By Bronwynne Jooste What the Jali Commission said: THE REPORT focuses attention on “the horrific scourge of sexual violence that plagues our prisons where appalling abuses and acts of sexual perversion are ...
Read MoreThe release of the 2009-10 crime statistics last week took place in a climate of public uncertainty in the wake of evidence of the widespread nonrecording of cases at police stations. Regrettably, ...
Read MorePolice Minister Nathi Mthethwa has said violent crime declined last year in SA, with murders down 8.6%. 'The murder figure fell below the 17 000 mark, compared to 26 877 in the 1995-1996fiscal ...
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Publications
Imprisoning men in Violence. Masculinity and sexual abuse: a view from South African prisons.
Gear, S. (September 2010). Imprisoning men in Violence. Masculinity and sexual abuse: a view from South African prisons. in SA Crime Quarterly No. 33. (pdf 114Kb) Available online at ISS (external link).
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The land of milk and honey: A picture of refugee torture survivors presenting for treatment in a South African trauma centre
Bandeira, M. Higson-Smith, C. Bantjes, M. and Polatin, P. (2010) "The land of milk and honey: A picture of refugee torture survivors presenting for treatment in a South African trauma centre" in Torture Journal Volume ...
Read MoreNGOs worry that Zuma may embark on hasty consultation with victims Political prisoners and victims of political violence are becoming impatient with the government's slow pace in finalising special pardons, with an ...
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