Deprivation of children's liberty 'as last resort' and 'for the shortest period of time': how far have we come? And can we do better?

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dc.contributor.authorSloth-Nielsen, Julia
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-09T14:36:12Z
dc.date.available2015-03-09T14:36:12Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractCommencing with a brief historical overview of detention of children in South Africa, and legislative attempts to curb its use, this article reviews all forms of deprivation of liberty under the Child Justice Act 75 of 2008 and attempts to assess at a practical level whether - or not - progress is being made in the quest for the minimal use of deprivation of liberty.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationSloth-Nielsen, J. (2013). Deprivation of children's liberty 'as last resort' and 'for the shortest period of time': how far have we come? And can we do better? South African Journal of Criminal Justice, 26 (3): 316-336en_US
dc.identifier.issn1011-8627
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/1369
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterfalse
dc.publisherJuta Lawen_US
dc.rightsCopyright Juta Law. This file may be freely used provided that the source is acknowledged. No commercial distribution of this text is permitted.
dc.rightsCopyright Juta Law. This file may be freely used provided that the source is acknowledged. No commercial distribution of this text is permitted.
dc.status.ispeerreviewedtrue
dc.subjectDetention of childrenen_US
dc.subjectChildren's rightsen_US
dc.subjectChild Justice Acten_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.titleDeprivation of children's liberty 'as last resort' and 'for the shortest period of time': how far have we come? And can we do better?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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