ATS2469 Chapter Notes -South African Police Service, National Prosecuting Authority, Restorative Justice
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A plan or course of action, of a government, political party, or business, intended to influence and determine decisions, actions, and other matters. A policy is a concise formal statement of principles, which indicate how the organisation will act in a particular area of its operation. In short, policy provides members of the organization with the approved way of operating in relation to a particular matter. 1985 - declaration of basic principles of justice for victims of crime and. Abuse of power: decided in 80s after a lot of incidents (incl. abuses of power at a state level) and grew an understanding that states respond to different victims of crime or abuses of power in different ways. Talks in grand language abstract and concrete abstract because it requires states to take action but doesn"t say what that action actually is other than improving, responding adequately to the needs of victims, etc.