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1 results foundAuthor: Mashike, Lephophotho Title: Former Combatants' Involvement in Crime and Crime Prevention Summary: The African National Congress (ANC) suspended the armed struggle in August 1990 and Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), its military wing was formally disbanded in 1993. Due to the peaceful nature of the transition, South Africa is rarely understood as a post-conflict country. Consequently, there has never been any serious attempt to identify or effectively address the wide range of needs of the different former combatants’ groups, especially former members of the guerrilla forces and paramilitary formations. In 2001, seven years into democracy, Rocky Williams a former MK combatant argued that the government lacked a strategy to help demobilised former guerrilla combatants come to terms with the harsh realities of a high unemployment rate and poverty. It took almost ten years for politicians to realise that without proper planning and adequate funding, there is the real possibility that former combatants would recommence fighting or resort to crime. It is thus important to understand the extent and nature of former combatants’ involvement in criminal activities; the motivations and means for criminality among former combatants; the initiatives that have been undertaken to address the problem of former combatants’ involvement in crime; and the extent and nature of former combatants’ involvement in crime prevention activities. Details: Braam, South Africa: The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, 2007. 53p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed March 17, 2012 at http://www.csvr.org.za/docs/combatants261107.pdf Year: 2007 Country: South Africa URL: http://www.csvr.org.za/docs/combatants261107.pdf Shelf Number: 124562 Keywords: Armed Conflict (South Africa)Crime Prevention (South Africa)Violence (South Africa) |