PublicationsResearchCriminal Justice, PolicingThe Legal Framework on the Use of Lethal Force in Effecting Arrest – A New Section 49?This memorandum had been written in response to the previous impasse over the legislative framework dealing with the use of lethal force for purposes of arrest as provided for in the amendment to Section 49 of the Criminal Procedure Act, provided for in Section 7 of the Judicial Matters Amendment Act, 122 of 1998 (henceforward Section 7 of the JMSAA)… Read More David BruceMarch 1, 2002
PublicationsResearchTransitional Justice, Truth CommissionsNational Narrative Versus Local Truths: The Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Engagement with DuduzaOne of the central goals of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was to 'uncover the truth' about South Africa's human rights abuses. This paper explores different understandings of the nature of this truth, by examining the tensions between the views of the TRC and those of a range of community stakeholders in Duduza, a township near Johannesburg. Read More Hugo van der MerweJanuary 16, 2002
PublicationsResearchTransitional Justice, Truth CommissionsThe Legal Profession and the TRC: A Study of a Tense RelationshipThe subsequent report examines questions relating to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The research relies on documentary analysis in combination with 12 interviews involving important members of the different segments of the South African legal profession. Key materials included the submissions to the draft legislation, the submissions to the special legal hearing and the different judgements in regard to the… Read More Heidy RomboutsJanuary 1, 2002
PublicationsResearchUrban SafetyMetro Government Safety and Security Arrangements in the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan MunicipalityThis report is part of a series of reports which document the role of local government in crime reduction in the six metropolitan cities in South Africa. The report gives a preliminary overview of the municipality's safety and security arrangements, and future crime reduction plans, in the Nelson Mandela Metro in the Eastern Cape Province. In particular, it will consider… Read More Ingrid PalmaryJanuary 1, 2002
PublicationsResearchCorrectional Services, Criminal JusticePrison Conditions in AfricaThe subsequent article provides an in-depth examination of prisons in Kenya and Uganda, based on information available from Newspaper reports, and the few reports that are available in respect of each country. It explores subjects such as the exploitation of prisoner's labour for personal gain by prison authorities and torture and ill treatment amongst other issues. Read More Amanda DisselDecember 19, 2001
PublicationsResearchCorrectional Services, Criminal JusticeSex, Sexual Violence and Coercion in Men's Prisons: A Literature ReviewThis paper seeks to explore the available evidence on the various ways in which sex and sexual violence happen between inmates and how these activities function within dominant prison sub-culture. While the intention is to focus on South African prisons, other cited literature ( mainly insights provided from other countries ) , is used in the belief that it is… Read More Sasha GearDecember 19, 2001
