Assessing the impact: Mandatory and minimum sentences in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorSloth-Nielsen, Julia
dc.contributor.authorEhlers, Louise
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-15T18:54:28Z
dc.date.available2016-05-15T18:54:28Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractThe legislation passed in 1997 that provides for mandatory minimum sentences for serious crimes was recently extended for another two years. At the time, the aim was to reduce serious and violent crime, achieve consistency in sentencing, and satisfy the public that sentences were sufficiently severe. This article argues that the legislation has achieved little or no significant impact with regard to these goals. Instead, many agree that the provisions have exacerbated the problem of overcrowding in South African prisons.en_US
dc.description.accreditationDHETen_US
dc.identifier.citationSloth-Nielsen, J. and Ehlers, L. (2011). Assessing the impact: Mandatory and minimum sentences in South Africa. South African Crime Quarterly, 14: 15 - 22en_US
dc.identifier.issn2413-3108
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/2199
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterFALSE
dc.publisherInstitute for Security Studies (ISS)en_US
dc.rightsThis journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2413-3108/2005/v0i14a1005
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectCriminal justice administrationen_US
dc.subjectCriminal lawen_US
dc.subjectLegislationen_US
dc.subjectSentencingen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.titleAssessing the impact: Mandatory and minimum sentences in South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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