An Analysis of Court Transcripts Pertaining to the Defence of Stewart Wilken inDie Staat Teen Stewart Wilken

The Crucial Role of Court Proceedings Reports in Criminal Case Proceedings and the Dilemma of Judicial Decision-Making

“…The veracity of the information within the Court Session Report, being an authentic document, is irrefutable except when proven otherwise through legally binding criminal decisions. The Court Session Report serve as a primary source and reference for the Panel of Judges in formulating legal considerations and their rulings (Hurst, 2003).…”

An Examination of Serial Homicide in South Africa: The Practice to Research Link

“…The predominant understanding of serial homicide in the academic literature is from a western point of view. In South Africa, a small but growing body of research exists, yet it is still only a handful of studies (Barkhuizen, ; Del Fabbro, , ; De Wet, ; Du Plessis, ; Hodgskiss, , ; Hook, ; Hurst, , ; Knight, ; Labuschagne, , , , , ; Lemmer, ; Pistorius, ; Snyman, ). Most of these studies to date in South Africa have, however, been part of small‐scale unpublished studies by masters and doctoral students, mainly performed at the University of Pretoria.…”

“…Del Fabbro (, ) explored serial homicide from a family systems paradigm based on interviews with the offenders, and where available, their family members. Hurst (, ) conducted a philosophical analysis of discursive dynamics in the court trial of an individual who committed serial homicide. Her data source was court transcripts.…”