19 - South Africa Flashcards
1948-1994…
Apartheid in South Africa
Population…
South Africa is 55,076,667 as of Tuesday, September 13, 2016, based on the latest United Nations estimates
Legal System…
Common Law, Roman Dutch Law & Customary Law
Criminal Justice System…
The government controls the prison, police & courts
Crime Categorisation…
Contact crime (crime against persons);
Contact related crime;
Property-related crime;
Crime heavily dependent on police action for detection;
Other serious crime; subcategories forming part of aggravated robbery;
And other crime categories
Age of Criminal Responsibility…
10 years, Child Justice Act no 75, 2008
Section 7
(1) Minimum age of criminal capacity: A child who commits an offence while under the age of 10 years does not have criminal capacity and cannot be prosecuted for that offence, but must be dealt with in terms of section.
(2) A child who is 10 years or older but under the age of 14 years and who commits an offence is presumed to lack criminal capacity, unless the State proves that he or she has criminal capacity in accordance with section
(3) The common law pertaining to the criminal capacity of children under the age of 14 years is hereby amended to the extent set out in this section.
Section 8
Review of minimum age of criminal capacity: In order to determine whether or not the minimum age of criminal capacity as set out in section 7(1) should be raised, the Cabinet member responsible for the administration of justice must, not later than five years after the commencement of this section, submit a report to Parliament, as provided for in section 96(4) and (5).
Punishment for capital offences…
Prolonged prison term
Prison population total and rate of imprisonment…
161,984: 291 per 100,000) as at January 2017
Crime rates…
Very high
Crime Index 2016…
78
Safety Index 2016…
22
