overview of existing crime prevention activities… Read More Ingrid Palmary and Kindisa NgubeniJanuary 6, 2003
PublicationsResearchEx-combatant Reintegration and Demilitarisation, Violence in TransitionNow That the War is Over – Ex-combatants Transition and the Question of Violence: A Literature ReviewEx-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 out to specifically explore either the current situations of the armed actors of our recent history, or their relation to… Read More Sasha GearDecember 20, 2002
