Is Law Enforcement in South Africa Losing the Fight Against Commercial Crime?
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عنوان ژورنال: South African Crime Quarterly
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2413-3108,1991-3877
DOI: 10.17159/2413-3108/2018/v0n61a2046