Sanja Kutnjak Ivkovi¿ is a Professor at the School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University, U.S.A. For more than two decades, her research has focused on comparative and international criminology, criminal justice, and law. She received the 2017 Mueller Award for Distinguished Contributions to International Criminal Justice. Adri Sauerman is a legal counsel in the mineral, energy, trading, and commerce industries as well as a former Fulbright and current independent scholar. As legal counsel, he navigates the legal and governance intricacies of several African and European commercial systems. His research and publications focus on international criminology, criminal justice, and law. Andrew Faull is a Senior Researcher in the Justice and Violence Prevention Programme at the Institute for Security Studies, and a Research Associate at the Centre of Criminology, University of Cape Town, South Africa. He has over 15 years of experience researching policing and related subjects in South Africa. Michael E. Meyer is Emeritus Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of North Dakota, U.S.A. He was recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship to South Africa and two National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships. His research interests focus on policing in transitional societies. Gareth Newham is the Head of Justice and Violence Prevention Programme at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), an independent organization that provides authoritative policy research and technical support to enhance human security across Africa (www.issafrica.org). He leads a team of people who work to better understand, respond to, and prevent violence, and strive to strengthen the criminal justice system in South Africa.
