Expected
output
Required Action
as specified in
PoA
Time frame
Progress
Active
engagement of
Communities
and CommunityBased
Organisations in
the fight against
crime
Identify and
strengthen anticrime and violence
in all three spheres
of government
Ongoing
Criminal Justice system
strengthened with the creation
a more capacitated Directorate
for Priority Crimes Investigation
(HAWKS).
Remarks
SAPS implemented a policing
concept aimed at raising the levels
of community involvement at local
level
The business community through
BACSA partnered with SAPS to
fight crime, focusing particularly on
violent organized crime and review
of the criminal justice system.
A policy to enhance Community
Policing Forums (CPFs) was
developed.
Access to justice
is increased and
improved
Court outreach
and accessibility
initiatives
Ongoing
A total of fifteen (15) branch courts
were brought within closer proximity
of communities in six (6) provinces.
Magistrate Courts and municipal
boundaries were re-aligned to
enhance access to justice for
communities.
Support
Programmes for
Victims of Crime
Ongoing
South African Safety and Security
Education Training Authority
(SASSETA) is supporting the
development of the Family Law
Learnerships which includes
training on the social context of
domestic violence and the Domestic
Violence Act of 1996.
The Justice Crime Prevention and
Security cluster (JCPS) approved
the National Policy Guidelines for
Victim Empowerment Programme.
The Policy Guidelines and the
National Directory was launched in
July 2009.
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