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1	Recidivism and Prison Overcrowding due to Denial of Legal Representation in Botswana Pilane, Sidney 01 January 2019 (has links) Botswana has been experiencing high rates of recidivism and prison overcrowding, but the causes of these problems have not been explored. Thus, this qualitative study was conducted to investigate whether the denial of legal representation to criminal defendants tried in the customary courts is one of the causes of high rates of recidivism, prison overcrowding, or both. The main research question addressed a possible relationship between these factors and the denial of legal representation, and the study was guided by the punctuated equilibrium theory and the policy feedback theory. Data were collected through semi structured interviews with 10 released first offender prison inmates, 10 released recidivist prison inmates, and 10 professional participants from disciplines in the criminal justice system in addition to reviewing statistics and scholarly research. Data were analyzed through detailed description, categorical aggregation, direct interpretation, which led to naturalistic generalizations and patterns. The results indicated that the denial of legal representation to criminal defendants tried by customary courts appeared to contribute to both recidivism and prison overcrowding, which may undermine public safety and security. The implications of the study for positive social change include informing policy-makers of the need to reform the policy on legal representation to ensure that criminal defendants tried in the customary courts receive fair trials. The additional implications for positive social change include impacting rates of recidivism and prison overcrowding and enhancing community safety and security. Denial of Legal Representation Customary Court Recidivism Prison Overcrowding Cause of Contribution to Law Public Policy
2	Le pluralisme juridique de la justice et ses limites dans l'Union des Comores / The legal pluralism of justice in the Union of the Comoros and its limits Djaé Oulovavo, Mohamed 25 June 2018 (has links) Première partie : La pluralité des juridictions : une pluralité assumée et organiséeTitre I : La composition de l’appareil de justiceTitre II : L’organisation des juridictions dans l’optique d’un ordre juridictionnelDeuxième partie : Le juge comorien face aux impératifs de justiceTitre I : Le respect des fondements de la justiceTitre II : Le juge comorien à la jonction d’un pluralisme désordonné / Part 1: The plurality of courts: an assumed and organized pluralityTitle I: The composition of the judicial systemTitle II: The organisation of the courts from the perspective of a jurisdictional systemPart 2: The Comorian judge facing justice dutiesTitle I: The observations of the foundation of justiceTitle II: The Comorian judge in junction of a disordered pluralism Pluralisme Juridique Justice Sources du droit Acculturation juridique Emprunt juridique Indépendance de la justice Neutralité du juge Union des Comores Juridiction traditionnelle Juridiction coutumière Rationalisation de la justice Ordre juridictionnel Système juridique Cour constitutionnelle Cour suprême Pluralism Legal Justice Sources of law Legal acculturation Legal loan Independence of justice Neutrality of judge Union of comoros Traditional court Customary court Rationalization of the justice Order of court Legal system Constitutional court Supreme court 340

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Recidivism and Prison Overcrowding due to Denial of Legal Representation in Botswana

Le pluralisme juridique de la justice et ses limites dans l'Union des Comores / The legal pluralism of justice in the Union of the Comoros and its limits