ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Patrick Burton, Anton du Plessis, Ted Leggettt, Antoinette Louw, Duxita Mistry, Hennie van Vuuren
The survey was made possible by the generous financial support of the Danish Embassy in Pretoria and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC).
The authors are grateful to the thousands of survey respondents throughout the country who gave of their time to participate in the study.
Thanks also to the following colleagues at the ISS who contributed to numerous debates about the methodology and the survey results: Sibusiso Masuku, Robyn Pharoah, Makubetse Sekhonyane and Boyane Tshehla.
The input of the stakeholders from government and civil society who assisted at various stages of the research design and analysis process was particularly valuable. They are, in alphabetical order:
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Mr R Chetty, National Secretariat for Safety and Security
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Dr C de Kock, Head, Crime Information Analysis Centre, SAPS
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Dr L Glanz, Director, Court Management, Department of Justice and Constitutional Development
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Ms T Gopane, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
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Mr S Jiyane, Deputy Director General, Department of Justice and Constitutional Development
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Ms J Maluleke, Gender Directorate, Department of Justice and Constitutional Development
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Advocate T Majokweni, Special Director, Sexual Offences and Community Affairs Unit, National Prosecuting Authority
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Superintendent D Mynhardt, Social Crime Prevention, SAPS
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Professor B Naude, Professor Emeritus, UNISA
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Assistant Commissioner S Pienaar, Social Crime Prevention, SAPS
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Professor J Prinsloo: Institute for Criminological Sciences, UNISA
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Senior Superintendent J Schnetler, Head, Strategic Research, SAPS
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Advocate P Smith, Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Sexual Offences and Community Affairs Unit, National Prosecuting Authority
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Dr Z Tshotsho, Manager, Victim Empowerment Programme, Department of Social Development
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Dr U Zvekic, Senior Crime Prevention & Criminal Justice Expert, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Finally, the authors would like to thank Development Research Africa for conducting the survey and processing the data.