South African Crime Quarterly 28

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This edition of SA Crime Quarterly comes in the wake of the successful national elections of 22 April. In this edition David Bruce takes a look at election violence. Happily, levels of election violence have steadily decreased since 1994, however, as Bruce notes, we cannot yet say that elections are violence free. 

Andrew Faull's contribution presents the findings from the first in a series of case studies about corruption and integrity management at police stations. Jamil Mujuzi takes a look at South Africa's implementation of the Rome Statute and argues, somewhat controversially, for the introduction of a minimum sentencing requirement to the implementing Act. Cheryl Frank and Sam Waterhouse present the findings from a study undertaken by RAPCAN into the effect of the 2006 SAPS restructuring process on the investigation of crimes against women and children, and on support to victims.

The edition is concluded with another review of Antony Altbeker's book A Country at War with Itself, fittingly titled: the debate continues.