NCJ Number
41021
Editor(s)
J MIDGLEY,
J H STEYN,
R GRASER
Date Published
1975
Length
265 pages
Annotation
ANTHOLOGY CONTAINS A DESCRIPTION OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND CRIME IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Abstract
INFORMATION IS INCLUDED ON SOCIAL WORK AND THE CORRECTIONAL FIELD, COVERING WELFARE PROVISIONS AND LEGAL AID. CRIME AND PENAL STATISTICS ARE PRESENTED. CHAPTERS ALSO COVER CRIME IN THE COLORED AND ASIAN COMMUNITIES, JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AMONG WHITE SOUTH AFRICANS, AND JUDICIAL ACTIVISM AND INTERNAL SECURITY. OTHER TOPICS EXPLORED INCLUDE PRESENTENCE INVESTIGATION, ADDICTION, REHABILITATION, AND CONSISTENCY AND DISCRETION IN SENTENCING....BDS