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  • Op-ed: Inadequate and violent policing in KwaZulu-Natal: What's behind it?
    KwaZulu-Natal has long suffered from inadequate, corrupt and violent policing. R ... KwaZulu-Natal has long suffered from inadequate, corrupt and violent policing. Recent events have simply made it more obvious. The problem of policing in the province dates from before the transition to democracy. Policing is a national function - in South Africa is in crisis and in KwaZulu-Natal the crisis is magnified, writes Jean Redpath.
    Jul 26, 2021
  • Op-ed: COVID-19: Prisons, overcrowding and preventing transmission
    Jul 07, 2021
  • Op-ed: Law enforcement and DUI — how to curb South Africa’s road crash epidemic
    The severity of the punishment, if caught, is not a deterrent to committing crim ... The severity of the punishment, if caught, is not a deterrent to committing crime. If consumers of alcohol can be fairly certain that if they get behind the steering wheel of a vehicle that they will be stopped and tested, they will be less likely to do so and make alternative arrangements or postpone their travel.
    Jul 07, 2021
    • ACJR Publications
  • Policy brief: Local Government and crime in light of the 2021 Local Government Elections
    In view of the local government elections scheduled for 1 November 2021, the DOI ... In view of the local government elections scheduled for 1 November 2021, the DOI, through two if its projects, hosted a webinar on 27 October 2021 to reflect on local government and crime within the context of the elections. The panellists were Prof Jaap De Visser, Prof Lukas Muntingh, Dr Jean Redpath and Ms Kristen Petersen.
    Nov 25, 2021
  • ACJR submission to the 69th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
    ACJR statement to the African Commission under Agenda Item 3: Human Rights Situa ... ACJR statement to the African Commission under Agenda Item 3: Human Rights Situation in Africa addresses the concerns around African States handling of the COVID-19 pandemic as highlighted by our research titled ‘Criminal justice, human rights and COVID-19 - a comparative study of measures taken in five African countries namely, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zambia.'
    Nov 17, 2021
  • Op-ed: The NPA needs more structural independence and accountability before it can say ‘trust us’ | By Dr J Redpath
    It should not be necessary for civil society or political parties to take the Na ... It should not be necessary for civil society or political parties to take the National Prosecuting Authority’s decisions on review in court — an expensive, cumbersome and slow method of holding the institution to account and ensuring that corrective action is taken.
    Nov 04, 2021
  • Crime and the 2021 Local Government Elections: Overview of the manifestos | By L Muntingh
    Oct 27, 2021
  • Local government’s role in community safety | By J De Visser
    Oct 27, 2021
  • Violent crime and elections: Does violent crime affect ruling party support? | By J Redpath
    Oct 27, 2021
    • Events
  • Webinar on Local Government and Crime in light of the 2021 Local Government Elections [27 October 2021]
    The Multilevel Government, Law and Development and Africa Criminal Justice Refor ... The Multilevel Government, Law and Development and Africa Criminal Justice Reform in collaboration with Hanns Seidel Foundation invites you to a webinar on Local Government and Crime in light of the 2021 Local Government Elections.
    Oct 12, 2021
  • Criminal justice, human rights and COVID-19 - a comparative study of measures taken in five African countries: Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia
    Africa Criminal Justice Reform (ACJR) has produced a compendium of reports on th ... Africa Criminal Justice Reform (ACJR) has produced a compendium of reports on the COVID-19 measures taken in five African countries, namely; Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zambia. Please join ACJR for a 90-minute webinar to release the main findings.
    Oct 08, 2021
  • Prosecution Priorities: Selecting for success or prosecuting for impact?
    This webinar is based on a paper which seeks to understand why that might be the ... This webinar is based on a paper which seeks to understand why that might be the case and proposes a process and a logic for developing prosecution priorities which may change this result and improve the impact of prosecutions.
    Sep 15, 2021
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    Sep 15, 2021 03:38 PM
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    Aug 31, 2021 12:04 PM
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