Open AccessLooking back: Insider views on the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services
Author(s) -
Chloë McGrath,
Elrena van der Spuy
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
sa crime quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2413-3108
pISSN - 1991-3877
DOI - 10.17159/2413-3108/2014/v0i48a793
Subject(s) - insider , accountability , democracy , political science , public administration , state (computer science) , subject (documents) , service (business) , law , public relations , business , politics , algorithm , marketing , library science , computer science
The establishment of a constitutional democracy in South Africa necessitated widespread institutional reforms across state sectors. A key feature of such reforms was the emphasis on oversight and accountability as illustrated in reform endeavours pursued in the South African Police Service, courts and prisons. One such oversight mechanism – the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services (JICS) – is the subject of this article. Drawing on qualitative interviews with people closely involved with the JICS since 1998, this article presents ‘insider views’ regarding the JICS. We conclude with incumbents’ views on the effectiveness of the JICS.