Elrena Van der Spuy

Centre of Criminology • Department of Public Law, University of Cape Town • Private Bag x3 • Rondebosch, 7700 TELL (021) 650-2988/0 • Fax (021) 650 3790 • E-MAIL elrena.vanderSpuy@uct.ac.za

PROFILE Elrena is the Head of the Department of Public Law in the Faculty of Law, where she is a Professor. She has worked extensively on policing in the South African and African contexts. Her areas of teaching are: Theories; Research Methodology; Crime and Violence in South Africa, Crime Prevention and Victim studies.

EDUCATION • Ph.D. Humanities University of Cape Town, 2005

• M.A. Sociology (Cum Laude) University of Stellenbosch, 1981

• B.A. Honours: Sociology (Cum Laude) University of Stellenbosch, 1977

• B.A. Sociology and Psychology (Majors) University of Stellenbosch, 1976

APPOINTMENTS • Head of Department, Public Law University of Cape Town, April 2014 -

• Professor, Law Faculty University of Cape Town, 2012-

• Deputy Dean, Post-Graduate Studies, Law Faculty University of Cape Town, 2009-2013

• Director, Institute of Criminology University of Cape Town, July 2004 - June 2006

• Head of Department, Criminology University of Cape Town, January 2000 – June 2001

• Director, Institute of Criminology University of Cape Town, January 2000 – June 2002

• Senior Lecturer, Department of Criminal Justice University of Cape Town, 1999 –

• Lecturer, Department of Criminology University of Cape Town, 1997 - 1998

• Lecturer, Department of Sociology University of Stellenbosch, 1981 - 1997

• Junior (Temporary) Lecturer, Department of Sociology University of the Western Cape, July – December 1979

RESEARCH INTERESTS The Social History of Criminal Justice Reform

• Explored through oral histories which target policy elites situated in policy networks, bureaucratic institutions and/or civil society

Policing in the Context of Peacekeeping • An exploration of the way in which the transnational space of peace

missions places new demands on pockets of national police.

The Policing of Conflict • Challenges and dilemmas - an investigation into the politics and logistics of

policing conflict through the examination of national and regional case studies.

The Dynamics of Policy Transfer • On-going engagement with debates on policy transfer and emulation as it

effects security institutions

EXPERIENCE Teaching Crime and Deviance in South African Cities Undergraduate Criminology Course, Centre of Criminology, 2002- Law in Action: Research Methods Masters course, Centre of Criminology Victims & Victimology Masters course, Centre of Criminology Advanced Human Rights Course on Police Oversight and Accountability

Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum, University of Pretoria, 13017 July 2015

Public Security, Justice and Rule of Law Masters Module at PMDM, WITS, For Degree/ Postgraduate Management Programme in the field of Security. July 2009- 2010.

Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, Delhi India Co-convenor of Staff Development Seminar Series, Police Accountability in the Commonwealth, February 2005

Study DAAD Summer School Programme.

Participant in Summer School Programme, German Police University, Munster, Germany, 2010.

Visiting Scholar Faculty of Law, Queens University, Belfast. February 2002.

Visiting Scholar Max Planck Institute for International and Criminal Law, Freiburg,

Germany. May 1991 University of Essex Summer School Research Programme

June – October 1981 Professional Positions and Networks

Member of the Advisory Council, Institute for Security Studies (ISS), Pretoria, 2012-

Member of the PRASA Rail Safety and Security Advisory Committee, 2014-

Member of the Policy and Research Reference Group of the Police Secretariat, 2013-

Board member of Democratic Governance and Rights Unit (DGRU), Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town. 2010 -

Board member of Centre for Social Science Research (CSSR), Faculty of Humanities, UCT. 2010 -

Board member of Centre for Justice and Crime Prevention (CJCP), 2009 -

Approached by NRF to help convene a national discussion on Criminology and Criminological Research. 2006

Member of Editorial Committee, South African Journal of Criminal Justice. 2004-2005.

Member of Standards Generating Body: Criminology and Criminal Justice, South African Qualifications Authority. 2002-2006.

Board Member of Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, UCT. 2002-2003.

Board Member of Centre for Social Science Research, UCT. 2002-2004.

Board Member of U Managing Conflict (UMAC). 2002-2003.

Member of Council, Association for Sociology in South Africa.1987-1989.

Criminal Justice Policy Networks - Member of Steering Committee, African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum

(APCOF). January 2006-present - Member of the South-South Co-operation for Determining Best Practices

for Crime Prevention in the Developing World Project funded by the UNODC, Vienna. July 2004-2009.

- Member of the Crime Prevention Alliance Research Network, South Africa January 2004-2006.

- Member of the African Security Dialogue Research Network (ASSN) August 2003- present

- Member of the Child Justice Alliance and Research Network, South Africa. 2003-2006.

- Member of the Working Group Policing Principles involved in the compilation of the Draft White Paper for Safety and Security. June-December 1997.

- Member of Police Board set up in terms of National Peace Accord. June 1992- December1994.

External Examination

Department of Sociology, University of Stellenbosch, 2015.

PhD, \PhD, Tshwane University of Technology, 2015.

PhD Department of Social work, University of Addis Ababa, 2013.

PhD thesis, Department of Anthropology, University of Stellenbosch, 2012.

Department of Sociology, University of Pretoria. Masters Dissertation.2009

Crime Prevention Course, Wits Business School. 2007-8

Department of Criminology, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal.

Department of Criminology, University of Pretoria. 2002.

Criminal Justice Programme, Faculty of Law, University of Port Elizabeth. 2002/4.Member of Editorial Committee, Society in Transition. 2003- 2004.

Department of Criminology, University of Pretoria. 2002.

Criminal Justice Programme, Faculty of Law, University of Port Elizabeth. 2002/4.

Consultancy & Evaluation Research

Co-researcher (with Ricky Rontsch) for International Centre for the Prevention of Crime, Montreal, Canada on Police and Crime Prevention in Africa. October 2007.

Co-researcher (with Janine Rauch) for IDASA and Japanese International Cooperating Agency (JICA) on African Experiments in Police Reform May 2006 to March 2007

Consultant for United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Regional Office in South Africa. 2002-4.

Consultant to Price Waterhouse Coopers and the Western Cape Department of Community Safety on the Western Cape Household Victim Survey. 2002.

Member of Working Group, Petrol Stations and Safety Project, Human Science Research Council, HSRC, Cape Town. 2002.

Evaluation of Gun Free South Africa for Open Society Foundation. 2001.

Consultant for United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Regional Office in South Africa.1997-1998.

Member of the Training Evaluation Group (TEG) to conduct an evaluation of the Basic Training Pilot Programme of the SAP(S) 1995. March 1995-June 1996.

Member of the National Police Board, National Peace Accord. 1993-4.

Review of National & International Journals and Research National Journals:

South African Journal of Criminal Justice. African Sociological Review. South African Crime Quarterly, African Security Review, Agenda. Scientia Militia: South African Journal of Military Studies

International Journals:

Policing and Society, Police Practice and Research: An International Journal of Police Strategies, Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management, Global Governance. Journal of International Development South African Netherlands Research Program on Alternatives to Development (SANPAD) Reviews

Manuscripts & Occasional Paper

For Institute of Security Studies, 2015; 2013

For UCT Press 2013

For Intersentia publishers, Belgium Review on Criminal justice reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina 2009.

For Van Schaik Publishers a review of Victimology in South Africa. 2005.

For Routledge a review of manuscript proposal: Policing: Conceptualisation and Practices of Security. 2005.

For Community Law Centre a review of Child Justice in Africa. 2004. Referee for National Research Foundation Rating Applications

Twelve applications reviewed, 2004-2015

PUBLICATIONS Books

Van der Spuy, E. and Tait,S. (eds). 2010. Cooperation and Accountability in the Cross-Border Policing of Southern Africa. African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum (APCOF) and the University of Cape Town.

Van der Spuy, E., Parmentier, S. and Dissel, A.(eds). 2007. Restorative Justice: Politics, Policies and Prospects. Cape Town: Juta Publishing.

Van der Spuy, E. and Dixon, B. (eds) 2004. Justice Gained? Crime and Crime control in South Africa’s transition. Cape Town: UCT Press. Pp. 1-265.

Book Chapters

Van der Spuy, E. and Shearing, C. 2014. ‘Curbing the Killing Fields: Making South Africa Safer and Less Criminal’, in Rotberg, R. (ed.) Reconfiguring Mandela’s Legacy: South Africa’s Contested Future. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Van der Spuy, E. 2012. ‘Crime and Justice in South Africa.’ In Oxford Bibliographies Online: Criminology. Ed. Richard Rosenfeld. New York: Oxford University Press.

Van der Spuy, E. 2011. 'Vigilantism’. In Johnson, K. & Jacobs, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of South Africa. Lynne Rienner.

Van der Spuy, E. and Berg, J. 2010. ‘Challenges for the Good Governance of Security in the African Context’. In Idriss, M., Jendly, M., Karn, J. & M. Mulone (Eds) International Report on Crime Prevention and Community Safety: Trends and Perspectives, 2010. Montreal: International Centre for the Prevention of Crime. pp. 123-125.

Van der Spuy, E. 2010. Police Co-operation in the Context of Peacebuilding: observations from African Quarters. In Lemieux, F. International Police Co-operation: Emerging Issues, Theory and Practice. Willan.

2009. Interview with Director Jeremy Veary. In Das, D. & O. Marenin (eds) Trends in Policing: Interviews with Police Leaders across the globe: Views from within. Published in collaboration with Police Practice and Research.

Van der Spuy, E. 2009. Transforming safety and security in Southern Africa: Some Trends and More Challenges. In Cawthra, G. (ed) Security Sector Reform in SADC. Wits University Press.

Van der Spuy, E. 2007. Managerialist pathways toward ‘good policing’: Observations from South Africa. In Sheptycki, J. & Goldsmith, A. (eds) Crafting Global Policing. Hart Publishers.

Van der Spuy, E. 2004. The making of South African policing studies. In Dixon, B. & van der Spuy, E. (eds) Justice Gained? Crime and Crime control in South Africa’s transition. Cape Town: UCT Press. London: Willan Publishers. Pp.193-226.

Van der Spuy, E. and Van Zyl Smit, D. Importing criminological ideas in a new democracy: Recent South African experiences. In Newburn, T. and Sparks, R. (eds). 2004. Criminal Justice and Political Cultures. National and international dimensions of crime control. London: Willan Publishing. Pp. 184-207.

Van der Spuy, E., Schärf, W. and Lever, J. Youth Crime and Justice in South Africa. In Sumner, C. (ed). 2004. The Blackwell Companion to Criminology. Oxford: Blackwell. Pp. 162-180.

Van der Spuy, E. 2001. The emergence and transformation of civil monitoring of police power: Some trends from the Western Cape. In W. Schärf and D. Nina (eds). The other law: non-state ordering in South Africa. Wetton: Juta,.Pp. 169-187.

Van der Spuy, E. and Lever, J. Challenges Facing Democratic Policing in South Africa. In Das, Dilip K. & Marenin, Otwin (eds) Challenges of Policing Democracies A World Perspective. The Netherlands: Gordon and Breach Publishers, 2000. Pp.195-214.

Van der Spuy, E. 1999. Crime and Punishment: A South African Saga. In Maharaj, G. (ed) Between Unity and Diversity: South Africa and the National Question. David Philip, Pp. 347-358.

Van der Spuy, E. 1999. Towards democratising Policing. In F. Nel & F. J. Bezuidenhout (eds.). Human rights for the Police. Juta & Co, Pp. 1-35.

Van der Spuy, E. 1990. Political Discourse and the History of the South African Police. In D. Hanssen & D. van Zyl Smit (eds.), Towards Justice: Crime and State Control in South Africa. Cape Town, Oxford University Press, Pp. 85-105.

Journal Articles

Van der Spuy, E. 2016 ‘The Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry: Perceptions and experiences among senior police personnel’ Acta Criminologica29(1) : 113-128

Van der Spuy 2015. Editor, Special edition Inquiries into Commissions of Inquiry, |South African Crime Quarterly, 53.

Van der Spuy, E. 2014. ‘Insider views on the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services’ South African Crime Quarterly, Vol 48: 39-48.

Van der Spuy, E. 2013.‘Autobiography of a special kind: Recent writings by and on the police in South Africa.’ South African Crime Quarterly, Vol 46: 13-22.

Hübschle, A. & van der Spuy, E. 2012. Organised Crime and Law Enforcement in Southern Africa: The Challenges Confronting Research. SADC Law Journal 2(2): 319-334.

Ward, C.L., Artz, L., Berg, J., Boonzaier, F., Crawford-Browne, S., Dawes, A., Foster, D.,Matzopoulos, R., Nicol, A., Seekings, J., van As, A. and E. van der Spuy .2012. ‘Violence, Violence Prevention, and Safety: A Research Agenda for South Africa’, SAMJ, 102(4):215-218.Van der Spuy, E. 2011. 'Police and the Policing of Conflict Reflections from Africa', African Security Review, 20(4): 1-4.

Van der Spuy, E. 2011. 'Policing Beyond the Domestic Sphere', African Security Review, 20(4): 34-44.

Van der Spuy, E. and Lever, J. 2010. Crime Prevention and Community in Africa. Global Consortium on Security Transformation. Working Paper Series (6).

Van der Spuy, E. 2009. Police cooperation in the Southern African Region: Politics and Practicalities. Crime Law and Social Change. 51:243-259.

Van der Spuy, E. 2009. What is SAPS 'doing' in Kinshasa? Exploring the dynamics of South-South police building. South African Journal of Criminal Justice 22(2): 194-212.

Van der Spuy, E. 2009. Police cooperation in the Southern African Region: Politics and Practicalities. Crime Law and Social Change. 51:243-259.

Van der Spuy, E. 2008. ‘The National Peace Accord and Police Reform in South Africa: The Role of the Police Board as an Interim Policy Mechanism, 1992-4. Journal for Contemporary History.

Van der Spuy, E. 2007. Police reform in Africa: Theory, Policy and Practice in the Making? South African Journal of Criminal Justice, (no.3)

Van der Spuy, E. 2005. International assistance and local pressures in the reform of policing: The case of the Eastern Cape. South African Review of Sociology, 36 (2): 191-207.

Van der Spuy, E., Marais, S. and Röntsch, R. 2002. Crime and violence in the workplace: Effects on Health Care Workers. Part II. Injury and Safety Monitor, 1(1): pp. 8-12.

Van der Spuy, E., Röntsh, R. and Marais, S. 2000. Crime and Violence in the workplace - Effects on Health workers. Trauma Review 8(2): 8-12.

Van der Spuy, E. 2000. Foreign donor assistance and policing reform in South Africa. Policing and Society 10: 343-366.

Van der Spuy, E. 1997. Regionalism in Policing: From lessons in Europe to Developments in Southern Africa. African Security Review, 6 (6): 46-53.

Van der Spuy, E. 1993. Transforming the Police; Policing the Transformation. South African Sociological Review, 6 (1): 66-76.

Van der Spuy, E. 1989. Recent Trends in Police Studies. South African Sociological Review, 2 (1).

Van der Spuy, E. 1989. Literature on the Police in South Africa: An Historical Perspective, Acta Juridica, pp. 262-291.

Book Reviews

Van der Spuy, E. 2016. Book Review: Don Pinnock, Gang Town, Cape Town, Tafelberg, 2016. South African Crime Quarterly No.57.

Van der Spuy, E. Book Review of Cape Town after Apartheid: Crime and Governance in the Divided City by Tony Roshan Samara. African Affairs, 111: 500-502, 2012.

Van der Spuy, E. Book Review of Transforming the Robocops: Changing Police in South Africa by Monique Marks and The Dirty Work of Democracy by Antony Altbeker, British Journal of Criminology, 46: 2006.

Van der Spuy, E. Book Review of Crime and Policing in Post-Apartheid South Africa by Mark Shaw (ed). Journal of Asian and African Studies, 40(5): 2005.

Van der Spuy, E. Book Review of Crime Wave by Jonny Steinberg (ed). African Security Review 10(4): 2002.

Van der Spuy, E. Book Review of Transnationalism and Policing by James Sheptycki (ed) Transformation 49, 2002.

Van der Spuy, E. Book Review of Gangs, rituals and rites of passage by Don Pinnock & Dudu Douglas-Hamilton in African Sociological Review, 2, 1 1998.

Van der Spuy, E. Book Review of Policing the Conflict in South Africa by Mathews, M.L. Heymann, P.O.B. & S. Mathews (eds) in International Criminal Justice Review, 5, 1995.

Van der Spuy, E. Book Review of Portraits of Courage by D H Russell, Social Dynamics, 1992.

Van der Spuy, E. Book Review Inside the RUC: Routine Policing in a Divided Society by John Brewer, South African Sociological Review, 5, 1, 1992.

Research Reports/ Evaluation Reports

Van der Spuy, E. and J. Lever (2016) Amalgamation and Integration: Some intricacies relating to the forging of the South African Police Service, 1994-1996. Research Report. Pp. 1-54.

Annie Kok and Elrena van der Spuy (forthcoming) ‘South African Inquiries into Policing, 1910-2015’ published on line by the Institute of Security Studies, November 2015.

Chloe McGrath and Elrena van der Spuy 2014. “Hier kom the Judge se manne” The Judicial Inspectorate of Correctional Services: A view from the inside. Pp.1-68.

John-Paul Banchani and Elrena van der Spuy ‘Bibliography on police and policing research in South Africa, 2000-2012’ published on line by the Institute of Security Studies, February 2014.

Van der Spuy, E., Lue-Dugmore, M. and Röntsch,R. 2008. Challenges Confronting Social Crime Prevention within the Cape Town Metropolitan Police Department. Rondebosch: Centre of Criminology, University of Cape Town. 2008.

Van der Spuy, E. South-South Cooperation in Police Building: The case of South Africa. 2008. Rondebosch: Centre of Criminology, University of Cape Town

Van der Spuy, E. and Rontsch, R. ‘Police and Crime Prevention in Africa: A Brief Appraisal of Structures, Policies and Practices’ Report submitted to the International Centre for the Prevention of Crime, Montreal, Canada. October 2007. Pp 1-89.

Van der Spuy, E. and Rauch, J. ‘Recent Experiments in Police Reform in Post-Conflict Africa: A Review’ Report submitted to IDASA and Japanese International Cooperation Aid (JICA), October 2006. pp 1-165.

Van der Spuy, E. ‘Co-ordination of Official Donor Assistance: Reflections from the field of crime prevention and drug control’.2003. Report prepared for United Nations Centre for International Crime Prevention, Office for Drugs and Crime, Pretoria. pp.1-33.

Van der Spuy, E. and Lever, J. ‘Southern Africa: Towards a Strategic Programme Framework for Crime and Drugs’. Report prepared for the United Nations, Office for Drugs and Crime, Pretoria, 2002 pp.1-35.

Van der Spuy, E . and Röntsch, R. ‘Human Rights Training to Public Servants in the Province of the Free State, South Africa - An evaluation.’ Report submitted to Raoul Wallenberg Institute, Sweden, June 1999. pp. 1-41.

Van der Spuy, E. ‘Security initiatives: International and regional co-operation.’ Position paper submitted to National Crime Prevention Strategy (NCPS) Review Team, CSVR, June 1999. pp.1-6.

Van der Spuy, E. and Brown, S. ‘Human Rights Policing for Station Commissioners: A review of Training for the South African Police Service, Northern Province, 1996-1997’. Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Lund, Sweden. Report no 28 . pp. 1-42.

Van der Spuy, E. ‘Transnationalism in Policing: A Report on Recent Developments’.1997. Occasional Paper, Institute of Criminology, December. Pp. 1-52.

Van der Spuy, E., Geerlings, J. and Singh, A-M. ‘An Inventory of Donor Assistance to Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Reform South Africa 1994-1998’. Evaluation Report submitted to the United Nations Development Programme and National Crime Prevention Secretariat, May 1998. pp.1-80.

Van der Spuy, E., Schärf, Borman, Smit et al ‘Recent Reforms in Basic Police Training - A Background Document’. 1996 Training Evaluation Group Final Evaluation Report. Pilot Basic Level Training Programme SAP(S), 1995. Evaluation Report submitted to the Office of Development Administration (ODA), United Kingdom. pp. 1-120.

‘Van der Spuy, E. Looking from the Inside: Views of Field Training Managers on the FTP.’ Training Evaluation Group Final Evaluation Report. Pilot Basic Level Training Programme SAP(S). 1995. Evaluation Report submitted to ODA, United Kingdom. pp.1-12.

Van der Spuy, E. ‘The Role of the International Policing Community in the Reform of SAP(S) Basic Police Training.’ Training Evaluation Group Final Evaluation Report. Pilot Basic Level Training Programme SAP(S). 1995. Evaluation Report submitted to ODA, United Kingdom. pp. 1-15.

Van der Spuy, E., Kellerman, A. and Van Aswegen, F. 1996. Basic Needs Survey Stellenbosch 1995. Department of Sociology, University of Stellenbosch. pp. 1-137.

Van der Spuy, E. and Winslow, T. ‘Recommendations for Improving Community Visitor Schemes in South Africa’ July 1995 Discussion document submitted to the Ministry of Safety and Security pp. 1-12.

Van der Spuy, E. ‘German Police in the Context of Unification’, 1991. Research Report to IDASA. Pp. 1-12.

‘Van der Spuy, E. The Police and Policing in Northern Ireland: Some Recent Material’, Research Report to Institute for a Democratic Alternative (IDASA), June 1991 pp.1-14.

‘Van der Spuy, E. Tolerance and Policing: The Case of the Netherlands’, Research Report to Institute for a Democratic Alternative (IDASA), April 1991 pp.1-17.

Van der Spuy, E. ‘Contemporary Debates in British Policing’, Research Report to IDASA, March 1991. pp.1-30.

Van der Spuy, E. ‘Some recent developments in criminological theory’ 1984 Report to Human Sciences Research Council pp. 1-40.

PEER REVIEW OF ARTICLES

Popular Articles

Van der Spuy, E. ‘Police and Police Reform in South Africa after 1990’ Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative Newsletter Spring, 2005.

Van der Spuy, E. ‘The deviant other: From Stigmatisation to Normalisation?’ Imbizo, 4, 1996.

Van der Spuy, E. ‘Guest Editorial’ in Track Two, March 1996.

‘Van der Spuy, E. Comments in Lieu of Book Review’ Imbizo, 1, 1996.

‘Van der Spuy, E. Community policing in South Africa: A Comment’ Imbizo, 2, 1995.

Van der Spuy, E. ‘Challenges facing policing research in South Africa’ Servamus, 1 Van der Spuy, E. 995.

Van der Spuy, E. ‘Whereto with community policing in post-Apartheid South Africa?’ Indicator SA: Crime and Conflict No 3, 1995.

‘Van der Spuy, E. Community Policing - Spreading the new SAP gospel’ Track Two November 1993.

Papers at Conferences and Seminars

Van der Spuy, E. 2016. ‘Political transition, organisational fluidity and police training: the case of South Africa’. Paper presented at the European Police Research and Science Conference 2016 with the title “Global Trends in Law Enforcement Training and Education”, 05-07 October 2016 at the National Public Service University of Hungary, Budapest

Van der Spuy, E 2016. Panellist at Dialogue on Human Rights and Policing. Hosted by the African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum In partnership with the South African Human Rights Commission , 28–29 April 2016 Johannesburg, South Africa.

Van der Spuy, E. 2015. Commissions of Inquiry into Police in South Africa, 1910-2015: Context, Concerns and Remedies, The Annual ISS Conference: International and National Perspectives on Crime and Crime Reduction, Johannesburg, South Africa, 15 - 16 October 2015

Van der Spuy, E. 2015. Commissions of Inquiry into Public Order Policing in South Africa: Mechanisms for the transmission of international police ideas, Transnational Mobility and Police Training in Africa, School of Law, University of Leeds, 5 October 2015.

Van der Spuy, E. 2015. The Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry – Some perception and experiences among senior police personnel’ Biennial Crimsa Conference, Sept 21-23, Zevenwacht.

Van der Spuy, E. 2012 The Policing of Counter-Insurgency: Memories from the Apartheid Past. IPES Symposium, New York, 6-9 August 2012.

Van der Spuy, E. 2012. “The Rise and Decline of Community-based Mobilisation against Crime in the new South Africa: The Case of the Western Cape Anti-crime forum. ISS 3rd International Conference: National and International Perspectives on Crime Reduction and Criminal Justice, Pretoria. 25 - 26 October 2012.

Van der Spuy, E. 2012. “Staking claims to ‘victimhood’? Police re-constructions of the past under Apartheid”. 14th International Symposium of the World Society of Victimology, The Hague. 20-24 May 2012.

Van der Spuy, E. Institute for Security Studies Conference: Towards a Coherent Strategy for Crime Reduction in South Africa Beyond 2010, Sandton, Johannesburg. 1-2 December 2010. The paper presented was “States of Exception”: The impact of the World Cup 2010 on the future of crime prevention in South Africa.

Van der Spuy, E. Conference on police reform in Francophone West Africa, Dakar, Senegal. 24 – 25 November 2010. APCOF.

Van der Spuy, E. The Crime Prevention Working Group of the Global Consortium on Security Transformation. University of Cape Town, Centre of Criminology. 3-4th November, 2010.

‘Van der Spuy, E. Crime Prevention During “States of Exception”. The Impact of the Western Cape 2010 on the Future of Crime Prevention in South Africa.’1st to 2nd Dec 2010. Institute for Security Studies Conference: Towards a Coherent Strategy for Crime Reduction in South Africa Beyond 2010, Sandton, Johannesburg

Van der Spuy, E. ‘Findings of Research Conducted on Women in Peacekeeping’. South African Gender Conference on Women in Peacekeeping Missions held 15-17 November 2010 Sheraton Hotel, South Africa 15th -17th Nov 2010.

‘Van der Spuy, E. Mega Events and Crime Prevention: Lessons from South Africa Fifa World Cup 2010.’ 4th Nov 2010.

Van der Spuy, E. GDRI Final Conference: Governing Cities in Africa, Wallenberg Research Centre, University of Stellenbosch, 30 Nov, Dec 1-2 2009. Discussant of working group paper: “Contested Orders: negotiating urban security.”

Van der Spuy, E. United Nations Police Division Meeting on international police peacekeeping, Turin, Italy, 11-13 November 2009. Participant in Round table discussion organised by the Police Division policy and Development Section, Department of Peacekeeping Operations, UN.

Van der Spuy, E. Working Group on Crime Prevention organised by the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO/GCST) in Santiago, Chile October 21-22 2009. The paper “Crime prevention and Community in Africa” by E van der Spuy and J Lever was presented.

Van der Spuy, E. DAAD Summer School Programme 23 August to 4 September 2009. Co-organiser and participant in the Summer School Programme, German Police University, Munster, Germany.

Van der Spuy, E. Public Security, Justice and Rule of Law - Teaching of a Masters module at PMDM, WITS for the Degree/Postgraduate Management Programme in the fields the field of Security. July 2009.

‘Van der Spuy, E. Reading South African police reform through the lens of policy convergence’. Paper delivered at Regional workshop: South African cities for Research Programme: Governing cities in Africa: law, local institutions and ur Van der Spuy, E. ban identifies since 1945. Stellenbosch, 16-17 November 2006.

Van der Spuy, E. ‘African experiments in police reform.’ Paper delivered at International Symposium on Police Labour Relations. Maseru Sun Hotel, Lesotho, 6-7 November 2006.

‘Van der Spuy, E. Recent Experiments in Police Reform in Africa: When (Foreign) Policy meets (Local) Practice.’ Paper to be delivered at Conference on ‘social Justice and Human Rights in the Era of Globalisation’ at Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, Belgium, 21-22 August 2006.

Van der Spuy, E. ‘Reform of police training: Looking back’ Presentation to Portfolio Committee on Safety and Security at its Strategic Planning Workshop on Police Training, Stellenbosch, 14 March 2006.

‘Van der Spuy, E. Strengthening internal police complaints systems: Lessons from South Africa’ Presentation to National Workshop on Strengthening Police Internal Complaints Systems in Nigeria (Organized by Police Performance Monitoring Unit, Ministry of Police Affairs in collaboration with the CLEEN Foundation and with support from the Macarthur Foundation) Abuja, 26-29 June 2006.

Van der Spuy, E. ‘International developments in policing’ Paper delivered at Workshop on Transformation of Palestinian Police, organised by the Palestinian Council on Foreign Relations in cooperation with EUCOPPS, Gaza, 4-5 December 2005.

‘Van der Spuy, E. Aspects of Security Sector Reform in South Africa’ Presentation made at Expert Seminar in Brussels, organised by DFID and EU, 28 Nov 2005.

Van der Spuy, E. ‘Models of police accountability: South African debates’ Paper delivered at conference of the International Police Executive Symposium, Prague, 4-9 September 2005.

Van der Spuy, E. ‘Police and Police Reform in South Africa after 1990.’ Presentation delivered at the India International Centre, New Delhi, 19 January 2005.

Van der Spuy, E. ‘Aid and criminal justice reform.’ Panellist in Ad Hoc Special Session co-ordinated by the OECD-DAC Network on Evaluation Partnership in Development Cooperation at Third African Evaluation Association Conference, Cape Town, 4 Dec 2004.

Van der Spuy, E. ‘The changing fortunes of police accountability: Observations from South Africa’ Paper presented at the workshop on Security Sector governance in Africa, organised by African Security Dialogue and Research, Elmina, Ghana, 24-26 November 2003.

Van der Spuy, E. ‘Homicide in criminological perspective – Issues and Challenges’ Participant in Panel discussion organised by MRC- Unisa: Crime, Violence and Injury Lead Programme First Seminar Series titled National Injury Mortality Surveillance System, Bellville, 2 April 2003.

Van der Spuy, E. ‘Policing reform: Comparing Northern Ireland and South Africa’ Paper delivered at the Queens-UCT Link Workshop held at UCT, South Africa, 14-16 April 2003.

Van der Spuy, E. (with Van Zyl Smit, D.). ‘Importing criminological ideas in a new democracy: Recent South African experiences’. British Society of Criminology Conference. United Kingdom: Keele, July 2002.

‘Van der Spuy, E. Pinpointing the politics of violence: Reflections from the health sector.’ Paper presented at a Symposium on Violence and Trauma and the Health of the Nation, College of Medicine of South Africa, Cape Town: 16-17 May 2002.

Van der Spuy, E. ‘Crime and its Discontents: Recent South African Crime Control and Policing Responses.’ Paper delivered at the 15th Annual Conference of the

Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology, Melbourne, Australia, 2001.

‘Van der Spuy, E. Foreign Donor Assistance and Policing Reform in South Africa.’ Paper delivered at the South African Sociological Association Congress, Saldanha, SA Military Academy, 6-9 July 1999.

Van der Spuy, E. ‘International assistance in Aid of Policing Reform in South Africa, 1994-1999: A Critical Review.’ Paper delivered at the Twelfth Annual Meeting of the Academic Council of the United Nations System, New York, 16-18 June 1999.

Van der Spuy, E. ‘Strong on Policy but Weak on Delivery? Reflections on the National Crime Prevention Strategy South Africa, 1996-8.’ Address to International Faculty Development Seminar organised by the Council for International Educational Exchange and UWC, 10 June 1998.

Van der Spuy, E. ‘Reforming the criminal justice system: South Africa, 1990-1997.’ Paper delivered at the American Society of Criminology Conference, San Diego, USA 19-22 November 1997.

Van der Spuy, E. ‘Political transition and criminal justice reform in South Africa’. Paper delivered at the African Research Program, University of California, San Diego, USA. November 1997.

Van der Spuy, E. ‘Regional police co-operation: lessons from Europe.’ First International Conference on Comparative Regional Security, ISS, Midrand, 1-3 July 1997.

Van der Spuy, E. ‘From little ad hoc assaults to systematic patterns of torture: Does lay visiting to police detainees make a difference?’ Paper delivered at International Symposium, Caring for Survivors of Torture, Cape Town, South Africa, 15-17 November 1995.

Van der Spuy, E. ‘Whereto with community policing in post-Apartheid South Africa?’ Paper delivered at conference: Community policing - The Way Forward organised by Policing Research Project and P & DM Wits, Midrand 19-20 August 1995.

Van der Spuy, E. ‘Civilian scrutiny of once forbidden territory: Reflections on lay visiting schemes to detainees in police custody, South Africa.’ Conference organised by IDASA on Civic Involvement in Correctional Services, Jan Smuts Holiday Inn, Jhb 17-18 March 1995.

Van der Spuy, E. ‘Challenges facing policing research in South Africa after Apartheid.’ Delivered at Workshop on Policing Research, SAP College, Pretoria, 2 February 1995.

Van der Spuy, E. (With Jeff Lever) ‘Students and the 1994 General Election: A Report from Stellenbosch and UWC’. Paper delivered at SASA Conference, Pietermaritzburg, 3-6 July 1994.

Van der Spuy, E. ‘Trends in the Development of Policing.’ Conference organised by IDASA on Policing the 1990s, Van der Bijl Park, October 1992.

Van der Spuy, E. ‘Policing the Police: the dynamics of monitoring in the Western Cape’. 22nd Annual Conference, ASSA, University of Pretoria, June 1992.

Van der Spuy, E. ‘Policing and the Politics of Transition in South Africa’. Guest Lecture, Criminal Justice Programme, Liverpool Polytechnic, U.K. February 1991.

Van der Spuy, E. ‘Policing the Eighties: Servamus et Servimus’. 19th Annual Conference, ASSA, University of the Witwatersrand, June 1988.

‘Van der Spuy, E. Order and Repression: Aspects of Policing in South Africa’. 17th Annual Conference, Association for Sociology in Southern Africa, University of Natal, Durban, June 1986.

(Van der Spuy, E. With A. Kritzinger) ‘Aspects of Sexual Discrimination at some South African Universities’, 16th Annual Conference, Association for Sociology in Southern Africa, University of Cape Town, June 1985.

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