Justice gained? : crime and crime control in South Africa's transition /

Key questions in contemporary South African criminology are examined in these essays, including Why is crime such a persistent problem? and How have crime control practices altered in response to the challenges of the post-apartheid era?. Teachers, researchers, policy advisors, and practitioners cha...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Dixon, Bill (Editor ), Van der Spuy, Elrena (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cape Town : Cullompton : UCT Press ; Willan, 2004.
Temas:
Since 1994
Crime > South Africa.
Crime prevention > South Africa.
Criminology > South Africa.
Criminalité > Afrique du Sud.
Criminologie > Afrique du Sud.
Criminalité > Prévention > Afrique du Sud.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Crime
Crime prevention
Criminology
Social conditions
Kriminalpolitik
South Africa > Social conditions > 1994-
Afrique du Sud > Conditions sociales > 1994-
South Africa
Südafrika (Staat)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Justice Gained? Crime, Crime Control and Criminology in Transition / Bill Dixon
  • 'A Snake Gives Birth to a Snake': Politics and Crime in the Transition to Democracy in South Africa / Graeme Simpson
  • Out of the Mainstream: Critical Reflections on Organised Crime in the Western Cape / Andre Standing
  • Guns and Public Policy in South Africa / Antony Altbeker
  • Murder and Capital Punishment After Apartheid / Rob Turrell
  • Child Justice and Diversion: Will Children's Rights Outlast the Transition? / Brian Stout, Catherine Wood
  • Acting Against Domestic Violence / Dee Smythe, Penny Parenzee
  • Cosmetic Crime Prevention / Bill Dixon
  • South African Policing Studies in the Making / Elrena van der Spuy
  • Swimming Against the Tide: Controlling the Size of the Prison Population in the New South Africa / Dirk van Zyl Smit.

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