South African Crime Quarterly 17

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The Sexual Offences Bill finally seems to be winding its way to conclusion in parliament, Helene Combrinck asks if the wait was worth it by examining the details of the bill.

Jacqui Gallinetti examines the process of law reform relating to child offenders in relation to the draft Child Justice Bill in 2000 by the South African Law Reform Commission (SALRC).

The main principle when sentencing children is that imprisonment should be a measure of last resort and only for the shortest appropriate period of time. However, contrary to international and foreign law in this regard, South Africa continues to sentence children to life imprisonment. Carina du Toit discusses the impact of child offenders and life imprisonment.

Cheryl Goodenough describes how the Cato Manor Area Based Management (ABM), part of the eThekwini Municipality, has embraced this suggestion by striving to develop a sustainable co-ordinated approach to crime and safety in Durban’s Cato Manor area.

President Mbeki appointed Judge Sisi Khampepe on 1 April 2005 to head a commission of enquiry (known as the Khampepe Commission) to review the mandate and location of the DSO and make recommendations. Prince Mashele analyses the implications of the decision and raises critical questions related to the past and the future.

In the final contribution to this edition of SA Crime Quarterly, David Bruce discusses issues relation to the high level of interpersonal assaults in South Africa, ten years after the launch of the National Crime Prevention Strategy (NCPS).