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    Claire Bénit-Gbaffou (Senior Research Specialist, Rural and Economic Development (URED)

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Bénit-Gbaffou, C. Police-community partnerships and responses to crime: Lessons from yeoville and observatory, Johannesburg. Urban Forum 17, 301–326 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02681235

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