Country Assessment on Youth Violence, Policy and Programmes in South Africa [electronic resource]
- Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2012.
- Law and Justice Study .
- Law and Justice Study World Bank e-Library. .
It is increasingly recognized that young people are central to issues of crime and violence in South Africa. While research, policy and programming have historically focused on children and adults, there is a growing emphasis on youth as both victims and perpetrators of violence. This report presents the findings of a country assessment commissioned by the World Bank to support its incorporating human rights into youth violence programming and policy dialogues in Mexico and South Africa project. This aims to encourage policy dialogue on youth and violence with the South African government and other stakeholders. The report: (i) examines the current situation of youth violence in South Africa; (ii) summarizes the policy response by the government and the prevailing legal and institutional framework; (iii) identifies innovative programming by civil society organisations; and (iv) identifies entry points for deeper policy dialogue and improved interventions to address youth violence.
10.1596/27159
Accountability
Accounting
Adolescents
Advisory Services
Child Abuse
Children and Youth
Cocaine
Corruption & anticorruption Law
Courts
Crack
Disabilities
Early Childhood
Gangs
Governance
Human Rights
Incarceration
Injuries
Law and Development
Law and Justice Institutions
Law Enforcement
Law Enforcement Systems
Leadership
Legislation
Marijuana
Mental Health
Mortality
Nutrition
Parents
Peer Groups
Public Opinion
Schools
Sentencing
Social Conflict and Violence
Social Development
Substance Abuse
Suicide
Unemployment
Violence
Youth
It is increasingly recognized that young people are central to issues of crime and violence in South Africa. While research, policy and programming have historically focused on children and adults, there is a growing emphasis on youth as both victims and perpetrators of violence. This report presents the findings of a country assessment commissioned by the World Bank to support its incorporating human rights into youth violence programming and policy dialogues in Mexico and South Africa project. This aims to encourage policy dialogue on youth and violence with the South African government and other stakeholders. The report: (i) examines the current situation of youth violence in South Africa; (ii) summarizes the policy response by the government and the prevailing legal and institutional framework; (iii) identifies innovative programming by civil society organisations; and (iv) identifies entry points for deeper policy dialogue and improved interventions to address youth violence.
10.1596/27159
Accountability
Accounting
Adolescents
Advisory Services
Child Abuse
Children and Youth
Cocaine
Corruption & anticorruption Law
Courts
Crack
Disabilities
Early Childhood
Gangs
Governance
Human Rights
Incarceration
Injuries
Law and Development
Law and Justice Institutions
Law Enforcement
Law Enforcement Systems
Leadership
Legislation
Marijuana
Mental Health
Mortality
Nutrition
Parents
Peer Groups
Public Opinion
Schools
Sentencing
Social Conflict and Violence
Social Development
Substance Abuse
Suicide
Unemployment
Violence
Youth