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National Prosecuting Authority Performance
(Dullah Omar Institute, 2018)
The National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa (NPA) was created by legislation which came into effect in August 1998, and became a stand-alone entity in 2002/3, whereas previously it was more closely embedded in the ...
Expungement of a criminal record Crimes committed by a child
(Dullah Omar Institute, 2018)
Expungement removes the criminal record of your conviction from the Criminal Record Centre of the South African Police Service (SAPS). This allows a person to carry on with life without a criminal record being an obstruction ...
Expungement of a criminal record May 2018 Crimes committed by an adult
(2018)
Expungement removes the criminal record of your
conviction from the Criminal Record Centre of the
South African Police Service (SAPS).This allows a person to carry on with life without a criminal record being an obstruction ...
The Criminalization of Torture in South Africa
(2016)
This article describes the politics related to the criminalization of torture in South Africa. It studies the differences between torture as an international crime and as a crime under international human rights law. The ...
Prisoners' access to anti-retroviral treatment
(Civil Society Prison Reform Initiative, 2006)
Prisoners are susceptible to a number of illness and diseases. This may relate to the conditions of prisons themselves (e.g. poor ventilation is associated with TB), life style (e.g. poor nutrition and substance abuse), ...
Failing to prosecute? Assessing the State of the National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa
(Institute for Security Studies, 2012)
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is pivotal not only in the criminal justice system, but also in the proper functioning of South Africa’s democracy. This monograph focuses on the independence, accountability and ...
Community safety, offender re-entry and local government
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2012)
This paper examines the issue of “Community safety, offender re-entry and local government” in South Africa. The impact of the release of large numbers of prisoners back into society on a monthly basis poses particular ...
A Review of the Judicial Inspectorate of Prisons of South
(Law, Democracy & Development, 2005)
Independent prison inspectorates and the oversight of prisons by laymen are designed to contribute to improving prison conditions and protecting the human rights of prisoners. The South African model, the Judicial Inspectorate ...
Preventing and combating torture in South Africa: a framework for action under CAT and OPCAT
(Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation & Civil Society Prison Reform Initiative, 2008)
This booklet aims to provide more information to decision-makers and stakeholders on the challenges relating to preventing and combating torture; and also outlines South Africa’s obligations under CAT and OPCAT. These two ...
Indefinite imprisonment in South Africa: The difference between life and indefinite imprisonment
(Dullah Omar Institute, 2018)
In May 2018, Pieter Van Tonder was sentenced to indefinite imprisonment in the Cape High Court. Van Tonder brutally assaulted and murdered the 16-month old baby of his ex-girlfriend. This case happened shortly after the ...