Criminal Justice Archive
Press Articles
- Why getting bail is harder than one might think
Jean Redpath, published in Business Day 21 April 2008
- “Trust us” not good enough in the criminal justice system
Jean Redpath, published in Business Day on 3 March 2008
- Crime solutions lie beyond the bars of SA’s jail cells
Jean Redpath and Michael O’Donovan, published in Business Day 8 November 2007
- Prophet no poster boy for forfeiture critics
Jean Redpath, 15 March 2007
- Why both police, sceptics may be right
Jean Redpath, published in Business Day, 12 February 2007
- Sentencing of maximum concern
Jean Redpath and Michael O’Donovan, published in Business Day, 7 November 2006
- Who will watch the watchers?
Jean Redpath, published in Business Day, 8 June 2004
- The perlemoen problem
Jean Redpath, April 2002
- The case of the people’s poet
Jean Redpath, published in Focus, September 2001
- Bully-boy tactics not the way to deal with blasts
Jean Redpath, published in Sunday Times, 26 November 2000
- Asset forfeiture should not be abused
Jean Redpath, published in Business Day, 15 March 2000
- Trial better than detention for urban terror suspects
Jean Redpath, published in Sunday Times 9 January 2000
- Looking forward: using socio-economic data to determine crime trends
Michael O’ Donovan, published in Nedbank ISS Crime Index May 1998
Summaries of Research Reports
Research Reports
- Masculinities and public policy in South Africa: changing masculinities and working towards gender equality Jean Redpath, Robert Morrell, Rachel Jewkes and Dean Peacock, published by Sonke Gender Justice Network, October 2008
- Between a rock and a hard place – bail decisions in three South African courts Vanja Karth, Michael O’Donovan and Jean Redpath, Published by the Open Society Foundation for South Africa, January 2008
- Transforming the South African magistracy – how far have we come? Full report
Vanja Karth 2007
- Parallel lines: Policies relevant to child safety in South Africa
Jean Redpath
Commissioned and published by the Centre for Justice and Crime Prevention
July 2007
- South Africa Country Report to the United Nations Committee on the Status of Women Donald Ambe, Bafana Khumalo, Eleanor McNab and Dean Peacock, Sonke Gender Justice Network, with Jean Redpath and Vanja Karth. Commissioned by the Office on the Status of Women, the Office of the Presidency
Published by Sonke Gender Justice Network
February 2007
- The Impact of Minimum Sentencing in South Africa
Michael O’Donovan and Jean Redpath, Hlakanaphila Analytics
Plain language editing by Derrick Fine
Commissioned and published by the Open Society Foundation South Africa
December 2006
- Assessing the functioning of provincial portfolio committees (safety and security) in the Free State, Northern Cape and North West Provinces
Jean Redpath, Hlakanaphila Analytics
and
Melanie Lue-Dugmore and Hoosain Kagee
Commissioned and published by the Open Society Foundation South Africa
January 2006
- Youth in conflict with the law: assessment of context and interventions
Jabu Dhlamini, Hlakanaphila Analytics
and Themba Masuku
Edited by Umsobomvu Youth Fund
Commissioned and published by the Umsobomvu Youth Fund
January 2006
- The Scorpions: Analysing the Directorate of Special Operations
Jean Redpath
Commissioned and published by the Institute for Security Studies
Monograph 96
March 2004
- Leaner and meaner? Restructuring the detective service
Jean Redpath
Commissioned and published by the Institute for Security Studies
Monograph 73
May 2002
Maps
- Crime in South Africa
Developed by Michael O’Donovan, Hlakanaphila Analytics
Commissioned and published by the Centre for Justice and Crime Prevention
Data provided by the South African Police Service, Centre for Justice and Crime Prevention, and Institute for Security Studies
Map developed using Ka-map
March 2007