PublicationsResearchCriminal Justice, Policing, VigilantismTaxis, Cops and Vigilantes: Police Attitudes towards Street JusticeThis paper examines police attitudes to vigilante activities engaged in by other groups. Amongst the many questions asked, the paper looks to investigate the extent the police themselves continue to be involved in vigilantism in South Africa. Read More David Bruce and Joe KomaneMarch 11, 1999
PublicationsResearchTransitional Justice, Truth CommissionsNon-Governmental Organisations and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission: An Impact AssessmentThis report examines the relationship between Peace/Conflict Resolution Organisations and the TRC. Based mainly on interviews with NGO and TRC staff, the report outlines the various ways that NGOs participated in the development of the TRC legislation and engaged with TRC structures. Read More Hugo van der Merwe, Polly Dewhirst and Brandon HamberFebruary 18, 1999
PublicationsResearchCorrectional Services, Criminal Justice, Youth ViolenceKids Behind Bars: Talking to Young InmatesThis study points to the many factors driving children towards committing crime and shows that it is not feasible to expect correctional institutions alone to be responsible for dealing with the problem. Read More Amanda DisselFebruary 3, 1999
PublicationsResearchCorrectional Services, Criminal Justice, Youth ViolenceChildren Serving Gaol Sentences: A Profile on Children Sentenced to PrisonThis paper aims to address the question of whether sentences of imprisonment are being used only in the last resort, and then only in cases where no other suitable remedy exists , and it tries to do so by looking at who are the children who are sentenced to imprisonment. This paper is based on a study conducted by the… Read More Amanda DisselFebruary 3, 1999
PublicationsResearchCriminal Justice, National Crime Prevention StrategyThe Relevance of the National Crime Prevention Strategy for Sustainable Development in South AfricaThis paper presents the argument that crime prevention through the principles of the National Crime Prevention Strategy (NCPS) was an appropriate and relevant strategy for achieving sustainable development in South Africa. The NCPS was chosen as the particular policy framework to be assessed against the social, economic and environmental components of sustainable development. In this way it could be determined… Read More Gareth NewhamFebruary 3, 1999
PublicationsResearchCrime Prevention, Criminal Justice, National Crime Prevention StrategyReflections on the First Year of the National Crime Prevention StrategyThis paper is a reflection on the first year of the National Crime Prevention Strategy. It evaluates the aims of the NCPS, principles underlying it, and key issues on its implementation, amongst many other topics on the initiative. Read More Graeme Simpson and Janine RauchFebruary 2, 1999
