South African Crime Quarterly 32

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The 32nd edition of SA Crime Quarterly examines various pertinent issues facing South Africans post the FIFA 2010 World Cup, Advocate Simelane, National Director of Public Prosecutions, has been the subject of enormous media interest since he took office. Most recently he has come under fire for `restructuring` the National Prosecuting Authority, in particular the apparent demotion of senior prosecutors to lower courts. Iole Matthews interviewed him and gave him an opportunity to explain his thinking and actions.

Jean Redpath examines the value of small-scale victimisation surveys and addresses the important issue of sample size for the analysis of victim survey data.

Rudolph Zinn presents an argument for police use of incarcerated offenders as a source of crime intelligence.

Lisa Vetten et al report on the findings of a now somewhat dated, but highly relevant, article on the extent to which rape cases are dropped by the criminal justice system; and Steven Friedman offers his insights into judicial reform in South Africa. We end with a critique of a recent study by the HSRC on human trafficking.