PublicationsResearchCrime Prevention, Criminal JusticeCrime Trends in South Africa, 1985-1998This document presents an analysis of crime trends in South Africa from 1985 to 1998. It is part of a review of the National Crime Prevention Strategy carried out for the Department of Safety and Security. Read More Martin Schönteich and Antoinette LouwJune 1, 1999
PublicationsResearchCrime Prevention, Criminal JusticeInternational and Regional Co-operation in Crime PreventionPreviously, various structures and processes existed to co-ordinate security initiatives at both the international and regional level. This review takes a look at the structures in place and considers some of the challenges facing them with regard to security and crime prevention. A distinct level of international co-operation is constituted by the interaction of the foreign donor community and local… Read More Elrena Van Der SpuyJune 1, 1999
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
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
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
