Submissions on the Child Justice Bill
Before the Child Justice Bill became law it went through rounds of public comment in which organisations and individuals told Parliament what they thought of it. This page collects those submissions and the commentary on them.
Read together, they show where the debate was hardest: the age at which a child can be held criminally responsible, the conditions for pre-trial detention, the place of diversion and restorative justice, sentencing options for the most serious offences, and the resources needed for probation officers and assessment.
Submissions are a useful record because they explain the reasons behind a position, not only the position itself. They also make it possible to compare the bill as introduced with the law that was eventually passed.
SUMMARY OF COMMENT: CHILD JUSTICE BILL [B 49 2002]
SUMMARY OF COMMENT: CHILD JUSTICE BILL [B 49 – 2002] CLAUSE 1: DEFINITIONS Appropriate adult: " an appropriate adult " means any member of a child’s family…
NICRO | Further Submission on the Child Justice Bill | archive
Submission nr 2 NICRO WRITTEN SUBMISSION TO THE PARLIAMENTARY PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON THE CHILD JUSTICE BILL [49 of…
NICRO's Submission on the Child Justice Bill (BILL 49/2002) archive
SUBMISSION ON THE CHILD JUSTICE BILL ( BILL 49/2002) BY: NICRO (National Institute for Crime Prevention and the reintegration of offenders) Background to…
Child Justice Alliance's Submission on the Child Justice Bill archive
SUBMISSION ON THE CHILD JUSTICE BILL BY: THE CHILD JUSTICE ALLIANCE [1] AUTHOR: J GALLINETTI Driver group: Children’s Rights Project, Community Law Centre…
CHILDREN’S RIGHTS PROJECT, COMMUNITY LAW CENTRE, UWC FURTHER SUBMISSION archive
SUBMISSION TO THE JUSTICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON THE CHILD JUSTICE BILL SUBMITTED BY : CHILDREN’S RIGHTS PROJECT, COMMUNITY…
Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation on the Child Justice Bill
Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development From the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation 26 February…
SAYstop's SUBMISSION ON THE CHILD JUSTICE BILL
SUBMISSION ON THE CHILD JUSTICE BILL TO: THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT BY: SAYStOP – DIVERSION PROGRAMME FOR YOUNG SEX…
COMMUNITY LAW CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE
SUBMISSION ON THE CHILD JUSTICE BILL TO: THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT BY: COMMUNITY LAW CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF THE…
Prof. Sloth-Nielsen's submission on the Child Justice Bill
Submission to the portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development: The Child Justice Bill 49/2002 1. Introduction This submission focusses on…
Restorative Justice Centre's Submission on the Child Justice Bill archive
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE CENTRE Pretoria, 28 October 2002 CHILD JUSTICE BILL (2002) The Restorative Justice Centre (RJC) is a registered Non-Profit Organization…
CSIR CRIME PREVENTION CENTRE
CSIR CRIME PREVENTION CENTRE SUBMISSION ON THE CHILD JUSTICE BILL TO: THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE- ON JUSTICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT BY: THE CSIR CRIME…
ORAL SUBMISSION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT: THE
ORAL SUBMISSION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT: THE CHILD JUSTICE BILL A. Scientific evidence: children and criminal…
A focus on prevention
Article 40 © copyright to the Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape A focus on prevention Anna Senekal, manager of the Mangaung One-stop…
Victim-Offender Mediations Rule the Day
Victim-Offender Mediations Rule the Day Thebogo Kuloane, a Ga-Rankuwa probation officer, sees family group conferences and victim-offender mediations as a…
Phone Ellen | archive
Article 40 © copyright to the Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape Phone Ellen Ellen Modiboa, a probation officer from Lichtenburg, gets…
Training in North West Province Leads the Way
Article 40 © copyright to the Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape Training in North West Province Leads the Way Over the period October 2001…
Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation's Submission on the Child Justice Bill
CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF VIOLENCE AND RECONCILIATION Pretoria, 28 October 2002 CHILD JUSTICE BILL (2002) The Centre for the Study of Violence and…
MANGAUNG | the most recent One-stop Child Justice Centre | archive
Article 40 © copyright to the Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape MANGAUNG - the most recent One-stop Child Justice Centre Ms A Senekal The…
The role of the probation officer at the One-stop Child Justice Centre archive
Article 40 © copyright to the Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape The role of the probation officer at the One-stop Child Justice Centre Mr…
From scars to stars
Article 40 © copyright to the Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape From scars to stars Ms C Morata Parents struggle to cope with children…
Changing the mind-set
Article 40 © copyright to the Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape Changing the mind-set Lize Fivaz, prosecutor at the Mangaung One-stop…
An experience with a family group conference
Article 40 © copyright to the Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape An experience with a family group conference Belinda Pule, Department of…
Cape Bench again stresses importance of pre-sentence reports for youthful offenders
Article 40 © copyright to the Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape Cape Bench again stresses importance of pre-sentence reports for youthful…
Diversion in Brits: a personal observation
Article 40 © copyright to the Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape Diversion in Brits: a personal observation Personal observations by…
The police at the One-stop Child Justice Centre
Article 40 © copyright to the Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape The police at the One-stop Child Justice Centre Inspector Tumelo Mofokeng…
Further Submissions on the Child Justice Bill: Key Debates
child justice Reporting on how South Africa treats its children Rights & Law Protection Sport Arts Play Archive Further submissions on the Child Justice Bill: the issues that shaped the law Law reform for children…
Assessment of North West Training
Article 40 © copyright to the Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape Assessment of North West Training Inspector Mooki of the Rustenburg Police…