Expert Researcher

Clare Jefferson

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Publications: 5
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All work from Clare Jefferson
1 March 2002

The Impact of Small Arms in Tanzania Results of a Country Survey

“The first section of the report comprises the introduction. It outlines the purpose of the survey, as well as methodological considerations such as the sample demographics, research assumptions and data consideration. The second section of the report …

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1 January 2002

SAPS Border Control Units: An Evaluation of the New Detached Duties

“This paper provides an evaluation of the six-month detached duties programme and makes recommendations for its enhancement. The evaluation resulted from two qualitative surveys conducted by Institute for Security Studies researchers among the detached …

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1 August 2001

The Challenge to Control South Africa’s Borders and Borderline

“The aim of this research project was to establish how effective South African border control mechanisms are in preventing the illegal smuggling or movement of firearms across South Africa’s international land borders. The research consisted of an anal …

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1 August 2001

Attitudes to Firearms The Case of Kwa Mashu Tsolo-Qumbo and Lekoa Vaal

“The research presented in this monograph aimed to outline indicators of firearm penetration and attitudes to firearms by looking at three case-study areas: Lekoa-Vaal, Kwa Mashu and Tsolo-Qumbo. The three communities in these case studies were chosen …

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1 May 2001

The Role of Firearms in Crime in South Africa A Detailed Analysis of Police Dockets

“Police dockets provide one of the few comprehensive sources of information from which to draw a broad range of data on firearm-related crimes. In this research, it was found that docket analysis as a source was limited by the incomplete evidence conta …

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