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Plants can play a vital role in linking individuals to crime scenes: from the leaves we step on to the pollen that stick to our clothes. If you are curious about the secret language of plants and the link to crime scenes, be sure to read the article about Forensic Botany published in Servamus: September 2020.
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Forensics is a fascinating science with a variety of subdisciplines that are used to link an individual to a crime scene. In an article published in Servamus: September 2020, we highlight some of the lesser known forensic disciplines.
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Wildlife crime can be fought by using forensics, such as in poaching incidents where forensics is used to link seized rhino horn or ivory to a crime scene. If you want to read about the development of wildlife forensics, be sure to read the article in Servamus: September 2020.
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- Again the handing back of the firearm by the SAPS in a domestic violence-related relationship - S v N 2016 (2) SACR 436 (KZP);
- Who said Afrikaans is not fashionable any more? - S v Van Staden and Others 2014 (2) SACR 533 (WCC)
- Child justice - How a child offender must be handled or, must not be handled - S v XM and Another 2016 (1) SACR 500 (KZP)
- Again, expert evidence - S v [Vicki] Momberg 2019 (2) SACR 505 (GJ)
- Functions of the media in South Africa (whereby included is Servamus)? - Centre for Child Law and Others v Media 24 Ltd and Others 2018 (2) SACR 696 (SCA)
- S v Chinridze 2015 (1) SACR 364 (GP)
Introduction
In terms of section 51, read together with Part I of Schedule 2 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 105 of 1997 (which provides for discretionary minimum sentences), an accused person who is convicted of rape in contravention of section 3 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act 32 of 2007, and where the victim is, inter alia, a person under the age of 16 years or is a person who is mentally disabled as contemplated in section 1(1) of Act 32 of 2007, shall be sentenced to incarceration for life unless, of course, there are substantial and compelling circumstances which justify the imposition of a lesser sentence.
Read more: Who should testify that a rape victim is a person who is mentally disabled?
- S v Mnguni 2014 (2) SACR 595 (GP)
Introduction
According to section 1 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act 32 of 2007, the phrase “person who is mentally disabled” means “a person affected by any mental disability, including any disorder or disability of the mind, to the extent that he or she, at the time of the alleged commission of the offence in question, was -
Read more: Rape of a person who is mentally disabled
- Mapodile v Minister of Correctional Services and Others 2016 (2) SACR 413 (GJ)
Mr Mapodile, the applicant in this matter, was serving a sentence in the Johannesburg Medium B Correctional Centre. The applicant, who is a gay man, approached the High Court in Johannesburg for an order directing the Department of Correctional Services to accommodate him in a single cell, alternatively, in the same cell as inmates of the same sexual preference.
Read more: Treatment of incarcerated gay and lesbian inmates
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Servamus is a community-based safety and security magazine for both members of the community as well as safety and security practitioners with the aim of increasing knowledge and sharing information, dedicated to improving their expertise, professionalism and service delivery standards. It promotes sound crime management practices, freedom of speech, education, training, information sharing and a networking platform.
