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Research data: CRIME AND SECURITY
2010 More violence, less development: a preliminary assessment of armed violence and MDG achievement
This report presents an exploratory statistical assessment of the relationships between armed violence and the Millennium Development Goals ...
Download this report2009 Fighting fire with fire: burns us all
There is much cheering for the tough approach to crime that our new police commissioner, Bheki Cele, brings with him, promising to 'fight fi...
2009 A call for comparative thinking: crime, citizenship and security in the global South
The article argues for the importance of an international comparative perspective in terms of our analysis and response to violent crime. Th...