I am very happy to have seen your site. It is refreshing to view a site that recognises the extent of the crime rate in South Africa, but does not resort to scare tactics. We (as South Africans) need an informative site, so that we can realise the true extent of the crime problem, but also become aware of measures that are in place to combat the crime. As a criminologist, I struggle on a daily basis to combat stereotypes / myths about the crime in this country. As I write articles I will forward them and then maybe some good debates and solutions can be found / formed to assist with the crime problem.
Again well done to you and I will definitely forward this site to friends and family.
Vellies Hi Malan, I see that apart from the (expected) praise-singing by regime flunkies and the rather naive hallelujah brigade, you are also being hammered by some more independent and outspoken realists. What I would like to add is a comment on what you said to E. de Witt: You blame the location of... Read more/Comment
As I am a student, I don't have much time, apart from my holidays, to do research and write articles. I would appreciate if volunteers e.g. blog owners, freelance journalists or criminologists would allow me to place their articles (credit will be given to the author). Articles just need to be in line with the mission of the website (see About). Contact me
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Getting behind the statistics to offer a sober and sobering account of the scale of the crime problem and its evolution, the book describes how government has sometimes sought to deal with the crisis and sometimes sought to deny its existence. The book ends with some suggestions of what needs to be done to deal with this scourge. Buy
