Prof Lukas Muntingh

Lukas Muntingh was appointed as Director of DOI with effect from 1 Jan 2023. He is also the co-founder and Project Coordinator of Africa Criminal Justice Reform (ACJR). He holds a PhD (Law) from UWC and an MA (Sociology) from Stellenbosch University. He has been involved in criminal justice reform since 1992. He has worked in Southern and East Africa on child justice, prisoners’ rights, preventing corruption in the prison system, the prevention and combating of torture, and monitoring legislative compliance. He has published extensively and presented at several conferences. His current focus is on accountability and the prevention and combating of torture and ill-treatment of people deprived of their liberty.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS:

• Muntingh, L (2022) ‘Prison protests in South Africa – a conceptual exploration’, SA Crime Quarterly.
• Muntingh, L (2022) ‘South Africa’ IN Dünkel, F., Harrendorf, S. and Van Zyl Smit, D. (eds) The Impact of Covid-19 on Prison Conditions and Penal Policy, Routledge.
• Muntingh, L. with Redpath, J., Faull, A. and Petersen, K. (2021) Democratic policing – a conceptual framework. Law, Democracy and Development, Vol 25, pp. 121-155
• Muntingh, L. (2020) Africa, Prisons and COVID-19’ Journal of Human Rights Practice, Aug 2020
• Steytler, N. and Muntingh, L. (2019) ‘South Africa’ IN Leuprecht, C, Kölling, M, Todd, H (eds), Public Security in Federal Polities, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, Buffalo, London, ISBN 978-1-4875-0267-6
• Muntingh, L. (2018) ‘Modest beginnings, high hopes: The Western Cape Police Ombudsman’ SA Crime Quarterly, Nr. 64, pp. 17-27.
• Muntingh, L. & Larner, S. (2018) ‘Juveniles in transition: The situation in South Africa’ IN S. C. O’Neill (Ed.), Incarcerated youth transitioning back to community: International perspectives (Ch 14). Singapore: Springer.