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KRM 120 Chapter 3
IN-DEPTH STUDY GUIDE (INCLUDES NOTES FROM SLIDES,
TEXTBOOK AND LECTURER VOICE NOTES)
A South African Perspective on Fundamental Criminology (2nd Edition)
PG 66-93 | BY SURANYA GOVENDER
,Table of Contents
Semester Test Content ......................................................................................................................... 2
Unit 1: An introduction to the South African criminal justice system .............................................. 2
Unit 2: Law enforcement: SAPS, Metro Police and IPID ................................................................... 3
Unit 3:Judicial system: South African court structure ....................................................................... 8
Unit 4:Judicial system: Types of sentence options .......................................................................... 12
Not tested in semester test but tested in exam content .................................................................. 21
Unit 5: Corrections-An overview of corrections in South Africa (Reader) ....................................... 21
Unit 6: Corrections: South African correctional population and correctional centres ................... 24
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, KRM 120
Chapter 3: The South African criminal justice system (CJS)
Lecture 1
Unit 1: An introduction to the South African criminal justice
system
Provide an overview of the South African criminal justice system (pg. 67)
• The SA criminal justice system (CJS)
o managed by the Department of Justice and Constitutional
Development (DoJ&CD).
• CJS decides on the types of sentencing + deals with both victim and offenders
+ aims to protect the rights of all.
• In 1994 the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) cluster was
established.
• JCPS consists of SAPS, DoJ&CD (including NPA), DCS, DHA, Defence and
Military Veterans, SSA.
• Core of the CJS = SAPS (police), DoJ&CD (courts) and DCS (corrections).
o Brief explanation of the core departments:
▪ SAPS = investigate and prevent criminal acts and arrest
suspects.
▪ DoJ&CD = management of the courts system with the NPA
focusing on the prosecution of suspects.
▪ DCS = incarcerates sentenced offenders in correctional centres
(IN THIS MODULE WE DON’T REFER TO PRISONS OR
CRIMINALS) and aims toward the rehabilitation of all inmates.
▪ These core departments for KRM 120=law enforcement
(SAPS, Metro Police and IPID); the SA court structure
and sentence options; and corrections.
Give an exposition of the functioning of the South African criminal justice
system (refer to diagram on pg 68)
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