We regret to inform readers and authors that South African Crime Quarterly will likely be sunset at the end of 2025, as the Institute for Security Studies is no longer able to continue managing the journal beyond this year.
SACQ is published in partnership with the Centre for Criminology at the University of Cape Town. To access individual articles in this final issue, refer to the table of contents below.
Editorial: Transitions and new beginnings
by Jody Van der Heyde
A new frontier of cyber vigilantism? Reviewing the Black Twitter community in South Africa
by Lebogang Mpuru
Custom, culture and crime: A restorative justice response to culturally motivated crimes in South Africa
by Jacques Matthee
Does data count? The politics of complaint, data and police accountability
by Kamau Wairuri, S J Cooper-Knock
Electronic records management and provision of justice: Keeping e-dockets secure in Limpopo police stations
by Alex Lesiba Legodi, Prof Maoka Dikotla
Livestock theft dynamics in the Free State: Analysing trends, perceptions, and economic implications (2019-2024)
by Willie Clack
Human rights, the rule of law and democracy at the heart of European prisons and probation
by Emeritus Professor Dirk Van Zyl Smit
Is security our best route to safety? Questioning reliance on private security and technology in South Africa
by Dr Barbara Holtmann
