A cause to unravel the role of criminologists in compiling pre-sentence report: A South African perspective
A sizeable number of individuals, including members of the criminal justice system, have limited knowledge of the value of criminologists’ proficiency to compile an intensive pre-sentence report. To fill in this gap and gain an in-depth understanding of how criminologists can contribute as active pa...
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doaj-e17ce7e5cff6418b93c5514d510541592021-05-13T09:30:30ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Social Sciences2331-18862019-01-015110.1080/23311886.2019.17046011704601A cause to unravel the role of criminologists in compiling pre-sentence report: A South African perspectiveBongolethu Diko0Sogo Angel Olofinbiyi1Jean Steyn2University of KwaZulu-NatalUniversity of KwaZulu-NatalUniversity of Zululand, KwaDlangezwa Campus Richards BayA sizeable number of individuals, including members of the criminal justice system, have limited knowledge of the value of criminologists’ proficiency to compile an intensive pre-sentence report. To fill in this gap and gain an in-depth understanding of how criminologists can contribute as active participants in the criminal court, a qualitative research paradigm involving one-on-one in-depth interviews was employed to collect the data information that was required for the study. The findings strongly suggest that criminologists, who are currently functioning peripherally in the CJS, can be employed to exert greater influence on the compilation of PSRs, not only in the Durban High Court but also across a diverse range of contemporary global societies. More elaborately, the study has adequately demonstrated that the professionalization of criminologists should not only be restricted to research and scholastic endeavours.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2019.1704601criminal justice systemcriminologycriminologists’ rolecourt systempre-sentence reportsouth africa |
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Bongolethu Diko Sogo Angel Olofinbiyi Jean Steyn A cause to unravel the role of criminologists in compiling pre-sentence report: A South African perspective Cogent Social Sciences criminal justice system criminology criminologists’ role court system pre-sentence report south africa |
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A cause to unravel the role of criminologists in compiling pre-sentence report: A South African perspective |
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A cause to unravel the role of criminologists in compiling pre-sentence report: A South African perspective |
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A cause to unravel the role of criminologists in compiling pre-sentence report: A South African perspective |
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A cause to unravel the role of criminologists in compiling pre-sentence report: A South African perspective |
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A cause to unravel the role of criminologists in compiling pre-sentence report: A South African perspective |
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cause to unravel the role of criminologists in compiling pre-sentence report: a south african perspective |
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Taylor & Francis Group |
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Cogent Social Sciences |
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2331-1886 |
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2019-01-01 |
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A sizeable number of individuals, including members of the criminal justice system, have limited knowledge of the value of criminologists’ proficiency to compile an intensive pre-sentence report. To fill in this gap and gain an in-depth understanding of how criminologists can contribute as active participants in the criminal court, a qualitative research paradigm involving one-on-one in-depth interviews was employed to collect the data information that was required for the study. The findings strongly suggest that criminologists, who are currently functioning peripherally in the CJS, can be employed to exert greater influence on the compilation of PSRs, not only in the Durban High Court but also across a diverse range of contemporary global societies. More elaborately, the study has adequately demonstrated that the professionalization of criminologists should not only be restricted to research and scholastic endeavours. |
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criminal justice system criminology criminologists’ role court system pre-sentence report south africa |
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