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The HSRC Research Data Service provides a digital repository facility for the HSRC's research data in support of evidence based human and social development in South Africa and the broader region. Access to data is dependent on ethical requirements for protecting research participants, as well as on legal agreements with the owners, funders or in the case of data owned by the HSRC, the requirements of the depositors of the data. We facilitate data use by preparing comprehensive metadata and disseminating data and related documents to appropriate target audiences. Data sharing is subject to an End User License agreement. Data sets from the following projects have been curated and are available for use:
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Research data: GATED COMMUNITIES
2019 Burglary in gated communities: an empirical analysis using routine activities theory
Gated communities have experienced phenomenal growth worldwide due in part to increasing fear of urban crime and violence. However, very lit...
Download this report2014 Is it safer behind the gates?: crime and gated communities in South Africa
Gated communities have long been seen as a rational response to rising crime levels, yet very little is known about the extent to which resi...
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