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dc.contributor.authorMagobotiti, Chris Derby
dc.contributor.authorCilliers, Charl
dc.date2020
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-09T09:36:20Z
dc.date.available2020-12-09T09:36:20Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationMagobotiti, C. D., et al. 2020. A historical account of the key moments in South Africa to sentencing children under the age of 18 convicted of crimes. New Contree. 84:112-132, Jul. [http://dspace.nwu.ac.za/handle/10394/4969]en_US
dc.identifier.issn0379-9867
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10394/36503
dc.description.abstractPunishment of crimes is as old as society itself. In South Africa, punishment of children continues to raise complex historical debates. For example, corporal punishment has long been abolished, but with the increase on crimes committed by children, there is a perception that it had a deterrent effect. It is important to trace key moments of the history of sentencing children. Key moments refer not to the whole history of sentencing practice but rather relate to developments that have an impact on sentencing of children. Tracing history of sentencing must promote an understanding of sentencing of children at present and the near future. As far back as the 1950s to the 1960s until the present, courts sentencing decisions have grappled with the age factor in an attempt not to treat children under the age of 18 as adults. This article seeks to contribute to an understanding of the past and present sentencing practices in order to promote balanced sentencing decisions.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSchool for Basic Sciences, North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, Vanderbijlparken_US
dc.subjectSentencing children under the age of 18en_US
dc.subjectKey momentsen_US
dc.subjectSentencing in historical contexten_US
dc.subjectCorporal punishmenten_US
dc.subjectBalanced sentencing decisionsen_US
dc.subjectSentencing patternsen_US
dc.subjectTrends and shiftsen_US
dc.titleA historical account of the key moments in South Africa to sentencing children under the age of 18 convicted of crimesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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