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010 _aHV 4023 P86 2015
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050 _aHV 6770
_b.P86 2015
110 _aDullar Omar Institute & Pan-African Lawyers Union
_ePublishers
245 _aPunished for Being Poor:
_bEvidence and Arguments for Decriminalisation and Declassification of Petty Offences
260 _aSouth Africa
_bDullar Omar Institute & Pan-African Lawyers Union
_c2015
300 _a87 pages ;
_c30cm
_btables ; graphs
504 _aIncludes Bibliographical references ( pages 76-87 ).
505 _aIntroduction; 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
650 _2Decriminalisation
650 _2Petty offences
650 _2Poverty
650 _2Children in conflict with the law
650 _2Loitering
650 _2Detention
700 _aLukas Muntingh and Kristen Petersen
_eAuthors
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