Expungement of a criminal record May 2018 Crimes committed by an adult

Abstract

Expungement removes the criminal record of your conviction from the Criminal Record Centre of the South African Police Service (SAPS).This allows a person to carry on with life without a criminal record being an obstruction to employment opportunities or a source of discrimination. An expunged record does not exist, which means youdon’t need to declare it.

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Keywords

Expungement, Adult crime, South Africa, Criminal record

Citation

Africa Criminal Justice Reform.(2018). 'Expungement of a criminal record May 2018 Crimes committed by an adult'. Dullah Omar Institute: University of the Western Cape