
The establishment of a comprehensive policy framework which will enable government to address crime in a coordinated and focused manner which draws on the resources of all government agencies, as well as civil society.

Both Business Against Crime and NGO' s concerned with crime prevention have made a substantial contribution to this strategy. The strategy is the result of an extensive process of research and analysis and has drawn on international experiences.


The National Crime Prevention Strategy was initiated by the Cabinet in March 1995. The aims of the National Crime Prevention Strategy Government must ensure that effective planning and sustainable success in reducing crime will reach well into the next century. Most fundamentally this strategy requires that government moves beyond a mode of crisis management and reaction. To expect this to happen too quickly is to sabotage proper planning and solid construction of a new criminal justice machinery. We need to weave a new social fabric, robust enough to withstand the stresses of rapid change in a new-born society. To effectively reduce crime, it is necessary to transform and reorganise government and facilitate real community participation. It must also provide for mobilisation and participation of civil society in assisting to address crime. For this reason, a comprehensive strategy must go beyond providing only effective policing. We accept that some of the causes of crime are deeprooted and related to the history and socioeconomic realities of our society. Provincial governments will work together with us to implement the NCPS. This applies not only to the Cabinet, and the departments concerned with security and justice, but also to all other national departments which are able to make a contribution to a reduction in crime levels. The rights and freedoms which the constitution entrenches are threatened every time a citizen becomes a victim of crime.įor these reasons, the Government regards the prevention of crime as a national priority. It inhibits our citizens from communicating with one another freely, from engaging in economic activity and prevents entrepreneurs and investors from taking advantage of the opportunities which our country offers. Crime results in the deprivation of the rights and dignity of citizens, and poses a threat to peaceful resolution of differences and rightful participation of all in the democratic process.Ĭrime casts fear into the hearts of South Africans from all walks of life and prevents them from taking their rightful place in the development and growth of our country. Violent crime often leads to a tragic loss of life and injury, and the loss of possessions and livelihood due to crime is incalculable. High levels of crime pose a serious threat to our emergent democracy.

Unity one gang intervention full#
The full document is available on request from the Department for Safety and Security.ġ. This is a short version of the strategy document prepared by an Inter-departmental Strategy Team comprising of the Departments of Correctional Services, Defence, Intelligence, Justice, Safety and Security and Welfare. Implementing the NCPS: National, provincial and local roles and responsibilities 9. National programmes to prevent crime Pillar 1: National Programmes - The criminal justice process Pillar 2: Reducing crime through environmental design Pillar 3: Public values and education Pillar 4: Transnational crime 8. The four pillar approach to crime prevention - a strategic framework 7. What the NCPS builds on - current actions against crime 6. Approach of the National Crime Prevention Strategy 5. The roots of the current crime situation 4. The aims of the National Crime Prevention Strategy 3. Why a National Crime Prevention Strategy 2.
