ISS Conference, Johannesburg: Towards a Coherent Strategy for Crime Reduction in South Africa Beyond 2010

Date: 2010-12-01 to 2010-12-02

Venue: Sandton Sun Hotel , , Johannesburg , , South Africa

The Crime and Justice Programme of the Institute for Security Studies invites you to join us for an international conference on crime prevention and criminal justice.

Through this conference the Crime and Justice Programme will provide a forum for policy researchers, academics and practitioners from around the world to share data, innovative research methods and information about effective policy interventions related to crime reduction.

Crime and the functioning (or dysfunction) of the criminal justice system in South Africa have been subjects of intense research and public debate over the past 14 years.  Advances have been made in the transformation of the police service and the courts since 1994 and new laws (such as the Child Justice Act and the Sexual Offences Act) give effect to the principles of gender parity and to the humane treatment of young offenders. However, violent crime remains high in South Africa and although murder and assaults have decreased over the past five years, organised violent crime such as hijacking and residentia robberies have increased substantially since 2006. Violent crime will therefore continue, at least in the forseeable future, to be a burning issue for South Africa.

It has become increasingly clear that there is a need to reconsider what we know about crime and criminal justice in South Africa; to identify gaps in our knowledge and to assess what the evidence that does exist tells us about the kind of policies and approaches that can contribute towards the reduction of crime and violence. 

The conference drew presenters from around the world who contributed high quality presentations and papers on crime and justice related issues.  To view these presentations, click here

This event was made possible with funding from the Hanns Seidel Foundation