South African Journal of Criminal Justice
SV Hoctor (Editor-in-chief); SS Terblanche; GP Kemp; R Kuhn
ISSN: 1011-8527
Year: 1987 – Current
Published: Tri-annually
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About this publication
This bilingual publication (English and Afrikaans) provides an arena for discussion of issues affecting the criminal justice system. It is an accredited, specialist legal journal publishing articles, comments, surveys of recent cases and book reviews in the field of criminal justice, with a particular emphasis on the Anglophone countries south of Zambia and Malawi. The focus of the journal is criminal law, criminal procedure, evidence, international criminal law, and criminology.
VOLUMES AND ISSUES
Volume / Issue
Volume 39 Issue 1, 2026
ARTICLES
Reassessing police recruitment criteria in South Africa amid graduate unemployment: A case for prioritising policing-related qualifications
Author: Radiakga Thabang Molokomme
Source: South African Journal of Criminal Justice, pp 1-25 (2026 I1)
404: Victim protections not found. Strengthening legislative and regulatory responses to technology-facilitated gender-based violence in South Africa
AuthorS: Zinhle Novazi & Ronel Koekemoer
Source: South African Journal of Criminal Justice, pp 26-66 (2026 I1)
Forensic DNA databases: A comparative legal, ethical and regulatory review across six countries
Authors: MM Ramohlale, JH Smith, K Ehlers, J Visser
Source: South African Journal of Criminal Justice, pp 67-94 (2026 I1)
NOTE
Who controls outgoing extradition in South Africa? A critical analysis of DPP v Cholota
Authors: Abraham Klaasen & Abraham Francois van den Berg
Source: South African Journal of Criminal Justice, pp 95-111 (2026 I1)
BOOK REVIEW
Crime Scene Investigation: From the Perspective of the First Responder, Crime Scene Examiner and Crime Investigator
Author: Chris Botha
Source: South African Journal of Criminal Justice, pp 112-114 (2026 I1)
RECENT CASES
General principles and specific offences
Author: Delano van der Linde
Source: South African Journal of Criminal Justice, pp 115-128 (2026 I1)
Criminal procedure
Author: Managay Reddi
Source: South African Journal of Criminal Justice, pp 129-143 (2026 I1)
Law of evidence
Author: Nicola Whitear-Nel
Source: South African Journal of Criminal Justice, pp 144-159 (2026 I1)
Sentencing
Author: Annette van der Merwe
Source: South African Journal of Criminal Justice, pp 160-178 (2026 I1)