The following donors funded the research and publication of this monograph: the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the Royal Danish Embassy, and the Ford Foundation. Thanks to the various people who were interviewed in the course of this research, and to Margaret Shaw at the International Centre for Crime Prevention (ICPC) for comparative international information. Thanks also to Anton Du Plessis and Antoinette Louw of the Crime and Justice Programme at the ISS for comments on earlier drafts.