Generating safety from below: Community safety groups and the policing nexus in Durban

South African Review of Sociology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 56-77

  Marks, Monique ^a   Bonnin, Debby ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Community safety groupings; Durban; Local security governance; Minimalist policing; Street committees

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959254575     PISSN: 21528586     EISSN: 20721978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21528581003676036     Document Type: Article

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