PublicationsResearchTransitional Justice, Truth CommissionsEvaluation of the Health Sector Hearing: Conceptualising Human Rights and ReconciliationAs part of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), various sectoral hearings were held to highlight the role of these sectors in South Africa's past. The health sector hearing was one such example and has been hailed as an important step in the process of promoting reconciliation, transforming health services in South Africa and promoting a human rights culture… Read More Hugo van der MerweDecember 1, 2000
PublicationsResearchCriminal Justice, PolicingTransformation and the Internal Disciplinary System of the South African Police ServiceThis paper draws on primary research to explore and critically discuss the functioning of the internal disciplinary system of the SAPS as a critical component for transforming the South African police into a professional service. Read More Gareth NewhamNovember 1, 2000
PublicationsResearchCriminal Justice, PolicingTestifying Without Fear: A Report on Witness Management and the National Witness Protection Programme in South AfricaThe focus of this report is on the National Witness Protection Programme (NWPP). The report is primarily based on 35 in-depth interviews with a range of individuals around the country who have first hand experiences of the functioning of the programme. The report presents both positive aspects and current challenges facing the NWPP at the present time. It also attempts… Read More Jenny Irish, Wilson Magadhla, Kevin Qhobosheane and Gareth NewhamOctober 2, 2000
PublicationsResearchCriminal Justice, Restorative JusticeRestoring the Harmony: A Report on a Victim Offender Conferencing Pilot ProjectThis is a report of research conducted by Amanda Dissel on the Victim Offender Conferencing Project piloted during 1999 and 2000. Victim offender conferencing is a community based restorative approach to dealing with conflict in the community, which is criminal in nature. Parties with a particular stake in the matter are brought together to collectively resolve their dispute under the… Read More Amanda DisselOctober 1, 2000
PublicationsResearchGun Violence, PolicingAre South Africans Responsible Firearm Owners? Evidence from 1,000 docketsThe research undertaken for this report asks the straightforward question: under what circumstances do licensed firearm owners lose their weapons to criminals? The report answers this question through an intensive analysis of over 1,100 dockets opened at police stations following the loss of a licensed firearm by its owner. The second component of the research involved semi-structured interviews with relevant… Read More Anthony Altbeker, Jolene Adams, Gail Wallenberg, Themba Sokhulu, Kadija Richards and Cathy ChurchillSeptember 19, 2000
PublicationsResearchTransitional Justice, Truth CommissionsMagistrates Under Apartheid: A Case Study of Professional Ethics and the Politicisation of JusticeThis paper is both a response to, and an off-shoot from, one of the TRC's legal sector hearings, held in October 1997. The hearings revealed the extent to which the legal profession became complicit in the implementation of apartheid. Magistrates performed crucial functions in relation to political detainees, including overseeing the complaints and safeguard machinery. It was on the complaints… Read More Paul Gready and Lazarus KgalemaAugust 1, 2000
