During December 2004 and January 2005 the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) conducted fieldwork to survey male youths' experiences of the Boksburg Youth Correctional Centre (BYC). Young men held at the Centre were randomly selected and…
The South African Police Service is often a target of criticism, more often than not stemming from heightened public emotions regarding the high levels of crime in South Africa. Using the concept of democratic policing as its basis, a previous…
During December 2004 and January 2005, the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) conducted fieldwork for a survey with young offenders held at the Boksburg Youth Correctional Centre (BYC), a medium security institution for male juvenile offenders….
The following is a report that previously presented the findings of the evaluation of the three year Integrated Youth Offender Project at Boksburg Correctional Centre. ( A project with the aim to deliver an integrated programme that tackled a critical…
This article explores the dynamics and layers of discourse surrounding sex, sexual violence and coercion in South Africa's male prisons. It explores how prison violence is ritualized and a fundamental part of the prison ecosystem, the blur between male rape…
The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) embarked on a two-year project to understand the impact of HIV/AIDS in Johannesburg Policing Area in the Johannesburg Policing area in 2005 that has resulted in this report. The primary…