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Chapter 3
The South African Criminal
Justice System (CJS)
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The South African Criminal Justice system (CJS)
○ Justice, Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) cluster – established in 1994.
Departments that make up the JCPS cluster:
SAPS South African Police Service
DoJ & CD Department of Justice and Constitutional Development
Encompasses the
NPA National Prosecuting Authority
core of the CJS.
DCS Department of Correctional Services
DHA Department of Home Affairs
SSA State Security Agency
Defence and Military Veterans
Sequential Functioning of the CJS:
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Chapter 3
The South African Criminal
Justice System (CJS)
Page 66 - 83
1|Page
, © Ane Venter
The South African Criminal Justice system (CJS)
○ Justice, Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) cluster – established in 1994.
Departments that make up the JCPS cluster:
SAPS South African Police Service
DoJ & CD Department of Justice and Constitutional Development
Encompasses the
NPA National Prosecuting Authority
core of the CJS.
DCS Department of Correctional Services
DHA Department of Home Affairs
SSA State Security Agency
Defence and Military Veterans
Sequential Functioning of the CJS:
2|Page
