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- Title
IMPLEMENTING THE UNFEASIBLE: Compulsory HIV testing for alleged sexual offenders.
- Authors
Roehrs, Stefanie
- Abstract
Since being approved by both the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces, it seems likely that the provisions on compulsory HIV testing of alleged sexual offenders will soon be enacted as part of the new Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Bill. Whereas an earlier article (see SA Crime Quarterly 20, 2007), questioned the constitutionality of the provisions, this commentary focuses on the implementation challenges of compulsory HIV testing. Despite good intentions, these provisions will not actually be useful for rape complainants. Instead, the potential exists that rape complainants will be endangered and criminalised. Another concern is the feasibility of compulsory HIV testing, which will place an overwhelming burden on the police, who have neither the resources nor the training to provide such services.
- Subjects
CRIMES against women; LEGAL status of sex offenders; HIV; CRIMINAL procedure; CRIMINAL law; FEASIBILITY studies; RAPE; RAPE victims; POLICE; OFFENSES against the person
- Publication
SA Crime Quarterly, 2007, Issue 22, p27
- ISSN
1991-3877
- Publication type
Article