South African Crime Quarterly 21

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With increases of 2.4% and 4.6% respectively in the murder and aggravated robbery rates, the police's release of the 2006/07 crime statistics confirmed the fears of many that violent crime is on the increase, Dr. Johan Burger argues it's time to consider something completely different to counteract the upward crime trends, Jonny Steinberg asks 'What happens to the meanings of AIDS when treatment for it becomes universally available?', considering in Lusikisiki, where a successful antiretroviral treatment programme in the district’s 12 clinics were made treatment accessible.

Using the concept of democratic policing as its basis, a recent assessment attempts to evaluate the SAPS against a set of 39 measures, David Bruce Assesses the South African Police Service, meanwhile Bilkis Omar examines Police unions and the 2006 restructuring of the SAPS and finally Antony Altbeker critically discusses the criminal justice system that placed the prevention of crime at the centre of its strategic vision describing the model as disappointing.