South African Crime Quarterly 19

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The 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup has been a major talking point both locally and internationally, and many concerns have been raised over South Africa’s ability to host such a major event, Johan Burger takes a look at other high level events that have been hosted in South Africa so as to get an idea of what is required and examines planned security arrangements.

Jean Redpath and Michael O'Donovan team up to discuss the impact of minimum sentencing arguing the unlikelihood that the  so-called 'temporary' minimum sentencing legislation introduced into South African law in 1998 will be renewed for another year.

In a rapidly changing police labour environment, police unions have the capacity to confront existing (undemocratic) occupational cultures, to promote organisational accord and to forge positive reform. Monique Marks examines their impact currently and beyond.

Firoz Cachalia reviews Provincial police strategy drawing from a media statement delivered by the MEC on 2 February 2007 in which the achievements of Iron Fist between July and December 2006 were discussed. Given that little information on policing strategy is currently provided to the public, this edition of SA Crime Quarterly hopes, to assist in documenting and publicising anti-crime efforts and to help hold accountable those in positions of leadership on crime in South Africa.

Finally Office of the Gauteng MEC for Community Safety briefly summarises the Gauteng provincial government's Safety Strategy, adopted by the Provincial Executive in August 2006, and which will be publicly launched on 30 March 2007.