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Rape unresolved : policing sexual offences in South Africa
Author
Title
Rape unresolved : policing sexual offences in South Africa / Dee Smythe.
ISBN
9781919895895
1919895892
Publication
Cape Town, South Africa : UCT Press, 2015.
Physical Description
x, 316 pages ; 23 cm
Summary
"Of the approximately 50,000 rape cases reported in South Africa every year, only between 4% and 8% end in conviction. To understand the criminal justice system's s failure to adequately deal with sexual violence, one needs to start with the police. This book tells the story of some of the cases reported to the South African Police Service and how they were dealt with." -- Publisher's description: https://books.google.co.za/books/about/Rape_Unresolved.html?id=TLaKrgEACAAJ&redir_esc=y
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 13, 2016
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-300) and index.
Contents
CHAPTER 1. Charges dropped : an introduction to attrition in South Africa
CHAPTER 2. Paper rich : rape in South African law and practice
CHAPTER 3. The South African Police Service and the communities they police
CHAPTER 4. A sketch of the cases
CHAPTER 5. Recalcitrant victims
CHAPTER 6. Complainant withdrawals
CHAPTER 7. False complaints
CHAPTER 8. Refractory systems
CHAPTER 9. Taking responsibility/apportioning blame.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Case studies.
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