University of the Western Cape

Publications by Request

Other publications without PDF links on this site, as well as contact details to receive copies of these publications. For more information or to receive a copy of any of these publications, please contact Crystal Erskine on (021) 959 3701 or cerskine@uwc.ac.za

Children & Sexual Offences; Management Systems for Repeat Young Sex Offenders

In 2002 the Children's Rights Project at the Community Law Centre commissioned research on the incidence of children committing sexual offences in South Africa. A research report was completed that analyses some custody, arrest and reporting trends in relation to children and sexual offences.

Towards Redrafting the Child Care Act

During 1995, a draft Child Care Amendment Bill, aimed at amending critical and problematic areas of current child care and protection legislation, was circulated by the Department of Welfare and Population Development. This Bill was criticized from various sectors for its piece-meal approach to law reform.

What the Children Said: A consultation with children on the Draft Child Justice Bill. (1998-9)

As South Africa moves through the process of transition, the laws that regulate the way in which children are processed through the juvenile justice system has come under systematic and comprehensive review.