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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

The tragic New Zealand triple child murder shows up problematic expectations of motherhood

by Casper Lӧtter 20 September 20215 October 2021

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

Posted inNews/Politics

uBaba’s not ageing out of crime: what is his game?

by Casper Lӧtter 30 June 20211 July 2021

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

by Casper Lӧtter 22 June 202124 June 2021

International experience has shown former model offenders to be high-performing and effective if they are employed in prison

Posted inNews/Politics

Zuma is playing for time, a privilege of the powerful and wealthy

by Casper Lӧtter 29 April 202130 April 2021

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

by Casper Lӧtter 24 March 202124 March 2021

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

Posted inNews/Politics

Zuma’s mollycoddling is justified criminologically, but not the damage he did to the country

by Casper Lӧtter 15 March 202115 March 2021

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

Posted inGeneral

Prof Gray, ideology-free science does not exist

by Casper Lӧtter 29 January 202129 January 2021

All knowledge is context-dependent, and claims of objective truth are a dangerous political virus

Posted inNews/Politics

Criminal justice system not designed to net Big Fish like Zuma and Magashule

by Casper Lӧtter 1 December 20201 December 2020

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

by Casper Lӧtter 12 November 202016 November 2020

If the rich and powerful are afforded amnesty, then so too must the poor who are often pushed into lives of crime

Posted inGeneral, News/Politics

China’s long, unfinished 20th century and its global implications

by Casper Lӧtter 28 October 202028 October 2020

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

by Casper Lӧtter 19 October 202020 October 2020

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

by Casper Lӧtter 27 September 202028 September 2020

The stereotyping of women as caring, soft-hearted mothers is a dangerous ideological construct

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