The severity of the punishment, if caught, is not a deterrent to committing crime. If consumers of alcohol can be fairly certain that if they get behind the steering wheel of a vehicle that they will be stopped and tested, they will be less likely to do so and make alternative arrangements or postpone their travel.
Op-ed
ACJR Op-ed
ACJR Publication
South Africa
DUI
The number of prisoners writing matric is so frightfully small that we are left pondering how this is even possible 27 years into democracy. The fewer than 200 prisoners writing matric annually pales in comparison with the 111,000 sentenced prisoners in South Africa – less than half a percent.
Prison
Op-ed
ACJR Op-ed
ACJR Publication
How much discretion does a prosecutor have to decline to prosecute? Is mediation always a good thing? Is there sometimes an obligation to prosecute? Does compensation for the victim trump societal criminal justice interests? These are vexing questions, especially when attempting to answer them in the abstract. A recent case may help in crystallising some thoughts.
Op-ed
ACJR Op-ed
ACJR Publication
NPA
National Prosecuting Authority
Author: Tinashe
Published:
07
Jul
2021
The following articles/publications are available in this issue:
news: Local Gov
The Dullah Omar Institute is proud to announce that Paula Knipe, doctoral researcher in the Socio-Economic Rights Project, won the Food Environments and the Law Student Writing Competition which was organised by the Global Center for Legal Innovation on Food Environments at the O’Neill Institute.
Author: Jean
Published:
18
May
2021
The Constitutional Court on 14 May 2021 overturned a judgement of the Supreme Court of Appeal, which had limited the Minister of Police's liability for unlawful detention to the point at which they could have applied for bail. The judgement is important for the evolving jurisprudence on liability for lawful detention on the continent.
ACJR News
News
Author: Jean
Published:
18
May
2021
The Constitutional Court on 14 May 2021 overturned a judgement of the Supreme Court of Appeal, which had limited the Minister of Police's liability for unlawful detention to the point at which they could have applied for bail. The judgement is important for the evolving jurisprudence on liability for lawful detention on the continent.
ACJR News
News
The Dullah Omar Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Jean Redpath, Senior Researcher in the Africa Criminal Justice Reform programme, as member of the Provincial Safety Advisory Committee. She is appointed as a representative of a non-governmental organisation involved in policing or related areas.
