South - South Crime Prevention Project

Project Co-ordinator, Southern Africa Dr Elrena van der Spuy Institute of Criminology, University of Cape Town Private Bag Rondebosch, 7701 Cape Town Tel.: +27 21 650 2988 Fax: +27 21 650 3790 Email: Elrena.VanDerSpuy@uct.ac.za

Project Co-ordinator, Caribbean Professor Anthony Harriott Head, Department of Government University of West Indies Mona Campus, Kingston, Jamaica Tel. + (876) 512 3357 Fax + (876) 927 0997 Email: anthonydharriott@yahoo.com

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Southern Africa

Country Facts

– www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook

Crime Statistics

For easy access to regularly updated crime statistics, see
http://www.iss.co.za/CJM/main2.html

Berg, J. and W. Schärf (2004) 'Crime Statistics in South Africa
1994-2003' SACJ, 17(1):57-78.

National Victims of Crime Survey (2003)
http://www.iss.co.za/pubs/Monographs/No101/Contents.html

Thomson, J. (2004) ‘Coloured homicide trends in South Africa.’ ISS SA Crime Quarterly 7: 9-14.
Full text at http://www.iss.co.za/Publications/CrimeQuarterlyIndex.html.

Leggett, T. (2004) ‘Crime Rates in Western and Northern Cape Provinces.’ ISS SA Crime Quarterly 7: 15-20. Full text at http://www.iss.co.za/Publications/CrimeQuarterlyIndex.html.

Legislation and Policy

The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Act No. 108 of 1996   South African Police Services Act, No. 68 of 1995 Legislation South African Police Service Amendment Act, No. 83 of 1998   Development Facilitation Act, No. 67 of 1995   Municipal Systems Act, No. 32 of 2000       White Papers and Policies The 1996 National Crime Prevention Strategy The 1998 White Paper on Safety and Security The 1998 White Paper on Local Government

Community Policing Violence Prevention Culture of Legality Offender Reintegration South African Police Service Act, No. 68 of 1995 Correctional Services Act, No. 111 of 1998 Drugs Guns Gangs Prevention and Treatment of Drug Dependency Act, No. 1992 Firearms Control Act, No. 60 of 2000 Proceeds of Crime Act, No. No 76 of 1996     Probation Services Amendment Act, No.35 of 2002   Prevention of Organised Crime Act, No. 121 of 1998 Child Justice Bill   Women Children Domestic Violence Act, No. 116 of 1998 Child Care Act, No. 74 of 1983 Child Care Amendment Act, No. 96 of 1996 Child Care Amendment Act, No. 13 of 1999 Children’s Bill, No. 70 of 2003 South African Schools Act, No. 84 of 1996 National Education Policy Act, No. 27 of 1996 Maintenance Act, No. 99 of 1998

Caribbean Map

Best Practice Projects

Our Project focuses on crime prevention activities that fall within the following themes:

Community Policing:
-	Southern Africa
-	Caribbean

Violence Prevention:
-	Southern Africa
-	Caribbean

Conflict Resolution/Culture of Legality:
-	Southern Africa
-	Caribbean

Offender Reintegration:
-	Southern Africa
-	Caribbean

Click on a theme to view examples of independently reviewed/evaluated best practice projects from Southern African and the Caribbean.

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