Exam 4: South Africa

Identify and explain the significance of these items in one or two paragraphs. -Independent Police Investigative Directorate

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa was established to address gross violations of human rights that occurred between:

Identify and explain the significance of these items in one or two paragraphs. -Constitutional Court

Identify and explain the significance of these items in one or two paragraphs. -Afrikaner

The Justice College of South Africa is not responsible for training:

In South Africa the investigation of a crime is conducted by:

The president of South Africa can seek the opinion of the Constitutional Court on the constitutionality of a bill that is or has been considered in parliament

Write an essay in which you first explain the differences in Herbert Packer's Crime Control and Due Process Models and then discuss which model best represents the criminal process of South Africa.

The principal agency in South Africa for police oversight is the Independent Police Investigative Directorate

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission was established by the apartheid regime to promote its policies

In South Africa the cabinet level unit responsible for police is:

The South African Police Service is regulated by:

Write an essay in which you provide three examples of how the government of South Africa used the criminal justice system to support its policy of apartheid; then identify three examples that illustrate how the government has introduced change in the criminal justice system in order to improve the public's perception of the justice system.

Boer is an Afrikaans word that means:

In South Africa the Courts of Chiefs and Headmen have jurisdiction over criminal matters in their tribal territory

All police agencies in South Africa are part of the South African Police Service

With the founding of the Republic of South Africa in 1961, the authority of parliament was limited

Write an essay on South Africa's policy of apartheid. First define what is meant by the term apartheid. Second offer five examples of how the policy was implemented. Finally, explain what role the South African criminal justice system played in maintaining the policy of apartheid.

Under apartheid legislation blacks were prohibited from:

Opposition to the South African Freedom Charter of 1955 was based in part on it being: