This article was co-authored by a NICRO social worker, Mariette Joubert, and published in LitNet Akademies Jaargang 9(3), Desember 2012.
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Special Recognition
We would like to give special recognition to the following people who have gone the extra mile in promoting non-custodial sentencing. The following people have taken the values of NCS and restorative justice to heart. They have been nominated by NICRO staff for their efforts to raise the profile of NCS and restorative justice. They [...]
NICRO’s Criminal Justice Knowledge Forum
In 2009 NICRO created an online knowledge forum that focuses on the criminal justice sector. The forum is intended for criminal justice academics, practitioners, researchers and members of the judiciary. To join the forum, you have to sign up and have your request approved. There are currently 131 members. The forum boasts a searchable research [...]
I’d like to thank NICRO
Hi I would like to thank the social worker at NICRO for allowing me the opportunity to complete my community service at a Children’s Home that is close to my heart. My paintings and preparation skills have improved because of the work I did during my community service. I have definitely improved in many aspects [...]
O.F.Fender Writes Again From Prison
Greetings Free People, For my first proper entry I was trying to decide on a topic. Something that would be hard-hitting, attention-grabbing, arresting (pun intended). Was I going to express an opinion on our incompetent judicial officers? Our corrupt and lazy Correctional Services officers? Perhaps drugs in prison, or a comment on the torture that [...]
Analysis of cases diverted to NICRO programmes by courts 2009 – 2010
The day to day perception of living in South Africa is characterized by crime.Offending behaviour is fuelled by various risk factors including factors related to the biology of the individual, the family environment, peers and societal factors. It can be argued that many young people, particularly those growing up in disadvantaged communities, dysfunctional families, ineffective [...]
Prosecutorial attitudes towards diversion
The first formal diversion programmes in South Africa were established in 1992 by NICRO in Cape Town and jointly by NICRO and LHR in Pietermaritzburg. Both these initiatives focused on pre-trial community service as a diversion option for children charged with minor criminal offences. The development of these programmes introduced a new phase in the [...]
