Huigen, Brandaan;
(2020)
Territorialising homes: Prolonged and return burglaries in South Africa.
African Security Review
, 29
(3)
pp. 225-241.
10.1080/10246029.2020.1826333.
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Abstract
This article draws on ethnographic data from South Africa to show that while burglaries may commonly be once-off incidents, many households are repeatedly victimised. In such situations, victims are retargeted and intimidated by the same burglars. Through two exemplary cases of middle- and lower-middle-income households, which are examples of ‘return’ and ‘prolonged’ burglaries, I illustrate that these burglaries are defined by four main characteristics: long duration, the targeted theft of possessions, remaining marks and the close proximity of burglars. I suggest that these burglaries are a way of laying claim to households through symbolic means, rather than physical confrontation. This has lasting social, emotional and financial repercussions for the victims. As relating to repeat-victimisation, burglaries deserve further attention from analysts.
Type: | Article |
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Title: | Territorialising homes: Prolonged and return burglaries in South Africa |
Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
DOI: | 10.1080/10246029.2020.1826333 |
Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/10246029.2020.1826333 |
Language: | English |
Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
Keywords: | Domestic burglary; propertycrime; violence; symbols;repeat victimisation; South Africa |
UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Dept of Anthropology |
URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10178616 |
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