FINAL PROGRAMME

DAY ONE

Opening

08h30-09h00 Registration and refreshments

09h00-09h05 Workshop arrangements: chair, Mark Shaw, IDP

09h05-09h20 Welcome to workshop: SAPS and IDP

09h20-09h40 Opening address: Dr Leila Patel, director-general, department of welfare

Empowerment and support – a macro perspective

09h40-10h15 Keynote address: 'Victim empowerment and support in international perspective'
Prof Jan van Dijk, director of strategic planning and programmes, ministry of justice/University of Leyden, The Netherlands

10h15-10h25 Questions

10h25-10h40 Tea/coffee

10h40-11h00 Crime and violence: the need for victim support in South Africa.
Graeme Simpson, director of the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation

11h00-11h20 The National Crime Prevention Strategy and victims
Janine Rauch, convenor of the NCPS, secretariat for safety and security

11h20-11h40 A response: crime victims, the status quo and the NCPS
Lala Camerer, researcher, crime and policing policy project, Institute for Defence Policy
Government initiatives

11h40-11h55 department of welfare – Dr Eddie Harvey

11h55-12h10 department of justice

12h10-12h25 department of health

12h25-12h40 department of safety and security – deputy national commissioner John Manuel

12h40-13h00 Questions

13h00-14h00 Lunch

Process and agenda

14h00-14h10 Determining agenda/goals for the workshop

14h10-15h00 Group discussions in breakaway rooms

15h00-15h15 Tea/coffee

15h15-15h45 Feedback on group discussions

15h45-17h00 Comments and closure

DAY TWO

Mobilising around victims of crime in South Africa

08h00-08h25 Tea/coffee

08h25-08h30 Welcome: chair, senior superintendent Juan Nel, SAPS

08h30-09h00 A proposed model for a national body for victim assistance
Dr Rika Snyman, department of criminology, Unisa

09h00-10h00 Group discussions in breakaway rooms:
– How do we operationalise victim empowerment and support?
– Who are the role players/stakeholders?
– What are their specific roles/responsibilities?
– How can we ensure success?

10h00-10h30 Feedback on group discussions

10h30-11h00 Tea/coffee

Action steps

11h00-11h30 Steps/time frame to operationalise victim initiatives

11h30-12h00 Election of NCPS programme team

12h00-12h30 Conclusion/the way forward

12h30-13h30 Lunch

The South African Police Service and victims

13h30-14h00 An overview: the SAPS RDP victim support programme
Senior superintendent Juan Nel, national co-ordinator, victim support programme, SAPS

14h00-14h20 Guidelines for police personnel in terms of victim support
Senior superintendent Celiwe Binta, policy and strategy directorate, SAPS

14h20-14h40 SAPS RDP funding criteria for victim support initiatives
Superintendent Zuzelle Pretorius, victim support programme core management team, SAPS

14h40-15h00 Developing training curriculae for police personnel
Superintendent Nico Els, national training section, SAPS

15h00-15h20 Questions

15h20-15h40 Tea/coffee

15h40-16h15 Group discussions in breakaway rooms
– Priorities for allocating RDP victim support programme funds
– Role players in developing police training curriculae

16h15-16h45 Feedback on group discussions

16h45-17h00 Concluding remarks and impressions of the workshop
Prof Jan van Dijk, ministry of justice, The Netherlands

The organisers wish to thank The Royal Netherlands Embassy in South Africa, the United Nations Development Programme and the SAPS RDP Fund for funding the workshop.