A Duty to Answer Questions? The Police, the Independent Complaints Directorate and the Right to Remain Silent

Posted on December 3, 2001
In Publications, Research
by David Bruce, Kate Savage and Johan De Waal

The following paper focuses on police accountability in the context of police powers. Mechanisms to compel police co-operation in internal investigations, and with the ICD in its investigations are considered within the context of the current Constitutional framework.

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David Bruce

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David Bruce is a Johannesburg-based independent researcher and writer working in the fields of policing, crime and criminal justice. He obtained his Master's Degree Public and Development Management and Bachelor's Degree Bachelor of Arts with majors in Legal Theory and Industrial Sociology from The University of the Witwatersrand.

Kate Savage

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Kate Savage is a Judge at the Western Cape High Court. She holds a LLM Law from The University Notre Dame.

Johan De Waal

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Johan De Waal is an Independent Law Practice Professional.

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