PublicationsResearchCorrectional Services, Criminal Justice, Trauma and TransitionLife after the Death Penalty: Different Penal Options to be Considered in the Light of the Abolition of Capital PunishmentThis paper outlines what different penal options can be used since the death penalty has been scrapped, noting alternatives to imprisonment. Read More Mongezi MnyaniFebruary 3, 1995
PublicationsResearchCorrectional Services, Criminal JusticeThe Death Penalty and Public OpinionThis paper examines the role of public opinion on the death penalty and the attitude of the courts towards it. Read More Myron ZlotnickFebruary 2, 1995
PublicationsResearchCriminal Justice, Policing, Violence in TransitionThe Role of the Self-Defence Units in a Changing Political ContextThis paper analyses the future role of self-defence units (SDUs). It includes an overview of the historical background of informal "community policing" structures. Read More Pakiso Sylvester RakgoadiJanuary 2, 1995
PublicationsResearchReconciliation, Transitional JusticeThe Role of Culture in the Process of Reconciliation in South AfricaThis paper underlines how reconciliation needs dialogue at all levels of society, and the arts can facilitate that dialogue. Read More Zakes MdaNovember 30, 1994
PublicationsResearchCriminal Justice, PolicingInput on Community Police ForumsThis paper examines the limitations of the Constitutional provisions and additional provisions contained in the draft Police Bill. It is argued that neither legislation provides adequate powers or framework for achieving "community policing." Read More Melanie LueNovember 1, 1994
PublicationsResearchMental Health, Psychosocial Support, Torture and State Violence, Trauma and TransitionPsychology in a Future South Africa: The Need for a National Psychology Development ProgrammeThis research was part of a continuing process aimed at developing the psychological profession into one which contributes meaningfully to the context in which it is situated, as well as into one which is taken seriously. The credibility of the psychological profession depends on it being able to offer effective services to a broad spectrum of people in diverse circumstances. Read More Brian RockNovember 1, 1994
