Information on "Prisoners" and "Southern Africa"
January 2010
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2010
Let's End it Now
Author: Sasha Gear, Heather Barclay
Publisher: Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR)
Sexual abuses are a severe and widespread problem in correctional centers. More on «Let's End it Now»
January 2008
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2008
A Societal Responsibility
Author: Lukas Muntingh
Publisher: Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
This report discusses the role of civil society in the reintegration of offenders in South Africa society. More on «A Societal Responsibility»
October 2007
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Oct 2007
Prisons in South Africa's Constitutional Democracy
Author: Lukas Muntingh
Publisher: Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR)
This paper argues that to make prisons compatible with South Africa's constitutional democracy, four requirements need to be met. More on «Prisons in South Africa's Constitutional Democracy»
September 2007
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Sep 2007
Doing Time in a Gauteng Juvenline Correctional Centre for Males
Author: Sasha Gear
Publisher: Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR)
This paper summarizes results from a survey of male youth experience at the Boksburg Youth Correctional Centre (BYC) in Johannesburg, South Africa. More on «Doing Time in a Gauteng Juvenline Correctional Centre for Males » -
Sep 2007
Fear, Violence and Sexual Violence in a Gauteng Juvenile Correctional Centre for Males
Author: Sasha Gear
Publisher: Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR)
This report examines trends of fear and violence, including sexual violence, at a men's correctional center in South Africa. More on «Fear, Violence and Sexual Violence in a Gauteng Juvenile Correctional Centre for Males»
August 2007
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Aug 2007
External Evaluation of the Three Year Integrated Youth Offender Programme In Boksburg Correctional Centre South Africa
Author: Margaret Roper
Publisher: Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR)
The report presents the findings of an evaluation of the Integrated Youth Offender Project (IYOP) at Boksburg Correctional Centre in Guateng, South Africa. More on «External Evaluation of the Three Year Integrated Youth Offender Programme In Boksburg Correctional Centre South Africa»
February 2006
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Feb 2006
Violence and Abuse in the Lives of Women and Girls Incarcerated in Three Gauteng Women's Prisons
Author: Sadiyya Haffejee, Lisa Vetten, Mike Greyling
Publisher: Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR)
This research brief explores the experience of South African female offenders with violence and abuse. More on «Violence and Abuse in the Lives of Women and Girls Incarcerated in Three Gauteng Women's Prisons» -
Feb 2006
Minority Report
Author: Sadiyya Haffejee, Lisa Vetten and Mike Greyling
Publisher: Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR)
This research brief makes Gauteng’s women prisoners its focus, describing who they are and setting out findings about the conditions and circumstances of their imprisonment. More on «Minority Report»
January 2006
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2006
Situational Analysis of Boksburg Youth Centre
Author: Sasha Gear, Mark Isserow, Camilla Nevill
Publisher: Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR)
This report examines the nature and circumstances of sex and sexual violence in South African men’s prisons. More on «Situational Analysis of Boksburg Youth Centre»
July 2005
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Jul 2005
A Pyrrhic Victory? Mandatory and Minimum Sentences in South Africa
Author: Julia Sloth-Nielsen, Louise Ehlers
Publisher: Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
This paper explores the arguments for and against a minimum sentencing regime for criminal offenses in South Africa. More on «A Pyrrhic Victory? Mandatory and Minimum Sentences in South Africa»
