Open AccessAfter Glenister: The case for a new dedicated agency
Author(s) -
Christopher Reeves
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
sa crime quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2413-3108
pISSN - 1991-3877
DOI - 10.17159/2413-3108/2012/v0i39a849
Subject(s) - mistake , language change , obligation , independence (probability theory) , agency (philosophy) , law , state (computer science) , political science , service (business) , public administration , law and economics , business , sociology , social science , computer science , art , statistics , literature , mathematics , algorithm , marketing
Last year, the Constitutional Court held that the state has an obligation to establish and maintain an independent anti-corruption entity and that the Directorate of Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), which is located within the South African Police Service (SAPS), does not have an adequate degree of independence. A Bill has recently been introduced in the National Assembly to address the issues raised in the judgment. In accordance with the proposed amendments, the DPCI would remain part of the SAPS. This article argues that this is a mistake and that a wholly separate anti-corruption entity should be established. It also examines the legal and institutional framework required to establish an effective, specialised anti-corruption entity through a comparative analysis of other anti-corruption agencies.