Open AccessMISSED OPPORTUNITIES: Confiscation of weapons in domestic violence cases
Author(s) -
Dee Smythe
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
sa crime quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2413-3108
pISSN - 1991-3877
DOI - 10.17159/2413-3108/2004/v0i10a1027
Subject(s) - confiscation , domestic violence , law , political science , criminology , sociology , poison control , suicide prevention , medical emergency , medicine
Part of a series in the SA Crime Quarterly on the implementation of the Domestic Violence Act, this article focuses on the use of weapons in incidents of domestic violence as reflected in applications for protection orders at three Western Cape jurisdictions. Weapons are often used in domestic violence. If the police and magistrates use the powers available to them to seize weapons, it will go a long way to protecting women and the broader public.