The idea of mothers killing their children, while shocking, is not as isolated as one may believe, but is a transcultural, decipherable and preventable issue
Casper Lӧtter
Dr Casper Lӧtter is a conflict criminologist affiliated to North-West University’s School of Philosophy (Potchefstroom) as researcher extraordinaire.
Posted inNews/Politics
uBaba’s not ageing out of crime: what is his game?
Jacob Zuma’s relentless attack on the judiciary had a setback when the constitutional court sentenced him to 15 months for contempt. But will this achieve its purpose?
Posted inEquality, General
Appoint former offenders as prison wardens. Here’s why
International experience has shown former model offenders to be high-performing and effective if they are employed in prison
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Zuma is playing for time, a privilege of the powerful and wealthy
People with the means to employ the best legal minds to plot a course through the labyrinth of legalese can milk the system’s preponderance for fairness
Posted inEquality, News/Politics
Atlanta killings illustrate the intersection of xenophobia and misogyny
Stereotypes of and violence against Asians in America, and Chinese people by those who fear Covid or by Zulu monarchs are all part of the same unconscious need for “othering” which also drives violence against women
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Zuma’s mollycoddling is justified criminologically, but not the damage he did to the country
The attempts of the ANC’s top six to convince the former president to attend the Zondo hearings is a good example of an integrative shaming measure
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Prof Gray, ideology-free science does not exist
All knowledge is context-dependent, and claims of objective truth are a dangerous political virus
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Criminal justice system not designed to net Big Fish like Zuma and Magashule
Criminologists argue that prisons deflect attention away from the goings-on of the wealthy and the powerful
Posted inEquality, News/Politics
Peacemaking criminology as ubuntu: A reply to Thuli Madonsela
If the rich and powerful are afforded amnesty, then so too must the poor who are often pushed into lives of crime
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China’s long, unfinished 20th century and its global implications
By 2050, China is predicted to have an economy twice the size of the US economy. What will this shift in power mean for trade and international relations?
Posted inEquality, General
Decolonising African prisons: An introduction to neocolonialism
The idea of incarcerating people into exiled spaces designed for ‘discipline’ in European society, is the antithesis to ubuntu … but it served the scramble for Africa and Asia well
Posted inEquality, Gender violence
Gender-based violence in a slave economy
The stereotyping of women as caring, soft-hearted mothers is a dangerous ideological construct