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Using social network analysis to understand the interactions of a Cape Town gang

Social network analysis is a sophisticated method of analysing interactions between various actors. In this paper, it is used to understand the dynamics of a Cape Town gang.

A network of violence: Mapping a criminal gang network in Cape Town

This paper focuses on a gang operating in Cape Town to identify and analyse the structures, actors and interactions that make up a criminal network.

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Cape Town's underworld: Mapping a protection racket in the central business district

Using social network analysis, this case study of security racketeering in Cape Town reveals a highly sophisticated criminal network that capitalises on the grey areas between lawful and unlawful.