Contemporary South Africa

Butler, Anthony

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“…Violent crime also presents a challenge to public safety in these regions. South Africa is particularly plagued by violent crime, having one of the highest rates of murder and sexual assault in the world (Butler 2009). In the 2007 World Values survey, significant majorities of residents in every Latin American and African country listed crime as a "very big problem" for their country.4…”

Section: Historical Overview Of Democracy and Crime In Africa And Latmentioning

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Crime and Public Support for the Rule of Law in Latin America and Africa

Smithey

Malone

2014

Afr J Legal Stud

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Crime poses a formidable obstacle to democratization in many parts of the developing world. New democracies in Central America and sub-Saharan Africa face some of the highest homicide rates in the world. Politicians, citizens, and policy-makers have raised the alarm about the growing tide of criminality. Public insecurity, coupled with inefficient and often corrupt justice systems, makes democratization uncertain. Even if new democracies do not revert to dictatorship, the quality of democracy may suffer if crime continues to rise. One particularly vulnerable component of democracy is the rule of law, as public insecurity may fuel support for extra-legal justice, and a willingness to disregard the law while aggressively pursuing suspected criminals. To test these relationships, we assess the ways in which criminal victimization, as well as fear of crime, affect citizen support for the rule of law. We utilize public opinion data collected in select countries in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa through two widely used sources – the Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) and the Afrobarometer surveys.

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Section: Historical Overview Of Democracy and Crime In Africa And Latmentioning

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Crime and Public Support for the Rule of Law in Latin America and Africa

Smithey

Malone

2014

Afr J Legal Stud

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“…The 1983 Groups of white conservatives were also unhappy with these shifts; they worried that the Constitution granted too many rights to blacks and Indians, moving away from the principles of strict apartheid and Afrikaner nationalism, while consolidating too much power in the Office of the President (Butler, 2009).…”

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“…This diverse group adopted 34 constitutional principles to guide the Constitutional Assembly (CA), which was tasked with the creation of the final democratic constitution. An Interim Constitution for South Africa was initiated on November 18, 1993, and a Transitional Executive Council was created to ease the country's transition until democratic elections could be held (Butler, 2009).…”

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“…The fights for these valuable natural resources deepened the divides in the growing economies of Europe and Africa, and the debate over ownership of these resources and lands has caused strife in the mineral-rich lands of South Africa since then (Butler, 2009).…”

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“…members of the ANC leadership despite government opposition and criticism (Beck, 2014). help begin the processes of negotiation (Butler, 2009).…”

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Contemporary South Africa

Cited by 27 publications

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Crime and Public Support for the Rule of Law in Latin America and Africa

Crime and Public Support for the Rule of Law in Latin America and Africa

Successes and Shortcomings in the Implementation of National Sustainable Development Strategies: From the Greening of Governance to the Governance of Greening

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