We would like to specifically congratulate DCS on the following: Notable reduction in audit qualifications as reported in the Annual report The 18 Wellness Centres aimed at ensuring access to Anti-Retrovirals (ARV’s)- (p.8) On acknowledging that there are challenges and areas that need improvement, and the acknowledgement that strategic partnerships are key to achieving success [...]
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NICRO Submission on the Domestic Violence Act after department feedback
Following the input by the various Departments following the public hearing NICRO is still concerned about the following areas outlined in this document, as mentioned in the submission at the public hearings, and do not see in the feedback from the departments that these issues were adequately captured or addressed. View the article online HERE [...]
NICRO Submission on 11 Years of Implementation of the Domestic Violence Act
The Domestic Violence Act 116 of 1998, is considered to be progressive legislation, given its positive gender perspective, wide definition DV, and its acknowledgment of a wide range of domestic relationships. The DVA treats psychological, emotional and economic abuse equal with physical abuse. The DVA has certainly been successful in raising awareness about domestic violence [...]
Non-Custodial Sentencing Stakeholder Seminar (Feb 2009)
In order to promote awareness and support for non-custodial sentencing, NICRO held a national stakeholder workshop in Cape Town for magistrates, judges and other criminal justice practitioners. These are the notes from the seminar. View the article online HERE To download, right-click HERE and select ‘save link as’.
2009 Non-Custodial Sentencing Report To DFID
We have engaged with stakeholders from within the criminal justice sector at national, provincial and local levels and obtained a broad base of support for the NCS project and its deliverables for rolling out non-custodial sentencing (NCS) programmes at magistrates courts. In mid December 2008, a workshop was held in Cape Town with the Regional [...]
Local Reference Group Workshop Notes – Dec 2009
Challenges and Solutions That Emerged in the Review Presentation: Non-compliance of sentenced offenders: ensuring consistency in managing non-compliance at all sites. Vacuum in legislation regarding case management of sentenced offenders. Magistrates and judges do not have the time / capacity to follow the progress of offenders. Increasing the role of DSD, SAPS, DCS and magistrates [...]
NICRO submission on the Department of Correctional Services Budget 2009 – 2010
The mandate of the DCS is defined in the CSA, section 2, is “to contribute towards maintaining and protecting a just, peaceful, and safe society, by enforcing court-imposed sentences in the manner prescribed by the CSA, detaining inmates in safe custody and promoting social responsibility and the human development of all offenders and persons subject [...]
NICRO presentation on the Department of Correctional Services Budget 2009 – 2010
DCS and the CJS spends little time considering what happens to individuals when they leave. NICRO supports a comprehensive approach to rehabilitation, and re-entry. Need to allocate time, care and attention to create such an approach. All law enforcement, sentencing, and rehabilitation efforts should be considering what happens when individuals leave custody. Rarely consider obstacles [...]
NICRO’s Submission to the NCOP May 2007
NICRO’s role in the correctional services sector, and our core service, is that of social reintegration. We have been active in this field for the last 96 years, and regard ourselves as unofficial partners of the Department of Correctional Services. Our status as a partner is however not recognised to the fullest extent, We respectfully [...]
NICRO submission on the Department of Correctional Services 2007 – 2008
We are all aware that the rehabilitation and reintegration of offenders still poses a critical challenge to Correctional Services, NGOs and Civil Society. NICRO acknowledges the Department of Correctional Services for its efforts in focussing on Social Reintegration of prisoners. However, taking note of the budget allocation, we believe that far more resources need to [...]
