Dupre, Nicoline (1999) Die Dekriminalisering Van Dagga in Suid-Afrika. Masters thesis, Universiteit Van Suid-Afrika.
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Abstract
After more than forty years, South Africa has a new political dispensation with prospective new legislation. The consideration of a policy of decriminalization for the use of dagga, seen against the background of an increase in serious crimes such as murder, armed robbery, taxi violence and rape, reflects the realities of the current overwhelming crime problem in South Africa. One of the most important tasks of the criminologist is to describe crime in order to facilitate the system of administration of criminal justice in the diminishing of, or more realistically, better control of crime. The description thereof is, however, not simple due to the complexity of humanity. In this study an opinion survey of both youths, as the future policy makers and most common users of dagga, and specialists in the field of drug rehabilitation and control was used, in order to determine the expedience of a policy of decriminalization. Empirical data was obtained from both groups (the law abiders and the law-breakers) for the conditional support of legislative control of dagga use, with the exception that first and experimental users with no criminal record or history of criminality should not be subjected to a criminal record. The respondents therefore supported the retention of punitive measures, but with a de facto-decriminalization by way of non-enforcement of the law. The respondents were of the opinion that the relaxation of the present drug legislation would lead to an increase in crime. The respondents doubt the effectiveness of the criminal justice system, however, they are of the opinion that the SAPS would never be able to combat the problem as long as a demand for the drug continues to exist. The study further emphasizes the complexity and often diverse conceptions of decriminalization in order to illustrate how difficult it is to base a state policy on these conceptions.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Acute and chronic effects; attitudes; Cannabis sativa; costs/benefits; dagga; decriminalization; de facto-decriminalization; early industrial and cultural history; economic aspects of Cannabis restoration; liberatarianism; medical potential; prohibition; utilitarianism |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Mr Jude Abhulimen |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Jul 2016 11:40 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Jul 2016 11:59 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/1247 |
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