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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
  • RESEARCH REPORT: The Prosecution Service and the Provinces
    This paper explores the relationship between the provinces and the NPA by lookin ... This paper explores the relationship between the provinces and the NPA by looking at the legal framework as well as a few case studies and examples of cooperation that have emerged. Recommendations are made for a way forward.
    Sep 10, 2021
  • Delegation of the prosecutorial function to state entities | Presentation by Dr Jean Redpath
    Delegation of the prosecutorial function to state entities: Expanding prosecutio ... Delegation of the prosecutorial function to state entities: Expanding prosecution of neglected crimes, 3 September 2021
    Sep 06, 2021
  • RESEARCH REPORT: Delegations of the prosecutorial function to State Entities: Expanding prosecution of neglected crimes
    Report by Dr Jean Redpath. Delegations of the prosecutorial function to state e ... Report by Dr Jean Redpath. Delegations of the prosecutorial function to state entities: Expanding prosecution of neglected crimes.
    Sep 03, 2021
  • 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
  • ACJR Submission on the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services Draft Bill | 23 October 2020
    This is a Submission by ACJR on the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Servi ... This is a Submission by ACJR on the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services Draft Bill
    Jul 09, 2021
  • Submission on ‘The Contribution of SOE's to Vision 2030: case studies of Eskom, Transnet and PRASA’ | 30 June 2020
    Submission by the Dullah Omar Institute at the University of the Western Cape on ... Submission by the Dullah Omar Institute at the University of the Western Cape on ‘The Contribution of SOE's to Vision 2030: case studies of Eskom, Transnet and PRASA’, 30 June 2020
    Jul 08, 2021
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  • 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
  • Delegations of the prosecutorial function to state entities: Expanding prosecution of neglected crimes
    This webinar will explore the rationale, law and possibilities for delegation of ... This webinar will explore the rationale, law and possibilities for delegation of the prosecution function to appropriate state entities.
    Aug 30, 2021
  • Virtual meeting: New research paper "The prosecution service and the provinces" [4 August 2021]
    Africa Criminal Justice Reform (ACJR) is hosting a virtual meeting on 4 August 2 ... Africa Criminal Justice Reform (ACJR) is hosting a virtual meeting on 4 August 2021 on a 'New research paper "The prosecution service and the provinces"' by Prof Lukas Muntingh
    Jul 27, 2021
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    Jul 27, 2021 12:55 PM
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