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A country at war with itself: South Africa's crisis of crime. Antony Altbeker.

By: Altbeker, Antony Johannesburg, 2007, 2007 | Jonathan Ball Publishers | Bible Society of South AfricaContributor(s): Altbeker, Antony Johannesburg, 2007, 2007 | Jonathan Ball Publishers | Bible Society of South AfricaMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2007. Description: 189 pages Colour illustrations: 20 cmISBN: 9781868 422845Subject(s): Altbeker, Antony Johannesburg, 2007 2007 | Jonathan Ball Publishers | Let's work it out | Kabbala | Crime-Gang-Police; Community-Meeting; Community-Policing-Forum -- South Africa | South Africa | Criminal justice, Administration of -- South Africa | Affirmative action programs | Gauteng | Crime -- Criminals -- South AfricaGenre/Form: Adult Non-Fiction DDC classification: 364.968 ALTB Summary: This is a penetrating exploration of South Africa{u2019} s crime problem. Getting behind the statistics to offer a sober and sobering account of the scale of the problem and its evolution, it describes how government has sometimes sought to deal with the crisis and sometimes sought to deny its existence. The book ends with some suggestions of what needs to be done to deal with this scourge.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-189).

This is a penetrating exploration of South Africa{u2019} s crime problem. Getting behind the statistics to offer a sober and sobering account of the scale of the problem and its evolution, it describes how government has sometimes sought to deal with the crisis and sometimes sought to deny its existence. The book ends with some suggestions of what needs to be done to deal with this scourge.

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