2007 News
Jean Redpath debated the issue of whether or to what extent incarceration can be considered to be a crime prevention intervention in a Wolpe Trust debate on 22 November 2007.
Jean Redpath and Michael O’Donovan have been commissioned by New Africa Books to write a book about crime in South Africa. The book will look at the available evidence on causes, correlates and solutions to crime.
Jean Redpath has been contracted as an international expert on criminal justice to the Soros Foundation Moldova. Jean visited Moldova in October 2007 to assist the Foundation in planning the project methodology for an assessment of the Moldovan criminal justice system. Jean will continue to provide assistance on the project and will visit Moldova again for this purpose during 2008 and 2009.
Jean Redpath presented a paper by invitation of the Association of Regional Court Magistrates on the impact of minimum sentencing, at a Conference entitled “Sentencing Challenges in the Regional Court” on 15 – 17 November 2007.