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A Priority Crime that is not a Priority? The Illegal Cigarette Trade: A Case Study of Mowbray

Author: McLaggan, Michael Taylor Date: 2019 Objective: To determine how prevalent the illegal trade in cigarettes is in Mowbray, whether buyers thereof are aware of the illegal nature of their purchases, and whether they would transition to buying legal products if they became aware ... Read more
“Bad things happen [be]cause good people do nothing.” A study on how residents of Athlone and it's suburbs view their roles as bystanders

Author: Geyer, Riyaaz Date: 2022 Bystander behaviour in Social psychology and criminology has often been discussed in terms of classic theory (as the bystander effect), bystander intervention for the purpose of crime prevention, situational factors impacting intervention or ... Read more
Danger and death: organisational and occupational responses to the murder of police in South Africa - a case study

Author: Perkins, Gráinne Date: 2018 Danger has long been assumed a critical feature of the occupational identity of police officials. Much of the scholarly literature on the topic has been dominated by research originating in Europe and the United States. This study draws ... Read more
Danger Lies Everywhere and Waits for Us.” Cape Town Metro EMS Ambulance Personnel's Experiences of Risk, Danger and Fear

Author: Beukes, Minette Date: 2022 Introduction: Emergency medical services (EMS) ambulance personnel have increasingly become victims of violence while providing lifesaving medical services. This is not only a problem experienced globally, but in South Africa as well – ... Read more
Defending women who kill

Author: Shaff, Maxine Leslie Georgia Date: 2022 This dissertation undertakes a case review of South African court case judgments (between 1994 and 2021) in which women are charged with killing their abusive intimate partners. The dissertation examines how evidence of their abuse is used ... Read more
Exploring rape myth acceptance among general medical practitioners in South Africa

Author: Liountris, Demitri Date: 2020 Rape myths have several negative effects on society, and can affect those who come into contact with victims of sexual assault on a professional level. One group of professionals that assist victims are general medical practitioners and in a ... Read more
Government accountability is in our hands: utilising tech-enabled methodologies to give citizens the power to monitor the implementation of the regulation relating to sexual offences courts

Author: Venter, Tatum Date: 2021 Given the high incidence of sexual offences in South Africa, effective implementation of legislation aimed at assisting and alleviating the plight of survivors is paramount.1 In February 2020, the Regulation Relating to Sexual Offences Courts ... Read more
Investigating illegal drug use by socially integrated and well-resourced young adults in Cape Town

Author: Reuter, Joshua Date: 2021 There is a dearth of data or literature regarding frequent non-dependent drug use by well resourced, socially integrated South Africans. South African literature regarding drug use – which has primarily focused on dependent drug use accompanied ... Read more
Let's talk about sext : gendered millennial perceptions of sexting in a cyborg society

Author: Meyer, Melissa Isabella Date: 2016 In a cyborg society where people exist both organically and via technology, sexual expression and interaction via technology has become 'normal'. The controversy surrounding sexting stems from contemporary literature and media portraying it ... Read more
Media portrayal of Child marriage in Nigeria in the light of existing laws

Author: Worugji, Nheoma Eme Date: 2018 Child marriage is a union between two persons of which one or both of the parties is less than the age of 18. The practice or phenomenon of child marriage cuts across countries, cultures, religions and ethnicities from Africa to Asia, Europe ... Read more
Nurses decision-making in termination of pregnancy services at health care facilities in the Western Cape

Author: Röhrs, Stefanie Date: 2012 Using the theory of "street-level bureaucrats" , this thesis examines the implementation of the South African Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act by exploring nurses' decision-making in termination of pregnancy services. As front-line ... Read more
'One Stop Centres' and state accountability for sexual violence against women: comparing service integration models in Kenya and South Africa

Author: Lekakeny, Ruth Nekura Date: 2018 There is increasing recognition that sexual violence victims have multiple and complex needs, requiring the joint intervention of multiple sectors to generate a more effective response. As such, multi-sector collaborations that integrate ... Read more
Rape Kits in Context: A semi-systematic literature review of international rape kit best practices and their implications for the South African setting

Author: Bobbert, Jessica Frances Date: 2021 Sexual violence is a pervasive problem in South Africa. Although we have pioneered a range of specialised post-rape structures and services over the last two decades, access to and availability of such services is varied, and the systems are ... Read more
A silent sin?: An investigation into the provision of community based non-governmental support services for male victims of sexual violence in South Africa

Author: Petrovic, Vanja Date: 2017 This minor dissertation examines the status quo of services provision by community based victim support services for male victims of sexual violence in South Africa. Given the scale of gender-based violence in South Africa it comes as no ... Read more
State patients with a lifetime sentence: a case study on the treatment and care of substance induced psychotic offenders at Valkenberg Psychiatric Hospital

Author: Kagnes, Ida Date: 2019 This empirical study aims to explore the treatment model of substance-induced psychotic offenders at Valkenberg psychiatric hospital in the Western Cape. A large obstacle in terms of treatment for this population is the high rate of substance ... Read more
The interplay of structure and agency: the negotiation process of bridewealth payment in South-East Nigeria

Author: Diala, Jane Chinonyerem Date: 2018 The payment of bridewealth is a near-universal cultural practice among the Igbos of SouthEast Nigeria. Bridewealth used to be a symbolic legitimator of marriage. However, its symbolism has been distorted by expensive items on marriage lists. ... Read more
Tools for talking taboos: classroom exercises on sex, gender and violence

Author: Moult, Kelley; Meer, Talia; Corral, Carmen; Mpofu-Mketwa, Tsitsi Date: 01 Jan 2014 This book of classroom exercises can be used by high school educators to address foundational concepts around sexuality, gender and gender-based violence in a classroom context. Exercises are grouped into chapters that address the topics: (1) ... Read more c b n d
What You See is What They Want You to See: South African Newspaper Constructions of Female Offenders

Author: van Zijl, Carla Date: 2022 Although female-perpetrated crime is a significant minority of overall crime statistics, the media are ready to capitalise on these stories and often resort to sensationalist reporting which results in the misrepresentation of female criminality. ... Read more
Wheels of justice & cycles of abuse: what barriers do victims of domestic violence in South Africa face when seeking the protection of the courts?

Author: Waldman, Jessica Date: 2021 This dissertation considers the barriers facing victims of domestic violence who seek protection orders under the South African Domestic Violence Act 1998 (DVA). 1 It looks at the key players responsible for implementing the protection order ... Read more
Women in the legal profession in South Africa: traversing the tensions from the bar to the bench

Author: Chitapi, Rudo Runako Date: 2015 This paper takes the view that the substance of that knowledge and information is to be found with the very women we are concerned with. It seeks to investigate this by eliciting the experiences of women who have entered the profession, ... Read more

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