Posted on December 13, 2024
Our Department’s KRM 710 (Crime and Criminal Justice) module has a community engagement component. The focus of this year’s project was to empower female inmates of the Atteridgeville Gender Responsive correctional centre by raising awareness of the impact of domestic violence (DV)...
Posted on November 19, 2024
Every 19 November, World Toilet Day, a United Nations observance campaign, encourages governments and the private sector to address the global sanitation crisis.
Posted on October 10, 2024
As we mark World Mental Health Day on 10 October 2024, the theme "Mental Health at Work" is particularly relevant for the University of Pretoria. The pressures of academic life—including deadlines, high expectations, and constant demands—can significantly impact the mental health of...
Posted on October 01, 2024
As we observe the International Day of Older Persons, it's important to reflect on a group that is often overlooked—older prison inmates. Dr Karen Booyens and Prof Stephan Geyer from the University of Pretoria discuss the growing population of elderly prisoners and the unique challenges...
Posted on June 26, 2024
The global day of parenting recognises the “selfless commitment to children and their lifelong sacrifice towards nurturing this relationship”1. Parenting is a lifelong commitment to the nurturing, care, love and support of children
Posted on June 04, 2024
Prof Antoinette Lombard, Head of Department of Social Work and Criminology at the University of Pretoria Becomes First South African Woman to Lead the International Association of Schools of Social Work
Posted on May 10, 2024
The Department of Social Work and Criminology celebrates the World Social Work Day 2024
Posted on March 08, 2024
International Women's Day champions inclusion, empowering women globally. Women in academia advocate for change, combatting gender-based violence.
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