The Over-Representation of Indigenous People in Custody in Australia
by Walker, John
June 4, 2015
Source: (1995) Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice no. 47, Australian Institute of Criminology. This Trends and Issues presents some of the key facts about the high levels of imprisonment of Indigenous people in Australia and explores some of the principal reasons behind the...
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The Elderly as Victims of Crime, Abuse, and Neglect
by James, Marianne Pinkerton
June 4, 2015
Source: (1992) Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice no. 37, Australian Institute of Criminology. Surveys throughout the world have shown consistently that persons over 65 are far less likely to be victims of crime than younger age groups. However, many elderly people are unduly...
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Diversion of indigenous juvenile offenders
by Snowball, Lucy
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice no. 355, Australian Institute of Criminology. Conferencing and cautioning are used as diversionary alternatives in the juvenile justice system and there is evidence to suggest they reduce reoffending. As Indigenous young people...
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Traditional Justice in Practice: A Limpopo Case Study
by Tshehla, Boyane John
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Monograph 115, Institute for Security Studies. The monograph introduces the institution of traditional leadership. It demonstrates how this system has been entrenched in the rural areas and raises related questions (chapter two). It deals with the policy and legislative...
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Money Laundering Experiences
by Munyoro, Joseph
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Monograph 124, Institute for Security Studies. This monograph not only examines recurrent trends in dealings with the proceeds of crime in East and Southern Africa. It goes further to probe the strengths and weaknesses of the critical agencies set up to check the abuse of the...
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Missed Opportunities: The Role of Education, Health, and Social Development in Preventing Crime
by Frank, Cheryl
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Monograph 126, Institute for Security Studies. This monograph assesses the policies, programmes and services provided by the Departments of Education, Health and Social Development, and explores the potential of these for impacting on social crime prevention in South Africa....
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From Soldiers to Citizens: The Social, Economic and Political Reintegration of Unita Ex-Combatants
by Porto, J Gomes
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Monograph 130, Institute for Security Studies. This study focused on the experiences of former combatants in Angola attempting to reintegrate into their communities. It asked several major questions: what contributes to or hinders reintegration? Without targeted support, how...
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Confronting the Proceeds of Crime in Southern Africa: An Introspection
by Banda, Jai
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Monograph 132, Institute for Security Studies. The six authors all address money-laundering in Southern Africa, with each author concentrating on a different country. Banda describes legislation in Malawi designed to fight money-laundering. Munyoro posits that there is still...
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The Theft of Precious Metals from South African Mines and Refineries
by Coetzee, Ben
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Monograph 133, Institute for Security Studies. This study is a further endeavour to expand on the knowledge and understanding of the criminal threat that faces the precious metals mining industry in South Africa. Several findings and recommendations were made during a previous...
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“It Feels Like It’s the End of the World:” Cape Town’s Youth Talk About Gangs and Community Violence
by Ward, Catherine L
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Monograph 136, Institute for Security Studies. The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) subcontracted the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) to undertake a child participation study on children’s involvement in violence, particularly that relating to gangs and other...
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Truth and Reconciliation: The South African Experience
by Meiring, Pieter
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Race and Reconciliation in South Africa: A Multicultural Dialogue in Comparative Perspective. Ed. by William E. Van Vugt & G. Daan Cloete. Lanham: Lexington Books. 187-199. This chapter details the climate that resulted in and the work of the Truth and Reconciliation...
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Eco-Human Justice and Well-Being
by Jafta, L D
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Race and Reconciliation in South Africa: A Multicultural Dialogue in Comparative Perspective. Ed. by William E. Van Vugt & G. Daan Cloete. Lanham: Lexington Books. 171-185. This chapter sees an integral part of the reconciliation process in South Africa as economic...
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Multiculturalism: How Can the Human World Live Its Difference?
by Degenaar, Johan
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Race and Reconciliation in South Africa: A Multicultural Dialogue in Comparative Perspective. Ed. by William E. Van Vugt & G. Daan Cloete. Lanham: Lexington Books. 155-170. In this chapter, Degenaar conceptualizes what the ambiguous term “multiculturalism” means...
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South Africa’s Bill of Rights: Reconciliation and a Just Society
by du Plessis, Lourens M
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Race and Reconciliation in South Africa: A Multicultural Dialogue in Comparative Perspective. Ed. by William E. Van Vugt & G. Daan Cloete. Lanham: Lexington Books. 141-153. Concentrating on (but not restricting myself to) the Bill of Rights in South Africa’s...
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Christian Scholarship for Reconciliation? The Free University of Amsterdam and Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education
by Botha, M. Elaine
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Race and Reconciliation in South Africa: A Multicultural Dialogue in Comparative Perspective. Ed. by William E. Van Vugt & G. Daan Cloete. Lanham: Lexington Books. 121-140. The theme of this chapter deals with the question of whether the two mnodels of Christian scholarship...
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