• What is the idea behind child justice courts and one-stop centres? Do we have any at present?
• What are the issues around the age of a child?
• How much consultation has gone into the Child Justice Bill?
• How does the Bill contribute to preventing crime? How will it make us safer?
• What does the Child Justice Bill say about legal representation?
• What is a family group conference?
• What does the Child Justice Bill expect of the police?
• What is a preliminary inquiry?
• What is ‘restorative justice’? Is it a foreign concept? Will it work in South Africa?
• Sending children to prison – a measure of last resort for the shortest possible period
• What are the different types of sentences envisaged by the Child Justice Bill?
• What about child sex offenders? What proportion of sexual offences are committed by children in South Africa?
• What is assessment?
• What is expungement and why is it necessary?
• What is the role of probation officers ?
• Why do we need the Child Justice Bill?

Download the zipped format of all the above-mentioned topics