The "in-between" space adolescent girls have in South African society places them in a uniquely vulnerable position. Possessing neither the innocent appeal of children nor the life experience of adults, they frequently fall between the cracks in the criminal justice…
"God made men and women equal and Smith and Wesson makes damn sure it stays that way". A clear warning – even a call to arms – this slogan appeared on posters pasted up in Yeoville during the early 1990's…
This report examines social crime prevention activities in South Africa's four major cities during 2000, and locates these activities within an analysis of the progress that has been made in terms of the social crime prevention approach suggested for cities…
Last week Solomon Mhlongo was sentenced to an effective 23 years in prison for the murder of his common-law wife Elizabeth and five-year old daughter Tlaleng. Two years earlier he emptied a magazine of bullets into Elizabeth and Tlaleng, stopped…
How do women ensure their safety and recognise danger in a country where rape has become all-pervasive? In pursuit of some answers to these questions, we conducted focus groups and interviews with a variety of women living and/or working in…
The paper is concerned with the creation of an effective "evidence based" criminal justice process in South Africa and particularly with the role of the witness (i.e. the "prosecution" rather than the "defence" witness) therein. Despite an increasing reliance on…