This 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.
Introduction Reconciliation requires a commitment, especially by those who have benefited and continue to benefit from past discrimination, to the transformation of unjust inequalities and dehumanising poverty. TRC Report, Vol. 5, Ch. 9 The challenge is clear, but how do…
Queues for state services are the embodiment of indifference to those who wait, with disrespect and apathy often the only rewards. Consider this incident during our monitoring of the implementation of the Domestic Violence Act. Ms X arrived at the…
The 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…
Barely a week goes by without the appearance of a number of media stories reporting on actual or alleged incidents of police criminality or misconduct. Whether its official reports detailing police involvement in taxi criminality or dismissive behaviour from police…
This 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…