Jennifer Irish-Qhobosheane
Research Associate
Jennifer holds a BA in Political Science from the University of
KwaZulu-Natal, Durban.
She has worked extensively in the human rights
non-governmental sector. After completing her BA, she worked as a
socio-political development officer at the Diakonia Council of Churches
before becoming the KwaZulu-Natal co-ordinator of the Human Rights
Committee. In 1993, she became the Director of the Network of
Independent Monitors (NIM). She now provides research services on
crime to NGOs and government. Jennifer has also worked with SAIIA on
the War and Organised Crime programme.
Until 2004, she served as
Vice Chairperson of the South African Private Security Industry
Regulatory Council. In 2004 she was also appointed to serve on the
Board of the newly formed Open Society Crime Prevention Initiative. She
is currently working on SAIIA’s Social Economy of Organised Crime
programme.
injobo@xsinet.co.za
