TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lukas Muntingh and Kristen Petersen
ED  - Dullar Omar Institute & Pan-African Lawyers Union
TI  - Punished for Being Poor: Evidence and Arguments for Decriminalisation and Declassification of Petty Offences
AV  - HV 6770 .P86 2015
PY  - 2015///
CY  - South Africa
PB  - Dullar Omar Institute & Pan-African Lawyers Union
KW  - Decriminalisation
KW  - Petty offences
KW  - Poverty
KW  - Children in conflict with the law
KW  - Loitering
KW  - Detention
N1  - Includes Bibliographical references ( pages 76-87 ); Introduction; A short history on petty offences; Key concepts; Arrest for petty offenses are often unlawful, discriminatory and criminalize socioeconomic challenges; thus targeting the poor and marginalized, arrest for petty offences does not promote public safety and the punishment are disproportional; pre-trial detention; The role of police or law enforcement officials in executing arrests for petty offenses; Conclusion
ER  -