IRM1501
OCTOBER NOVEMBER
PORTFOLIO
Semester 2 2025
Due 7 October 2025
, IRM1501
OCTOBER | NOVEMBER PORTFOLIO
Semester 2 2025
Due 7 October 2025
Introduction to Research Methodology for Law and Criminal Justice
QUESTION 1
Discuss the relevant aspects of the case of Social Justice Coalition and Others v
Minister of Police and Others (CCT 121/21) [2022] ZACC 27; 2022 (10) BCLR 1267
(CC) (19 July 2022).
The case of Social Justice Coalition and Others v Minister of Police and Others centred
on allegations of systemic unfair discrimination in the allocation of police resources in
the Western Cape, particularly affecting poor and predominantly Black communities.¹
Background and Context:
The Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry, established in 2012 and led by Justice Kate
O’Regan and Advocate Vusi Pikoli, found that the South African Police Service (SAPS)
relied on the Theoretical Human Resource Requirement (THRR), a model unchanged
since 2002, which disadvantaged informal and impoverished areas.² The Commission’s
2014 report highlighted high murder rates, under-reporting of crime, and the THRR’s
failure to address real policing needs, recommending urgent reallocation of resources.³
When no reform followed, applicants approached the Equality Court in 2016. In 2018,
the Court declared the allocation discriminatory under section 9(3) of the Constitution
but delayed on remedy, leading applicants to approach the Constitutional Court on
grounds of “constructive refusal.”⁴
OCTOBER NOVEMBER
PORTFOLIO
Semester 2 2025
Due 7 October 2025
, IRM1501
OCTOBER | NOVEMBER PORTFOLIO
Semester 2 2025
Due 7 October 2025
Introduction to Research Methodology for Law and Criminal Justice
QUESTION 1
Discuss the relevant aspects of the case of Social Justice Coalition and Others v
Minister of Police and Others (CCT 121/21) [2022] ZACC 27; 2022 (10) BCLR 1267
(CC) (19 July 2022).
The case of Social Justice Coalition and Others v Minister of Police and Others centred
on allegations of systemic unfair discrimination in the allocation of police resources in
the Western Cape, particularly affecting poor and predominantly Black communities.¹
Background and Context:
The Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry, established in 2012 and led by Justice Kate
O’Regan and Advocate Vusi Pikoli, found that the South African Police Service (SAPS)
relied on the Theoretical Human Resource Requirement (THRR), a model unchanged
since 2002, which disadvantaged informal and impoverished areas.² The Commission’s
2014 report highlighted high murder rates, under-reporting of crime, and the THRR’s
failure to address real policing needs, recommending urgent reallocation of resources.³
When no reform followed, applicants approached the Equality Court in 2016. In 2018,
the Court declared the allocation discriminatory under section 9(3) of the Constitution
but delayed on remedy, leading applicants to approach the Constitutional Court on
grounds of “constructive refusal.”⁴
