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	Go back				Graeme Simpson Graeme Simpson is the founder and Executive Director of the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, based in Johannesburg, South Africa, a position he has held since 1995. Graeme Simpson has an LLB and a Masters degree in history from the University of the Witwatersrand. He has worked extensively on issues related to transitional justice, including extensive work with the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission and on the transformation of criminal justice institutions in South Africa. He was one of the core drafters of the National Crime Prevention Strategy, adopted by the South African cabinet in May 1996, as well as part of the drafting team for the South African White Paper on Safety and Security. Graeme Simpson has worked extensively with both victims and perpetrators of political and criminal violence, including studying issues of secondary victimization and victim compensation. He has also worked extensively on issues of youth violence and violence against women. He has published extensively in all these areas and has worked for both governmental and non– governmental organisations in various countries, including Cambodia, Sierra Leone, Bosnia and Indonesia, as well as in several countries in the Southern African region. >> Back to top				Documents: “Uncivil Society” Challenges for Reconciliation and Justice in South Africa After the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
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