South African Crime Quarterly 33
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The past few months have been exceptionally busy for civil society in South Africa. A number of key pieces of legislation reached the point of public comment - some for the second time.
The Combating of Trafficking in Persons Bill, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate Bill, the Civilian Secretariat of the Police Services Bill as well as the hugely controversial Protection of Information Bill have all drawn considerable public comment.
In this edition of Crime Quarterly we deal with somewhat less headline grabbing, yet vitally important issues. Tara Polzer and Kathryn Takabvirwa offer a critical analysis of political statements that dismissed xenophobic violence as being `just criminal`.
Sasha Gear and Kopano Ratele both consider the way in which negative constructions of masculinity contribute to violence. It is my hope that these two articles will initiate a sustained conversation of the gendered nature of violence and crime in this journal.
Jacqui Gallinetti offers an analysis of international laws that seek to address trafficking and abuse and points to the problems caused by having many different laws, with different interpretations and definitions of trafficking and abuse. Finally, the interview with Frikkie Venter is a window into the complex world of public-private partnerships in the criminal justice sector.
