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Law, Criminology & Criminal Justice

Communal responses to burglary at residential premises in the Cato Crest informal settlement, South Africa: Implications for community policing

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Article: 2246209 | Received 13 Feb 2023, Accepted 03 Aug 2023, Published online: 17 Aug 2023

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