eNCA: Martin van Staden on criminal justice reform (29 April 2024)
Martin van Staden was featured on eNCA on the recent launch of the FMF’s manifesto against violent crime.
The Free Market Foundation Rule of Law Project presents the Section 12 Initiative for a #SaferSouthAfrica
Martin van Staden was featured on eNCA on the recent launch of the FMF’s manifesto against violent crime.
A manifesto of the FMF’s Section 12 Initiative.
South Africa is considered one of the most unsafe societies globally, with a collapsed criminal justice system.
The paradox is that as the SA government fails to deal with the violent crime epidemic, it simultaneously expands the scope of what “crime” means.
Martin van Staden was featured on Newzroom Afrika on the necessity of deep criminal justice reform.
It is more than likely that people who have committed one of the myriad victimless or harmless so-called ‘crimes’ found in our law are being housed in cramped prison cells alongside real criminals, like murderers and rapists.
The problems of high wages and a low headcount which affect South African policing also affect the judiciary and the prison system.
Trying to cope inordinately with many other non-violent, non-serious crimes clearly comes at the cost of deprioritizing crimes such as murders and rape.
South Africa is not in a position to pick peripheral battles because we don’t dare to fight the real ones.
We need decentralisation of the police to ensure local accountability and efficiency.