HERE TO STAY: Traditional leaders’ role in justice and crime prevention

Boyane Tshehla

doi:10.17159/2413-3108/2005/v0i11a1023

Abstract

Although legislation exists to govern the incorporation of traditional leaders into the post-1994 democracy, intense debates on the issue continue. Traditional leaders contribute to several spheres of governance, but their role in crime prevention and the administration of justice is more pronounced. The key question should not be whether traditional leaders should perform such functions, but how they can participate in the delivery of local safety.

Highlights

Most of the research took the form of participant observation, with researchers sitting in as cases were dealt with in the traditional court
Many countries in Africa retain a system of traditional leadership and several have gone a long way in incorporating traditional leaders into democratic forms of government.[1]
Democracy and traditional leadership Like many other African countries, after 1994 South Africa had to consider how it was going to accommodate the system of traditional leadership in the new democratic order

Summary

Introduction

Most of the research took the form of participant observation, with researchers sitting in as cases were dealt with in the traditional court. Traditional leaders’ role in justice and crime prevention Traditional leaders contribute to several spheres of governance, but their role in crime prevention and the administration of justice is more pronounced.

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Conclusion