Crime, Violence and Injury Research Unit

Policy briefs, Fact /Information Sheets and Pamphlets

2009

Ally, Y. (2009). Witch hunts in modern South Africa: an under-represented facet of gender based violence (pdf format, 347 kb). (Fact sheet). MRC-UNISA Crime, Violence & Injury Lead Programme. Johannesburg.

Arendse, N., Van Niekerk, A. & Van As, S. (2009). Child pedestrian safety interventions: Towards South African safety programme priorities (pdf format, 223 kb). (Fact sheet). Childsafe & SafeKids.

Arendse, N., Van Niekerk, A. & Van As, S. (2009). Child pedestrian road safety tips. (Fact sheet). Childsafe & SafeKids.

Goldberg, D. (2009). How to Prevent Accidents to Children in Homes and Crèches (pdf format, 558 kb). (Information sheet). MRC-UNISA Crime,Violence & Injury Lead Programme. Johannesburg.

Jewkes, R., Abrahams, N., Mathews, S., Seedat, M., Van Niekerk, A., Suffla, S. & Ratele, K. (2009). Preventing rape and partner violence in South Africa: Call for leadership in a new agenda for action (pdf format, 99 kb). (Policy Brief). Tygerberg: Medical Research Council.

Laher, H. (2009). Explaining Xenophobic Violence (pdf format, 818 kb). (Information sheet). MRC-UNISA Crime, Violence &Injury Lead Programme. Johannesburg.

Lau, U. (2009). Intimate Partner Violence (pdf format, 255 kb). (Fact sheet). MRC-UNISA Crime, Violence & Injury Lead Programme. Johannesburg.

Letsela, L. & Ratele, K. (2009). “I am a tsotsi from Sophiatown, you must cure yourself”: Masculinity and health seeking behaviours in South Africa (pdf format, 347 kb). (Fact sheet). MRC-UNISA Crime,Violence & Injury Lead Programme. Cape Town/Johannesburg.

Letsela, L., & Ratele, K. (2009). Masculinity and perceptions of risk factors to premature male mortality in South Africa (pdf format, 363 kb). (Fact sheet).Tygerberg: Medical Research Council.

2008

Suffla, S., Van Niekerk, A. & Arendse, N. (2008). Female homicidal strangulation in urban South Africa (pdf format, 255 kb). (Fact sheet) Tygerberg: MRC-UNISA Crime, Violence & Injury Lead Programme.

Tonsing. S. & Lazarus, S. (2008). Risk and protective factors to male interpersonal violence (pdf format, 260 kb). (Fact sheet) Tygerberg: MRC-UNISA Crime, Violence & Injury Lead Programme.

Marais, S. (2008). Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in South Africa: A huge challenge requiring multi-faceted prevention strategies (pdf format, 1.31 mb). (Policy Brief). Working Group, FASD Prevention Symposium, 9-10 Sept.

2006

Matzopoulos, R. (2006) Violence. Information/policy brief released at 8th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, Durban, South Africa, 3-5 April 2006. (pdf format, 219 kb)

Sukhai, A. (2006). Keeping pedestrians safe. Information/policy brief released at 8th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, Durban, South Africa, 3-5 April 2006. (pdf format, 199 kb)

Van Niekerk, A. (2006). Childhood burns. Information/policy brief released at 8th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, Durban, South Africa, 3-5 April 2006. (pdf format, 230 kb)