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PRESS RELEASE   7 July 2011   South Africa requires a more professional approach to the use of force by police   Joint statement by The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR), ...

Zodidi Mhlana Frustration with the criminal justice system, lack of police visibility and lack of trust between police and communities are some of the main drivers behind incidents of mob justice in ...

SACTJ SUBMISSION TO DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT REPARATIONS REGULATIONS   The South African Coalition for Transitional Justice released the following submission at a press conference on 8 June ...

Press Conference THE SOUTH AFRICA COALITION FOR TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE (SACTJ) REJECTS THE STATE’S GAZETTED REPARATIONS REGULATIONS and DEMANDS JUSTICE for VICTIMS of APARTHEID ATROCITIES On 11 May 2011, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJ&CD) gazetted ...

By Barry Bateman An Institute for Security Studies (ISS) seminar on Wednesday heard that discipline and a professional approach to policing was needed to reduce the number of officers killed in the line of duty. ...

By GRAEME HOSKEN Negligent police management, poor training, disrespect for law and order, criminal members within police ranks and blatant disregard for internal disciplinary procedures are the chief causes behind the scourge ...

By Llewellyn prince and René-Jean van der Berg Police chief General Bheki Cele believes that recent police killings have been isolated incidents. Statistics, however, show that at least 566 people have died at ...