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Towards a ‘New Professionalism’ for the South African Police Service

Andrew Faull Centre for Criminology, University of Oxford, United KingdomCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 18-35 | Published online: 14 Jun 2013

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FOCUS GROUP

  • Anonymous (four student constables), Peddie Cluster, Eastern Cape, 13 March 2013, Participants in focus group lead by Andrew Faull

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