GR Certificate: Technology in Distance Education (UMUC)
Currently teaching
Social dimensions of corrections
Research philosophy
Fields of academic interests
Substance abuse
Child abuse
Forensic criminology
Field of Specialisation
Corrections
Penology
Criminology
Books
2017 A historical perspective of the youth offender, 13-25, Child and youth misbehaviour in South Africa, Bezuidenhout, C. & Joubert, S. (eds). Pretoria: Van Schaik.
2013 A historical perspective of the youth offender, 13-25, Child and youth misbehaviour in South Africa: A Holistic Approach. Bezuidenhout, C. Pretoria: Van Schaik.
2011 Forensic criminology in South Africa, 380-399, A Southern African perspective on fundamental criminology, Bezuidenhout, C. (ed). Cape Town: Pearson education.
2008 A historical perspective of the youth offender, 13-25, Child and youth misbehaviour in South Africa, Bezuidenhout, C. & Joubert, S. (eds). Pretoria: Van Schaik.
Paper presentations
1993. The effect of drugs on the family: DEPT PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION: '94-Conference: Healthy Family Life
1993. The role of drugs in the abusive family: GESINSADVOKAAT: '94-seminaar.
1993. The decriminalisation of prostitution : a penological perspective: Gauteng Provincial Government: Safety and Security Seminar : Decriminalisation of sexwork
1993. Drug awareness: The role of the community in crime prevention.
1993. Extent of the drug problem and drug awareness: Pretoria Technikon: Guest lecturer
1993. Rehabilitation in prisons (1): Kroonstad Training College: Rehabilitation in Prisons
1993. Facilitation in prisons (2): Kroonstad Training College: Rehabilitation in Prisons
1993. Drugs and drug use in Pretoria schools: Drug Symposium (Phase 9) presented by the South African Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (SACENDU)
1993. Being involved in youth work in prison and drug rehabilitation of juveniles in prison: Ministering to the Youth in Prison presented by the CB Powell Bible Centre, Unisa in cooperation with Tshepo Network, a Radio Pulpit Community Building Initiative
1996. Penological perspective on overcrowding in prisons: Practical Solutions. Lawyers for Human Rights: Workshop on Overcrowding in Prisons
1996. The role of drugs in violent crime: CRIMSA/IDASA Conference '96: Crime and Justice in the '90s
2000. Assisting victims of crime and offenders with the South African Criminal Justice System: 10th International Conference on Victimology
2000. Drug awareness and prevention: Workshop on School Safety Project (in conjunction with Department of Education and Institute for Criminological Studies)
2000. Practical implementation of the multidimensional management model for the handling of the drug offender: International Conference on Drugs, Aids and Poverty in South Africa
2003. Findings on the Drug Survey conducted in 2000: Gauteng Education Department/Tshwane : School Safety Project: Drugs in Schools
2003. The relevance of drug related research: Suid-Afrikaanse Polisie: Navorsingskonferensie
2005. Role of the Criminologist in the Criminal Justice System: A New Decade of Criminal Justice in South Africa- Consolidating Transformation, presented by the CSVR.
2006. International Conference. A criminological perspective on the prenatal abuse of substances during pregnancy and the link to child abuse in South Africa. 6th European Criminological Conference in Tubingen, Germany, 26-29 August 2006.
2007. Criminological and Victimological Society of Southern Africa's 2007 Conference entitled "Perspectives on Crime and Criminal Justice in Africa" for the best Criminological Paper
2009. Criminological and Victimological Society of Southern Africa's 2009 Conference The significance of “Africanness” on the development of contemporary criminological propositions and the implications for criminological research
2009. University of the United Arab Emirates, guest speaker at the Criminal Justice Practitioner Symposium: Assessment, profiling and rehabilitation of offenders
2009. The significance of “Africanness” on the development of contemporary criminological propositions Inaugural lecture 18 August 2009
2010. USA Practical implications for the handling of the drug offender within South African correctional facilities. Midwestern Criminal Justice Association 2010 Annual Conference, 22-25 September 2010, Chicago, (IL) USA
2013. Heltasa conference attended and presented papers, Jonker and Ovens: The development of a fully online interdisciplinary module within the college of law- an interdisciplinary approach
2014. Annual MCJA Conference:“Research into practice: Translating empirical findings into real world action” 25-28 September, Chicago, Illinois.
2015. Growing capacities for sustainable distance e-learning provision, 26th ICDE World Conference, University of South Africa, Sun City, South Africa, 14- 1 6 October 2015. Theory of connectivism and its application in distance education: A case study of the College of Law Signature module, Prof M Ovens, Department of Corrections, College of Law, UNISA, Dr P Muthapuli, Department of Corrections, College of Law, UNISA, Mrs D Jonker, Department of Corrections, College of Law, UNISA
2015. CRIMSA BIENNIAL CONFERENCE 2015: VENUE: Zevenwacht, Cape Town, South Africa, 21 to 23 September 2015, Harmful Cultural Practices In SA, Prof Johan Prinsloo and Prof Michelle Ovens (UNISA) (Presenters: Prinsloo And Ovens)
2015 Southern Criminal Justice Association 2015l Conference, 9-12 September 2015, Charleston, SC, USA, Ukuthwala as a harmful cultural practice in South Africa
2017. International Journal of Arts and Sciences' American Canadian conference in Canada. 5 to 8 June 2017 at Ryerson University's International Learning Center at 240 Jarvis Street, Toronto, An autoethnographical account of the youthzone’s project based within vulnerable, informal settlements in SA.
2017. International Journal of Arts and Sciences' American Canadian conference in Canada. 28 Montreal, 5 to 8 June 2017 at Ryerson University's International Learning Center at 240 Jarvis Street, Toronto, Maternal substance abuse.