1. Action for a safe South Africa: breaking the cycle of crime and violence Social Justice Coalition 28th October 2008 Action for a safe South Africa: breaking the cycle of crime and violence; a safe society for all Social Justice Coalition 28th October 2008

2. © CSIR 2006 www.csir.co.za How unsafe are we? Non-Natural Death - Children 6x more likely - Women are 5x more likely - Men are 8x more likely Alcohol Abuse - R41 billion on alcohol in 2006 - R16 out of every R100 spent - 47% homicide victims test positive for alcohol at time of death - 66% of people presenting in trauma units @ hospitals - >50% rape victims are “high or drunk” @ the time of the incident Arms/Guns - 62% homicides committed with guns - 66 guns a day lost or stolen from legal to illegal pool - 192 000 new violent crimes in the course of last year - 528 per day (SAPS Annual Report)

3. © CSIR 2006 www.csir.co.za What is a Safe South Africa? Visioning Exercise For a Safe South Africa - Children play safely in the streets - Women travel safely to and from work - Women walk alone in the dark - Parents sit by open doors making supper to eat in the garden - The sound of laughter and street cricket, football - Bicycles lean against the pavement - Family picnics in the park - Schools the centre of community - Vegetable gardens - Effective transport systems - Everyone is busy - Old people sit peacefully in the sunshine

4. © CSIR 2006 www.csir.co.za What does it look like right now? Private Security - R46 billion - Building fortresses - Armed response - Electric fences - Surveillance cameras - Guns - Boom gates - Exclusion - Burglar bars - Security gates - Alarm systems National Response - 60000 extra police by 2010 Total - 193 000 - Review of Criminal Justice System Integration of departments Performance standards - 4 000 more social workers by 2010 Total - 15 000 social workers - Uncertain future for best unit - Acting Head of SAPS - Acting Head of NPA Undercurrent of fear and distrust Growing demand for more and more punitive justice

5. © CSIR 2006 www.csir.co.za

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