The primary aim of h s research is to evaluate crime and its effect on people from a
Reformative perspective. Furthermore to develop a social work support model, according to
which co-ordinated services can be provide to all people that are affected by crime in the
Northwest Province as an exemplar of a rural community. The thesis consists of three
sections.
Section A includes in the first place a reference to the actuality of the research. It is namely
clear that the level of crime in South Africa, in some instances the highest in the world,
requires extensive support for the survivors of these criminal acts. Therefore, the research
aim, as given above, lead to four specific objectives. Section A also explains the research
methodology. The research was structured according to the Intervention research model
within the qualitative research approach. Data was collected by means of a literature study,
comparison of the systems of victim support in the Netherlands and South Africa and
interviews using a semi-structured interview schedule.
Section B consists of the four articles that form the report about the research outcomes.
Each article is a report about a particular sub-project of the research and each has, as self-contained
units, an own research aim, research method and report Each of these is linked
with the central aim, objectives and content of the over-arching research project. The four
articles are:
In Article 1, 'Crime and its impact on people - a Christian perspective', crime is turned down
and it is argued that the survivor of crime should be cared for within the Biblical perspective.
Article 2, 'A comparison between the support systems for victims of crime in the Netherlands
and South Africa', provided clear guidelines for support systems in developing communities.
The formation of a h e support network and the provisioning of compensation to victims are
some of these guidelines.
In Article 3, 'An investigation into support available to survivors of crime in the North-West
Province' it was found that a lack of specialized and professional services is present as well as
the lack of co-ordination in the provisioning of the support services. An effective support
system of professional services is of the utmost importance and resources, especially h a n d
resources, are required to develop an attainable and sustainable support system.
The fourth article 'A model for support services available to crime affected people in the
North-West Province' contains the model that was developed for support to crime affected
people in a rural and deep rural area of our country. The model can be illustrated by a
network consisting of four panels, each including particular institutions providing particular
services.
In Section C a summary of the findings and recommendations of the full research project is
provided. Some short-comings, based on specific restraints, are explained and the
contribution of the study is provided. / Thesis (Ph.D. (Social Work))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2004.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:NWUBOLOKA1/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/361 |
| Date | January 2004 |
| Creators | Steyn, Marie Magdalena |
| Publisher | North-West University |
| Source Sets | North-West University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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