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Race, gender and socio-economic status in law enforcement in South Africa – are there worrying signs?
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2013)
In the South African context the right to equality has particular significance given the country’s history of statutory unfair racial discrimination. This paper investigates, based on quantitative data, how different ...
Modest beginnings, high hopes: The Western Cape Police Ombudsman
(South African Crime Quarterly, 2018)
In 2013 the Western Cape legislature passed the Western Cape Community Safety Act (WCCSA) to improve monitoring of and oversight over the police. One creation of the WCCSA is the Western Cape Police Ombudsman, which became ...
Ten years after the Jali Commission: Assessing the state of South Africa’s prisons
(South African Crime Quarterly, 2016)
Ten years have lapsed since the Jali Commission’s final report became publicly available, and it is therefore an opportune time to assess the state of South Africa’s prison system. The Jali Commission was appointed when ...
Ten years after the Jali Commission: assessing the state of South Africa's prisons
(South African Crime Quaterly, 2016-12)
Ten years have lapsed since the Jali Commission’s final report became publicly available, and it is therefore an opportune time to assess the state of South Africa’s prison system. The Jali Commission was appointed when ...
Failing to discipline in SAPS - Fostering a culture of impunity
(Dullah Omar Institute, 2019)
It is with unfortunate regularity that we read reports in the media about corrupt South African Police Service (SAPS) officials and officials implicated in other crimes, including human rights violations. Indicative of ...
Punished for being Poor: Evidence and Arguments for the Decriminalisation and Declassification of Petty Offences
(Dullah Omar Institute, 2015)
The Ouagadougou Declaration and Plan of Action on Accelerating Prison and Penal Reform in Africa of 20031 endorsed recommendations calling for reducing the size of prison populations in Africa. The Plan of Action recommended ...
The right of prisoners to vote in Africa: An update
(Africa Criminal Justice Reform, 2019)
Broadly speaking, universal suffrage refers to the rights conferred on adult citizens of a country to vote, however, there are always restrictions to a greater or lesser degree on who can vote in every democratic political ...
Survey of detention visiting mechanisms in Africa
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2013)
Mechanisms of detention oversight may refer to any number of activities or approaches which would result in the institution of detention
being held accountable to the overseeing body. Such actions may include public ...
The appointment and dismissal of the NDPP: Instability since 1998
(Dullah Omar Institute, 2018)
The position of National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) has emerged since 1998 as one of the most unstable positions in government. This can to a large degree t be ascribed to how appointments and dismissals are ...
Understanding Oscar’s sentence: Sentencing under Section 276(1)(i) of the Criminal Procedure Act
(Dullah Omar Institute, 2015)
The recent announcement of the imminent, and subsequently suspended, release on correctional supervision of Oscar Pistorius has attracted significant media attention. For many his possible release is confusing as he was ...