Child justice in South Africa
By: Ann Skelton & Boyane Tshehla.
Contributors: Tshehla, Boyane.
Series: Monograph -- 150
Publisher: Institute for Security Studies
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Pretoria, South Africa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 72
ISBN-13: 9781920114473
Subjects: Juvenile justice, Administration of -- South Africa; Children's rights -- South Africa
Description: Getting the principles, procedures and practices of child justice right is essential to preventing crime in South Africa. In this monograph the authors chart the history of child justice in South Africa, and internationally. They describe recent developments in child justice in South Africa, and contextualise the South African approach by reflecting on international standards. This monograph provides details about the new Child Justice Bill. The Child Justice Bill provides an enlightened approach to dealing with young offenders and offers a chance to break the cycle of crime. Included in the new Bill are provisions for diverting child offenders out of the criminal justice system through the possibility of community-based sentencing. The Bill also provides a firm legal basis for restorative justice that attends to the needs both of victims and perpetrators.
Table of contents: title: Includes bibliographical references (p. 69-72).