Category: Social Crimes
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Stop Abuse of Children
How to report child abuse in South Africa Right, so what’s the next step in reporting child abuse? Well, you should identify an institution that can investigate the issue further. This can be a child protection service, the police or a provincial Department of Social Development. From there, the institution will investigate the matter further…
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Domestic Violence – Protection Orders
Please note that all documentation on the site is in PDF eFormformat and require Acrobat Reader to open and read. Please note that currently all forms are in plain PDF format as taken from the Domestic Violence Regulations 2022, GG 48428, RG 11572, GoN 3289 [Published 14 Apr 2023]. Formatted, fillable eForms will be published as soon…
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Protection Orders
Protection from Harassment Act, 2011 (Act 17 of 2011) The Protection from Harassment Act (Act 17 of 2011) came into effect on 27th April 2013 to address harassment and stalking behaviours which violate Constitutional provisions of right to privacy and dignity of individual persons. The Act provides for inexpensive civil remedy to protect a person…
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Mental Health Care
Mental Health Care Act, 2002 Section 40 of the Mental Health Care Act, 2002 (Act 17 of 2002) as amended: S.40. Intervention by members of South African Police Service (1) If a member of the South African Police Service has reason to believe, from personal observation or from information obtained from a mental health care…
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Gender Based Violence & Femicide
A brief overview of the 3 GBVF Amendment Acts Domestic Violence Amendment ActCriminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment ActCriminal and Related Matters Amendment Act Views: 76
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Human Trafficking
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The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act Amendment Act 13 of 2021
The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act Amendment Act 13 of 2021 intends: to amend the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007, so as to— extend the ambit of the offence of incest; introduce a new offence of sexual intimidation; substitute the phrase ‘‘a person who is mentally disabled’’or ‘‘persons who…
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Social Crime Prevention Projects and Resources
https://www.tshwane.gov.za/sites/Departments/Metro-Police/Strategic-Policing-Interventions/Social-Crime-Prevention/Pages/Social-Crime-Prevention-Projects-.aspx https://www.westerncape.gov.za/directories/services/832 Gauteng 24 Hour Call Centre for Nyaopi addicts – 0800228827… War on Drugs. Use this number if you know any member of the family addicted to drugs. They’ll come and collect her/him for rehab for free. Views: 115
