Publications
Gender
Bhana, K, Gerntholtz, L., Hurt, K., Meeson, A. & Vetten, L., (2004). Health and Hope in Our Hands. This guide was published by the Aids Law Project and the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation. Hard copies available on request from the CSVR.
Bhana, K. & Hochfeld, T. (2001) Now we have nothing: Exploring the impact of maternal imprisonment on children whose mothers killed an abusive partner. Research report written for the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation.
Charlton, S. (2004). An Overview of the Housing Policy and Debates, Particularly in Relation to Women (or Vulnerable Groupings). Research report written for the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation.
Curran, E. & Bonthuys, E. (2004). Customary Law and Domestic Violence in Rural South African Communities. Research report written for the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, October.
Dissel, A. & Ngubeni, K. (2003). Giving Women their Voice: Domestic Violence and Restorative Justice in South Africa. Paper presented at the XIth International Symposium on Victimology, Stellenbosch, July 2003.
Dladla, J., Hargreaves, S., Greenberg, S. & Vetten, L., (2004). "That place is kwaMnyamandawo": Fear and Survival Strategies among Homeless Women Living in Inner-City Johannesburg. Research report written for the Centre for the Study for Violence and Reconciliation.
Emdon, E. (2007). Expanding Abused Women's Access to Housing. Research report written for the Centre for the Study for Violence and Reconciliation. [HTML] Handbook for shelter workers and domestic violence organisations. [
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Fuller, R. (2007). Bureaucracy versus Democratisation. The promulgation of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Bill. Research report written for the Centre for the Study for Violence and Reconciliation, October. [
Gear, S. (2005). Rules of Engagement: Structuring sex and damage in men's prisons and beyond. In Culture, Health & Sexuality, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 195-208, May. [
Gear, S. & Ngubeni, K. (2003). Your Brother, My Wife: Sex and gender behind bars. In SA Crime Quarterly No. 4, June.
Gear, S. & Ngubeni, K. (2002). Daai Ding: Sex, sexual violence and coercion in men's prisons. Research report written for the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, September. Hard copies available on request from Bilkees Vawda at bvawda@csvr.org.za.
Gerntholtz, L. & Nsibande, N. (2006). Using the Law to Secure Women's Rights to Housing and Security of Tenure: A brief examination of some key aspects of family and customary law and domestic violence legislation. Research report written for the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation.
Haffejee, S. (2006). Waiting Opportunities: Adolescent girls experiences of gender-based violence at schools. Research report written for the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation Gender-based Violence Programme, September.
Haffejee, S., Vetten, L. & Greyling, M. (2006). Violence and Abuse in the Lives of Women and Girls Incarcerated in Three Gauteng Women's Prisons. CSVR Gender Programme, Research Brief No. 03, February. [
Haffejee, S., Vetten, L. & Greyling, M. (2006). Minority Report: The imprisonment of women and girls in Gauteng. CSVR Gender Programme, Research Brief No. 04, February. [
Hargreaves, S., Vetten, L., Schneider, V., Malepe, L. & Fuller, R. (2006). "Marriage is Like Sitting on Red Coals": A case study of domestic violence in four villages of the Moretele District, Tshwane Metropole. Research report written for the Centre for the Study for Violence and Reconciliation, September.
- Ludsin, H. (2003). South African Criminal Law and Battered Women Who Kill: Discussion Document 1. Research report written for the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation.
Ludsin, H. (2003). South African Criminal Law and Battered Women Who Kill: Discussion Document 2. Research report written for the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation.
Mathews, S., Abrahams, N., Martin, L., Vetten, L., van der Merwe, L. & Jewkes, R. (2004). "Every Six Hours": A national study of female homicide in South Africa. Medical Research Council Policy Brief No. 05, June. [
Naidu, E., Haffejee, S., Vetten, L. & Hargreaves, S. (2005). On the Margins: Violence Against Women with Disabilities. Research report written for the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, April.
Palmary, I. (2005). Engendering Wartime Conflict: Women and war trauma. Violence and Transition Series, December. [
Pillay, K. (2005). Battered Women Who Kill: Avenues for Legal/Political Recourse. Legal opinion commissioned by the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation.
Schneider, V. & Vetten, L. (2006). Equal or Different: Comparing women and men's use of the Domestic Violence Act (no. 116 of 1998). Research report written for the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, June.
Vetten, L. (2005). "Show Me the Money": A review of budgets allocated towards the implementation of the Domestic Violence Act (no. 116 of 1998) In Politikon, Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 277-295, November.
Vetten, L. (2001). While women wait … (2): Can specialist sexual offences courts and centres reduce secondary victimisation? In Nedbank ISS Crime Index Vol. 5, No. 3, May - June.
Vetten, L. (2001). Race, Gender and Power in the Face of Social Change. In Park, J., Fedler, J. & Dangor, Z. (eds). Reclaiming Women’s Spaces. Johannesburg: Nisaa Institute for Women’s Development.
Vetten, L. (2001). Paper Promises, Protests and Petitions In Park, J., Fedler, J. & Dangor, Z. (eds). Reclaiming Women’s Spaces. Johannesburg: Nisaa Institute for Women’s Development.
Vetten, L. (2000). Invisible Girls and Violent Boys: Gender and Gangs in South Africa. In Development Update, Vol. 3, No. 2.
Vetten, L. & Bhana, K. (2001). Violence, Vengeance and Gender: A preliminary investigation into the links between violence against women and HIV/AIDS in South Africa. Research report written for the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, April. [
Vetten, L., Budlender, D. & Schneider, V. (2005). The Price of Protection: Costing the implementation of the Domestic Violence Act (no. 116 of 1998). CSVR Gender Programme, Policy Brief No. 02, October. [
Vetten, L. & Dladla, J. (2000). Women's Fear and Survival in Inner-city Johannesburg. In Agenda, No. 45.
Vetten, L. & Haffejee, S. (2005). Urban Predators. CSVR Gender Programme, Policy Brief No. 01, January. [
Vetten, L. & Haffejee, S. (2005). Factors Affecting Adherence to Post-Exposure Prophylaxis in the Aftermath of Sexual Assault: Key findings from seven sites in Gauteng Province. Report prepared for the Gauteng Department of Health.
Vetten, L. & Khan, Z. (2002). "We are doing their work for them": An Investigation into Government Support to Non-Profit Organisations Providing Services to Women Experiencing Violence. Research report written for the Centre for the Study for Violence and Reconciliation. Hard copies available on request from the CSVR.
Vetten, L. & Schneider, V. (2006). Going somewhere slowly? A comparison of the implementation of the Domestic Violence Act (no. 116 of 1998) in an urban and semi-urban site. Research report written for the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, August.
Zimbabwe Torture Victims Project & Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (2006). Women on the Run: Female survivors of torture amongst Zimbabwean asylum seekers and refugees in South Africa. Research report written for the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, December.
