Ashley Theron

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Presentation to the Justice Portfolio Committee
on the implementation implications of the Child
Justice Bill for the National Provincial
Departments of Social Development
February 2003
Ashley Theron Dept of Social Development
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Scope of Presentation

• Introduction Background
• Progress made
• Statistics
• Key DSD responsibilities
• Probation Services
• Diversion
• Children in detention
• MTEF allocations
• Challenges
• Way forward

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Historical background

• 1995
• Uncoordinated release of 2000 Children awaiting
  trial in prison/police cells to Places of
  Safety. Social Development could not handle
  number of children.
• No secure care centres in South Africa
• 1996 80 social workers doing probation work
• Diversions mostly done by Nicroapprox 3565
  per year

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Progress made

• Inter Ministerial Committee - various pilots
  one stop child justice centre, reception,
  assessment and referral centre, family group
  conferencing life centres
• R 33 million from RDP funds to provide for
  secure care centres in each province
• Amended Child Care Act to include secure care
• Training of , probation officers, social
  workers and child and youth care workers
• Home based supervision programs for children
  awaiting trial

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Progress made

• Personnel Admin Standards for probation
  officers and child and youth care workers
• Professional Board for Probation Services
• Specific tertiary qualifications for probation
  officers and child and youth care workers
• Probation Services Amendment Act, 35 of 2002
• Substantial increase in diversion programmes
• Increase in no Probation Officers (including
  generic social workers rendering probation
  services from 80 to 525 - practitioners only
• Presentations made at DSD/Treasury 10X10 and
  Joint MinMEC meetings

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Progress made - Donor Funding

• Appointment of assistant probation officers,
• Increase no children awaiting trial in home
  based
• supervision R5m
• Support for the Integrated Justice System
  R3m
• Services to child victims R1,5m
• Establishment of Probation Services Board
• and Standard Generation Body R0,83m
• Training of Probation Ass probation
  officers R1m
• Children in detention programs, services
  etc R6m
• Minimum standards for diversion R1m
• Training Family Group Conferencing
• Restorative Justice R0,8m
• Running costs R1m

Total R20m
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Dept Soc Dev Provincial breakdown Children
Awaiting Trial
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Comparison of July 2002 Stats Social Dev
Correctional Services
More children in DSD facilities
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Probation Service
Current functions
New functions

• Assessment of child offenders including family
  finding Pre-trial reports
• Provide for diversion programs or conversion into
  childrens court inquiry
• Investigate circumstances of an accused person
• Pre-sentence reports, supervision of pre-trial
  and sentenced children

• Assessment within 48 hours (already doing this at
  one stop youth justice centres and RAR)
• Age estimation
• Preliminary inquiry
• Diversion on different levels (provide programs
  on all levels)

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Probation Services Reception, Assessment and
Referral, and One-Stop Centres
Province Current Planned
EC 1 OSC 4 RARs
FS 1 OSC 5 RARs
GT 4 RARs
KZN 2 RARs
LP 1 RAR 1 OSC
MP 2 RARs 4 RARs
NC 5 RARs 1 OSC 19 RARs
NW 10 RARs 12 RARs
WC 26 RARs 3 RARs
TOTAL 53 RARs 3 OSCs 43 RARs 1 OSC
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Diversion

• Planned
• Min Standards
• Data Base-maintain
• Equal access / increase in diversion
  programs in urban rural areas
• Website
• Monitoring of programs
• Network of volunteers in nodal points to
  support diversion programs

• Current situation
• UN Child Justice Project Provincial Indabas
  held to encourage development of programs
  and audit
• of programs)
• Data Base

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Services and Programme per province (including Di
version)
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Western Cape Services and Programs

• Assistant Probation Officers (10)
• Family Finding
• Diversion Programs
• Developmental Assessments
• Crime Prevention Programs
• Supervision services-PO
• Home based supervision program
• (House Arrest)
• Youth Empowerment Camps
• 20 RAR Services

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Western Cape
Services and programmes Present No of children
Home-based supervision 4 128 pm
Diversion YES SayStop Nicro 3216 (Excluding Nicro)
Crime Prevention Programmes 10 4200
Services to children in Prisons 12 558
Family Conferencing 5 300


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Mpumalanga Services and Programs

• Assistant Probation Officers (21)
• Newly created Probation Officer posts
• Family Finding
• Diversion Programs (Dept Nicro)
• Family Group Conferencing
• Developmental Assessments
• Life Skills programmes
• Drug Alcohol Prevention Programs
• Crime Prevention Programs
• Supervision services
• Monitoring of cases-home visits
• Visits to SAPS DCS Holding facilities

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Mpumalanga Province
Services and programmes Present No of children
Diversion VOM, YES 962
Family Conferencing 1 programme
Visits to prisons and police cells Done by 21 Assistant POs
Say no to drugs programme in schools Continuous
Placement under supervision of PO 4 districts 300
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Limpopo Services and Programs

• Assistant Probation Officer (1)
• Family Finding
• Diversion Programs-Dept Nicro
• Developmental Assessments
• Drug Alcohol Prevention Programs
• Crime Prevention Programs
• Supervision services
• Monitoring of cases
• Visits to SAPS DCS Holding facilities

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Limpopo Province
Services and programmes Present No of children
Diversion VOM, YES, Youth Offender School 3150 (Only 4 districts)
Family Conferencing 1 programme
Visits to prisons and police cells 89 police cells and 4 prisons
Say no to drugs programme in schools Continuous
Placement under supervision of PO 2040 children
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Gauteng Services and Programs

• Probation Services
• RAR services
• Diversion programs
• NGO Partnershipscontinue
• Nicro - Diversion Programs-different
• Youth for Christ- Monitoring of CAT in DCS
  facilities Life Skills Spiritual personal
  enrichment
• Othandweni- serve as guardians for children
  whose parents cannot be traced res services for
  CAT rehabilitation services diversion services
  
• Life Line-Monitor Police cells

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Gauteng Services and Programs

• NGO Partnershipscontinue
• Dyambu Youth Dev Centre-
• Diversion (Sexual offender program
• Breaking cycle of violence)
• Occupational Therapy Psych Services
• Trauma Debriefing
• Skills Training- program reg with Seta
• Entrepreneurial skills
• Linking children to resources after acquittal
  (e.g. employment agencies, education)
• Assistant Probation Officer X1 Alexandra
  (pilot)

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KZN Services and Programs

• Pietermaritzburg Region
• Probation Services
• RAR services
• Diversion
• Social Aux Worker seconded to DSC facility
  family/
• home finding, dev programs
• Residential care programs
• Health Therapeutic
• Developmental assessments
• Youth Justice forum

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KZN Services and Programs

• Durban Region
• Probation Services
• RAR services
• Diversion
• Child Youth Care Workers seconded to DSC
  facility
• Action plan for Westville YDC
• Training Capacity building (Dev Assessment
  VOM
• FGC Fam Pres Rest Justice
• Residential care programs
• Health Therapeutic Abet Poverty Red
  Program
• Violence prevention
• Developmental assessments

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KZN Services and Programs

• Midlands Region
• Probation Services
• RAR services
• Diversion programs
• Visits to CAT in DCS facilities
• Education Life Skills Programs
• NGO Partnerships
• Khulisa Ubuntu Workshop-train youth leaders
• as mentors
• Planned appointments 55 POs

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N/Cape Services and Programs

• NGO Partnerships
• Nicro - Diversion Programs (YES, Journey,
  Pre- trial FGC Crime Prevention
• NG Welsyn- Diversion program (Youth in action)
• Parenting Skills program
• Famsa- School based life skills programs
• Life Line-Monitor Police cells
• ACVV- Diversion programs
• MOO- Diversion programs
• People against misuse(P.A.M)- Crime prev
  Early Intervention Programs
• Nehemia Spiritual Group- Recreational programs

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N/Cape Services and Programs

• Probation Services
• RAR services
• Diversion programs
• ADP Life Centre
• Prof Foster Care
• Residential care programs
• Health Therapeutic
• Developmental assessments
• Vocational skills
• Parental skills
• VOM ( SW CYCW)

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N/Cape Services and Programs

• NGO Partnerships

NGO Area Type of Program Nr. of children involved 2002
Nicro Kimberley, De Aar, Upington, Springbok, Okiep Diversion 3 647
NG Welsyn Kimberley Parenting skills 20
FAMSA Upington Life skills
ACVV Kimberley, Upington Diversion
Noupoort Community Dev. Prog. Noupoort Diversion 35
People against misuse Victoria West Crime Prevention Prog
Nehemia Spiritual Group Prieska Recreational Crime Prev.
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N/Cape Services and Programs
Probation Services Residential care
programs
Services Area Type of services/prog. Nr. of children involved 2002
RAR services Provincially R.A.R. 2 350
Diversion Programs Provincially Diversion 3 686
ADP Life Centre Kimberley area Life skills 231
Prof. Foster Care Kimberley, Douglas, Hartswater 22
Services Area Type of services/ prog. Nr. of children involved 2002
Health Therapeutic KBY, Upington Therapeutic 182
Developmental Ass. KBY, Upington Assessment 182
Vocational skills KBY, Upington Vocational skills 45
Parental skills Kimberley area Parenting skills 22
VOM (SW CYCW) Kimberley V.O.M. 14
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North West Services and Programs

• Probation Services
• RAR services
• Diversion programs
• Family Preservation Programs
• Training Capacity building (Dev Assessment
  VOM
• FGC Fam Pres Rest Justice)
• House Arrest Program- Lichtenburg
• Residential care programs
• Health Therapeutic
• Developmental assessments

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N/West Services and Programs

• NGO Partnerships
• Nicro - Diversion Programs (YES, Journey,
  Pre- trial FGC Crime Prevention)
• SAVF- Life Skills programs
• Teenagers Against Drug Abuse (TADA) Programs

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North West Province
Services and programmes Present No of children
Home-based supervision 4 128 pm
Diversion YES, Nicro SayStop Journey Public Procecutor runs a diversion programme 3216 (Excluding Nicro)
Crime Prevention Programmes 3000
Services to children in Prisons 348
Family Conferencing 200
Life Centres 1 40 pm
Family Preservation programme 1 60
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Free State Services and Programs

• Probation Services
• RAR services
• Diversion programs
• Developmental assessments
• Residential care programs
• Health Therapeutic
• Developmental assessments IDPs
• Life Skills
• Recreational
• Skills Development

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Free State Services and Programs

• NGO Partnerships
• Nicro -
• Diversion Programs (YES, Journey, Pre- trial
  FGC Crime Prevention)
• Assessments

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Free State
Services and programmes Present No of children
Home-based supervision Planned
Diversion YES, Nicro Journey 1440
Planned appointments of POs 5 Pos 10 APOs
Services to children in Prisons 233
Family Conferencing
Life Centres 1 40 pm
Family Preservation programme 1 60
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E/Cape Services and Programs

• NGO Partnerships
• Nicro - Diversion Programs (YES, Journey,
  Pre- trial Comm Service FGC Say Stop Community
  Service Orders VOM
• Nicro Training of service providers in VOM
• One Stop Youth Justice Centre
• Relocation to Nerina House POS
• Services
• RAR services
• Probation services
• Community Crime prevention programs
• School based Parenting skills programs

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E/Cape Services and Programs

• Probation Services
• RAR services
• Diversion programs
• Pres Awards-Choices
• Home Supervision Program- Engcobo
• Residential care programs
• Health Therapeutic
• Developmental assessments
• Life skills
• Parental skills
• Comm Based Programmes
• Art

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E/Cape Services and Programs

• DCS Residential care programs
• Secondment of CYCW to St Albans
• Family finding
• Monitoring CAT
• Dev Programs
• Assistant Probation Officers x9

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No of PO per Prov 1996 2002 PO or Generic SW 2002 Est of f/time equiv posts required 2005 Est of f/time equiv posts required
EC 11 78 103 100
FS 4 55 (10) 30 58
GT 15 77 67 299
KZN 20 82 57 147
LP - 32 30 50
MP - 23 (22) 49 69
NC 2 55 35 45
NW - 29 24 74
WC 28 94 95 232
TOTAL 80 525 490 1072
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No of PO per Prov 1996 2002 PO or Generic SW 2002 PO appointed 2002 Est of f/time equiv posts req 2005 Est of f/time equiv posts req
EC 11 78 71 103 100
FS 4 55 10 30 58
GT 15 77 45 67 299
KZN 20 82 28 57 147
LP - 32 25 30 50
MP - 23 0(22) 49 69
NC 2 55 21 35 45
NW - 29 15 24 74
WC 28 94 60 95 232
TOTAL 80 525 275 490 1072











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Personnel Assistant Probation officers

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Children in detention
Current and New function

• Provide secure care facilities and places of
  safety and detention for children awaiting trail

Total number of places to be provided for MTEF
Period
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TYPE OF CENTRES
POS Secure Care Youth Centres Total SC Centres to be built
EC 2 1 5 1
FS 1 1 2 1
GT 3 2 2 7
KZN 5 1 1 7 1
LP 1 1
MP 1 1
NC 1 2 3
NW 1 1 2
WC 3 1 1 5 1
TOTAL 16 11 4 31 4
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NUMBER OF CAT IN DSD CENTRES
Places of Safety Secure Centres Total
EC 27 126 153
FS 20 39 59
GT 35 855 890
KZN 27 126 153
LP 12 12
MP 71 71
NC 65 92 157
NW 5 25 30
WC 126 323 ( 128) 449 (128)
TOTAL 305 1669 (128) 1974 (128)
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Children in detention

• Manager to ensure
• Training staff in places of safety, secure care
  and youth development facilities
• Projects and services to children in detention
  
• Monitoring of children awaiting trial
• Inter-sectoral projects
• Coordination of all secure care related
  business

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Budget Estimates for YJ processes
Province R000 2002 Projected 2003 Indicative 2003 Difference
EC 13291 14923 12082 1841
FS 7904 19675 13650 6025
GT 42003 51401 65000 5599
KZN 29463 29362 65853 36491
LP 6933 7991 6674 1315
MP 7738 8808 11253 2445
NC 4770 11082 9000 2082
NW 8390 16236 6368 9868
WC 53367 66486
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Implementation implications for
Social Development over MTEF period
Nr of Probation officers
Increase in assessments
Preliminary inquiries
Increase in diversions
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Financial implications for Social Development
over MTEF period
1,758
1,810
National Department
Provincial Departments
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Challenges

• Channelling of Provincial MTEF allocations
• Sufficient innovative diversion programmes and
  services to cover both rural and urban areas
• Monitoring and implementation strategies at
  provincial level
• Well trained inter-sectoral teams at all levels
• Proper information management systems

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Way Forward

• Formalise inter-departmental Service Level
  Agreements
• Implement Amendments to Probation Services
  Bill
• Strengthen Inter-Sectoral Committee on Child
  Justice
• Roll-out Home based supervision program
• Appointment of probation and assistant
  probation officers

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Thank you