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Webinar > Violence cannot be prevented without civil society

Join ISS, Save the Children International and Raising Voices tomorrow to hear why civil society organisations are indispensable to preventing – and how to give them a seat at the table.

Violence cannot be prevented without civil society | Crimehub Although civil society organisations are indispensable to preventing violence against children, they are often excluded from decision-making processes.

Youth Day: A Better Future Starts With Us

Today we celebrate South Africa’s youth — the generation that can choose change, growth, and positive impact.

Stronger communities. Safer streets. Brighter futures.

Happy Youth Day from Crime Hub.

𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿: 𝗩𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆

https://crimehub.org/events/violence-cannot-be-prevented-without-civil-society

𝗗𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗦𝗔’𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗸𝘀 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀

South Africa recorded 1 355 fewer murders in the first quarter of 2026 than during the same period two years earlier. Analysts disagree on why: some point to improved policing, others to the end of load-shedding or changes in organised crime.

The debate is healthy, but risks overlooking the main driver of violent crime. Most serious assaults occur in homes, and cycles of family violence continue to fuel murder and interpersonal harm.
If South Africa wants to keep murder rates falling, it must invest in proven interventions that prevent violence in households and support safer families.
ISS Today by Chandré Gould

Debate about SA’s falling murder levels masks a deeper crisis | Crimehub To keep murders on a downward trajectory, South Africa must prioritise and fund interventions that prevent family violence.

Murders in South Africa are down, but the debate over why risks missing the bigger story.

Whether due to better policing, less load-shedding or changes in organised crime, most serious violence still happens between people who know each other, often inside the home. ISS Today

Debate about SA’s falling murder levels masks a deeper crisis | Crimehub To keep murders on a downward trajectory, South Africa must prioritise and fund interventions that prevent family violence.

𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿: 𝗩𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆

Civil society organisations are the foot soldiers of violence prevention — implementing interventions, driving innovation, and reaching children where governments and multilateral agencies cannot. Yet they are routinely excluded from the decision-making spaces that shape global agendas.

Join the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), Save the Children SA and Raising Voices to explore why CSOs must be positioned as fundamental strategic partners — and how unequal power relations can be overcome — in the critical lead-up to the Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children.

📅 Wednesday, 17 June 2026
⏰ 13:00 – 15:00 (SAST)
💻 Online

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Violence cannot be prevented without civil society | Crimehub Although civil society organisations are indispensable to preventing violence against children, they are often excluded from decision-making processes.

A 20% first-quarter drop in murders in since 2024 is welcome news. But safer streets alone won't sustain the trend.

73% of reported serious assaults occur in people's homes, showing that family violence remains SA’s most urgent challenge. ISS Today by Chandré Gould

Debate about SA’s falling murder levels masks a deeper crisis | Crimehub To keep murders on a downward trajectory, South Africa must prioritise and fund interventions that prevent family violence.

In South Africa, there is almost no research evidence that policing reduces crime or improves feelings of safety. Does this mean that police have no positive impact? Not at all. Instead, the link between police activities and goals has yet to be competently shown. Working together, South Africa’s police and research community can change this.

An evidence-based approach to policing sees police and researchers generate, review and apply the best available research evidence to challenge and inform police policies, practices and decisions. It enables police to do more of what matters most and less of what doesn’t work.

This page highlights the work of the evidence-based team at the Institute for Security Studies. The work undertaken shows how meaningful partnerships between police and competent academic and civil society researchers can help transform the SAPS into the professional agency it strives to be.

Click here https://crimehub.org/topics/evidence-based-policing

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