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Victimisation in Moldova

Jean — Thu, 19 May 2011 14:29:26 +0000

Jean Redpath presenting the Soros Foundation Moldova Victimisation Survey Findings via video link in December 2010

The 2010 survey provides one of the first estimations of the extent of abuse of detainees and the extent of police failure to comply with human rights standards in Moldova. That 4 out of every 10 men detained experiences physical abuse or maltreatment is of serious concern. Reform of the police is urgent.

The backdrop to this police abuse is a pervasive climate of corruption in Moldova. The extent to which the 2010 survey shows ordinary officials from teachers to doctors to judges appear to have been involved in bribery in a single year (2009) is of grave concern. This report recommends that the judiciary be the primary target for the eradication of corruption. If the judiciary is credible, then there is a means of stopping the cycle of corruption.

View the presentation here.

Victimisation in Galeshewe

Jean — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:50:20 +0000

A crime 'hotspot' in Galeshewe

During 2010 the Centre for Justice and Crime Prevention (CJCP) conducted a victimisation survey in Galeshewe. The analysis found that social capital activities such as sports may have unintended effects and service delivery may have no crime prevention effects at the individual level at all. Indeed the qualitative evidence suggests ‘obvious’ solutions may be part of the problem. This paper was presented at a conference in Sandton in December 2010.

A draft of the paper is available here.

Criminal Justice Transformation in Moldova

Jean — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:56:26 +0000

The Soros Foundation Moldova published its report on the Moldovan criminal justice system in November 2009. The report found that while crime rates were relatively low in Moldova by developing country standards, levels of fear in Moldova were very high. Possible reasons for this include the lack of practical reform of the criminal justice system, in particular policing. The report made recommendations for reform, which included reformulation of the role of the office of the Prosecution and re-orientation of policing. The English version of the report, is available here .

Mapping crime with economic data

Jean — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 10:48:44 +0000

On 11 April 2007 the Centre for Justice and Crime Prevention presented an extended version of their crime mapping tool at an Institute for Security Studies seminar. The extended version of the mapping tool incorporates data on both household income and inequality, via the Gini coefficient. The mapping tool was developed and extended by Michael O’Donovan of Hlakanaphila Analytics. Watch this space for analyses of what the maps reveal! You can access the extended mapping tool here.

Crime perceptions and crime statistics

Jean — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:20:38 +0000

The broader public feels that crime is worsening, while government, supported by crime statistics showing reductions in crime, suggests the opposite. Can the two views be reconciled? Jean Redpath, writing in Business Day explains the apparent disjuncture.

CJCP launches crime map

Jean — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 18:09:14 +0000

The Centre for Justice and Crime Prevention (CJCP) launched their innovative crime and victimisation map in March 2007. This map brings together in accessible format three different sources of data on crime and victimisation in South Africa – a first in South Africa. The mapping tool was developed on behalf CJCP by Michael O’Donovan of Hlakanaphila Analytics and can be accessed here.