The South African Nationl Crime Prevention Strategy: Overview and contextual analysis

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  • WF Van Aswegen Stellenbosch University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15270/36-2-1578

Keywords:

Crime prevention, sociological, criminological theories, restorative justice

Abstract

The article provides an overview of the main interventions proposed in the South African National Crime Prevention Strategy (NCPS) as well as a discussion of the aims and principles of the strategy in the context of sociological/criminological theories of crime, philosophical theories of punishment, and patterns and strategies for controlling crime in Western societies. The main themes addressed are: crime and human rights, crime control vs. crime prevention, crime as security issue vs. crime as social issue, retributive justice vs. restorative justice, and communitybased crime prevention and crimina( justice.

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Author Biography

WF Van Aswegen, Stellenbosch University

Stellenbosch University

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Published

2000-06-06

How to Cite

Van Aswegen, W. (2000). The South African Nationl Crime Prevention Strategy: Overview and contextual analysis. Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 36(2), 141–149. https://doi.org/10.15270/36-2-1578

Issue

Vol. 36 No. 2 (2000)

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