PublicationsResearchCriminal Justice, Psychosocial Support, Torture and State ViolenceProfiling Torture 2: Addressing Torture and Its Consequences in South AfricaThe Trauma and Transition Programme (TTP) was set up by the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) to offer counselling services to victims of violence and torture. This report looks at 2009 and describes the group of torture clients who received counselling services in 2009; details the characteristics of clients who completed an Intake Assessment in 2009;… Read More Dominique Dix-Peek and Monica BandeiraDecember 1, 2009
PublicationsResearchCriminal Justice, Violence PreventionThe War Against the Causes of Crime, Advocacy for Social Crime Prevention in the Face of Tougher Law EnforcementThis article aims to contribute to the debate about the obstacles and challenges to implementing social crime prevention in South Africa. It does so by engaging briefly with three questions: 1. How can the state response to crime in the post-1994 period be characterised? 2. What are the obstacles to social crime prevention in South Africa? 3. Is it correct… Read More David Bruce and Chandre GouldDecember 1, 2009
PublicationsResearchCorrectional Services, Criminal JusticeDisclosure in Prison Settings and Criminal Law: Some Best Practice RecommendationsThis chapter focuses on the implications of a prison setting on prisoners’ disclosure of their HIV positive status. The chapter provides several recommendations for prison staff and health care workers to ensure that HIV positive prisoners are supported and educated, and that confidentiality is treated seriously. Read More Sasha GearNovember 17, 2009
PublicationsResearchCorrectional Services, Criminal Justice, Gender-based ViolenceMyths and Common Concerns About Sex and Sexual Violence in Men's PrisonsThis paper highlights and debunks several myths related to prison life, in particular sex and sexual violence in South African prisons. Read More Sasha GearNovember 1, 2009
PublicationsResearchCriminal Justice, PolicingA Mountain to Climb: An Assessment of the Impact of HIV/AIDS on the Institutional Capacity of the Lesotho Mounted Police ServiceIn 2008, a study was undertaken by the Center for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) in conjunction with the LMPS to understand how HIV/AIDS is manifesting in the organization and to inform the organization how it needs to respond to the challenge. This report contributes to the LMPS’s ability to strengthen its efforts at containment in line with… Read More Themba Masuku and Per StrandOctober 1, 2009
PublicationsResearchCriminal Justice, Gender-based Violence, PolicingTracking Rape Case Attrition in Gauteng: The Police Investigation StageTracking Justice: the Attrition of Rape Cases through the Criminal Justice System in Gauteng aimed to describe the characteristics of reported rape in Gauteng province, and to describe the processing of rape cases by the police and courts at selected courts and police stations. The report contains in depth findings related to police investigations of rape cases in Gauteng, the… Read More Romi Sigsworth, Lisa Vetten, Rachel Jewkes and Nicola ChristofidesOctober 1, 2009
