Browsing Dullah Omar Institute for Constitutional Law, Governance and Human Rights by Subject "Sentencing legislation"

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    • Reaching A Verdict: The impact of minimum sentencing 

      Redpath, Jean; O’Donovan, Michael (South African Crime Quarterly, 2007)
      The so-called ‘temporary’ minimum sentencing legislation introduced into South African law in 1998 is still in place. The legislation was passed largely in response to high crime rates at the time and the perceived leniency ...