Clifford Shearing

University of Cape Town

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1.

From the Panopticon to Disney World: The Development of Discipline

In : Doob, A.N. & Greenspan, E.L. Eds. Perspectives in Criminal Law: Essays in Honour of John Ll. J. Edwards. Toronto: Canada Law Book, 335-349 (1985)
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 09 Sep 2016
Clifford Shearing and Philip Stenning
University of Cape Town and Griffith University
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Nodal Governance

Australian Journal of Legal Philosophy, Vol. 30, 2005
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 28 Jul 2005
Scott Burris, Peter Drahos, Peter Drahos and Clifford Shearing
Center for Public Health Law Research, Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law, Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS)Queen Mary University of London, School of Law and University of Cape Town
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Governance, democracy

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Privatisation, Pluralisation and the Globalisation of Policing

Stenning, P. & Shearing, C. 2015. Privatisation, Pluralisation and the Globalisation of Policing. Research Focus, 3(1): 1-8.
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 14 Oct 2015 Last Revised: 23 Dec 2015
Philip Stenning and Clifford Shearing
Griffith University and University of Cape Town
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policing; nodal governance

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Changes in Governance: A Cross-Disciplinary Review of Current Scholarship

Akron Law Review, Vol. 41, p. 1, 2008, Temple University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2008-67
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 08 Apr 2008 Last Revised: 06 May 2008
Scott Burris, Michael Kempa and Clifford Shearing
Center for Public Health Law Research, Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law, Independent and University of Cape Town
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Governance, Regulation

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The Future of Policing

Law and Society Review, 30(3): 585-606, 1996
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 02 Feb 2016
David H Bayley and Clifford Shearing
Independent and University of Cape Town
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Specifying Aims and Limits for Restorative Justice: A ‘Making Amends’ Model?

In: Von Hirsch, A., Roberts, J.V., Bottoms, A.E., Roach, K. & Schiff, M. Eds. Restorative Justice and Criminal Justice: Competing or Reconcilable Paradigms. Oxford: Hart Publishing, 21-41, 2003
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 26 Jun 2016
Andrew von Hirsch, Andrew Ashworth and Clifford Shearing
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, University of Oxford - Faculty of Law and University of Cape Town
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Criminology: Re-Imagining Security and Risk

In: Bourbeau, P. Ed. Security: Dialogue across Disciplines. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 177-195.
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 02 Apr 2016
Jan Froestad, Clifford Shearing and Melani Van der Merwe
Bergen University College, University of Cape Town and University of Cape Town (UCT)
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security; criminology

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Conceptual Models for Global Health Governance

Temple University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2010-20
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 27 Apr 2010 Last Revised: 21 Oct 2010
Wolfgang Hein, Wolfgang Hein, Scott Burris and Clifford Shearing
University of HamburgGerman Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Center for Public Health Law Research, Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law and University of Cape Town
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International law, global health governance, public health, International Organizations, Social Rights, Global Social Justice, HIV/AIDS Politics

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Conflict Resolution in South Africa: A Case Study

In : Johnstone, G. & Van Ness, D. Eds. Handbook of Restorative Justice. Cullompton, Devon: Willan Publishing, 534-556, (2007)
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 06 Apr 2016
Jan Froestad and Clifford Shearing
Bergen University College and University of Cape Town
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Conceptual Models for Global Health Governance

In: Buse, K., Hein, W. and Drager, N. Eds. Making Sense of Global Health Governance: A Policy Perspective. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 72-98, 2009
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 06 Apr 2016
Wolfgang Hein, Wolfgang Hein, Scott Burris and Clifford Shearing
University of HamburgGerman Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Center for Public Health Law Research, Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law and University of Cape Town
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A Nodal Perspective of Governance: Advances in Nodal Governance Thinking

In Regulation, Institutions and Networks, ed. P Drahos. ANU E Press. (2017)
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 02 May 2018
Cameron Holley and Clifford Shearing
UNSW Sydney, Faculty of Law, Connected Waters Initiative Research Centre, Global Water Institute and University of Cape Town
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The Tensions of Cyber-Resilience: From Sensemaking to Practice

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 20 Sep 2022
Benoit Dupont, Clifford Shearing, Marilyne Bernier and Rutger Leukfeldt
University of Montreal - School of Criminology, University of Cape Town, University of Montreal and The Hague University of Applied Sciences
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cyber-resilience, risk management, cyber-risks, sensemaking, regulation, standardization

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Modern Private Security: Its Growth and Implications

In: Tonry, M. & Morris, N. Eds. Crime and Justice: An Annual Review of Research, Vol. 3. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 193-245.
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 15 Sep 2016
Clifford Shearing and Philip Stenning
University of Cape Town and Griffith University
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Exclusion from Public Space

In: Von Hirsch, A., Garland, D. & Wakefield, A. Eds. Ethical Perspectives in Situational Crime Prevention. Oxford: Hart Pub, 77-96, 2001
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 26 Jun 2016
Andrew von Hirsch and Clifford Shearing
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law and University of Cape Town
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The Shifting Boundaries of Policing: Globalization and its Possibilities

In: Newburn, T. & Peay, J. Eds. Policing: Politics, Culture and Control: Essays in Honour of Robert Reiner. Oxford: Hart Publishing, 265 -284.
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 02 Apr 2016
Philip Stenning and Clifford Shearing
Griffith University and University of Cape Town
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Decriminalizing Criminology: Reflections on the Literal and Tropological Meaning of the Term

Canadian Journal of Criminology, 31(2): 169-178, 1989
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 03 Feb 2016
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town
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Private Security: Implications for Social Control

Social Problems, 30(5): 493-506, 1983
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 03 Feb 2016
Clifford Shearing and Philip Stenning
University of Cape Town and Griffith University
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Municipalities, Politics, and Climate Change: An Example of the Process of Institutionalizing an Environmental Agenda within Local Government

Pasquini, L. & Shearing, C. 2014. Municipalities, Politics, and Climate Change: An Example of the Process of Institutionalizing an Environmental Agenda within Local Government. Journal of Environment and Development, 23(2):271-296.
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 06 Dec 2015
Lorena Pasquini and Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town (UCT) and University of Cape Town
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municipalities, politics, governance, environment, climate change, institutionalization

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Transforming Security: A South African Experiment

In: Strang, H. & Braithwaite, J. Eds. Restorative Justice and Civil Society. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 14-34, (2001)
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 06 Apr 2016
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town
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Criminology's Disney World: The Ethnographer's Ride of South African Criminal Justice

In: Bosworth, M. & Hoyle, C. Eds. What is Criminology. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 125-140, 2011
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 06 Apr 2016
Clifford Shearing and Monique Marks
University of Cape Town and Independent
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Sustainability Transitions: An Investigation of the Conditions Under Which Corporations are Likely to Reshape Their Practices to Reverse Environmental Degradation

Petersen, S., Shearing, C & Nel, D. 2015. Sustainability Transitions: An Investigation of the Conditions under Which Corporations are Likely To Reshape Their Practices to Reverse Environmental Degradation. Environmental Management and Sustainable Development, 4(1): 85-105
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 27 Nov 2015
Samantha Petersen, Clifford Shearing and Deon Nel
University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cape Town and World Wildlife Fund for Nature
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sustainability; governance; South Africa; farming; policy

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Introduction to Organizational Police Deviance: Its Structure and Control

Shearing, C. Eds. Organizational Police Deviance: Its Structure and Control. Toronto: Butterworths, 1-8, 1981
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 20 Jun 2016 Last Revised: 30 Aug 2019
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town
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Shaping Unconventional Gas Regulation: Industry Influence and Risks of Agency Capture in Texas, Colorado and Queensland

Environmental and Planning Law Journal (2019) 36(5) 510-530
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 22 Oct 2019
Cameron Holley, Tariro Mutongwizo, Clifford Shearing and Amanda Kennedy
UNSW Sydney, Faculty of Law, Connected Waters Initiative Research Centre, Global Water Institute, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - UNSW Law & Justice, University of Cape Town and Independent
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Unconventional Gas, Regulatory Capture, Energy Transitions, Energy Water Food Nexus

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The Relation between Public and Private Policing

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The Relation between Public and Private Policing

In: Tonry, M. & Morris, N. Eds. Modern Policing. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 399-434.
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 15 Feb 2017
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town
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The Relation between Public and Private Policing

In: Tonry, M. & Morris, N. Eds. Modern Policing. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 399-434, (1992)
Posted: 06 Apr 2016
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town

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Nodal Governance and the Zwelethemba Model

In: Quirk, H., Seddon, T. and Smith, G. Eds. Regulation and Criminal Justice: Innovations in Policy and Research. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 103-133, 2010
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 06 Apr 2016
Clifford Shearing and Jan Froestad
University of Cape Town and Bergen University College
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A Grass Root Governance Model: South African Peace Committees

V. Luker, S. Dinnen, & A. Patience (Eds). Law, order and HIV/AIDS in Papua New Guinea. Canberra: Pandanus (2006)
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 20 Jun 2016 Last Revised: 13 Nov 2019
Clifford Shearing, John Cartwright and Madeleine Jenneker
University of Cape Town, University of Cape Town (UCT) - Centre of Criminology and University of the Western Cape
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Neighbourhood Environmental Improvement Plans: Community Empowerment, Voluntary Collaboration and Legislative Design

Environmental and Planning Law Journal, 24(2): 125-151, 2007
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 28 Jan 2016
Neil Gunningham, Cameron Holley and Clifford Shearing
School of Regulation & Global Governance (RegNet), UNSW Sydney, Faculty of Law, Connected Waters Initiative Research Centre, Global Water Institute and University of Cape Town
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environment; neighbourhood

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Reflections on the Refusal to Acknowledge Private Governments

In: Wood, J. and Dupont, B. Eds. Democracy, Society and the Governance of Security. Cambridge University Press, 11-32.
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 11 Jul 2016
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town
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Police Deviance and Accountability

In: Mathews, M.L., Heyman P.B. & Mathews, A.S. Eds. Policing the Conflict in South Africa. Gainsville: University of Florida Press, 105-113 (1991)
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 11 Jul 2016
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town
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What Enables Local Governments to Mainstream Climate Change Adaptation? Lessons Learned from Two Municipal Case Studies in the Western Cape, South Africa.

Pasquini, L., Ziervogel, G., Cowling, R.M. and Shearing, C. 2015. What Enables Local Governments to Mainstream Climate Change Adaptation? Lessons Learned from Two Municipal Case Studies in the Western Cape, South Africa. Climate and Development [online]
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 06 Dec 2015
Lorena Pasquini, Gina Ziervogel, Richard Cowling and Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cape Town (UCT), Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University and University of Cape Town
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adaptation, local government, mainstreaming, climate change, governance

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The Many Faces of Nodal Policing: Team Play and Improvisation in Dutch Community Safety

Van Steden, R., Wood, J., Shearing, C & Boutellier, H. 2013. The Many Faces of Nodal Policing: Team Play and Improvisation in Dutch Community Safety. Security Journal [online]
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 06 Dec 2015
Ronald van Steden, Jennifer Wood, Clifford Shearing and Hans Boutellier
VU University Amsterdam, Temple University, University of Cape Town and VU University Amsterdam
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nodal governance; policing; security

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Global Non-State Auspices of Security Governance

In: Bersot, H. & Ariigo, B. Eds. The Routledge Handbook of International Crime and Justice Studies. Routledge, 77-97.
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 02 Apr 2016
Julie Berg, Sophie Nakueira and Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cape Town (UCT) and University of Cape Town
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Nodal Security

Police Quarterly, 8(1), 57-63, 2005
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 28 Jan 2016
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town
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security; nodal governance

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Governing Energy Transitions: Unconventional Gas, Renewables and their Environmental Nexus

Environmental and Planning Law Journal (2019) 36(5) 427-436.
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 22 Oct 2019
Cameron Holley, Amanda Kennedy, Tariro Mutongwizo and Clifford Shearing
UNSW Sydney, Faculty of Law, Connected Waters Initiative Research Centre, Global Water Institute, Independent, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - UNSW Law & Justice and University of Cape Town
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Energy Transitions, Energy Governance, Water-Energy-Food Nexus

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The Quiet Revolution: The Nature, Development and General Legal Implications of Private Policing in Canada

Criminal Law Quarterly, 22: 220-248.
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 04 Feb 2016
Philip Stenning and Clifford Shearing
Griffith University and University of Cape Town
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The Curious Case of the Patten Report

In: Doyle, J. Ed. Policing the Narrow Ground: Lessons from the Transformation of Policing in Northern Ireland. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, 27-38, 2010
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 09 Jul 2016
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town
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policing

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Curbing the Killing Fields: Making South Africa Safer

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Curbing the Killing Fields: Making South Africa Safer

The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 652(1): 186- 205.
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 04 Feb 2016
Elrena van der Spuy and Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town (UCT) and University of Cape Town
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South Africa; violent crime; safety; policing; crime policy

Curbing the Killing Fields: Making South Africa Safer

Van der Spuy, E. & Shearing, C. 2014. Curbing the Killing Fields: Making South Africa Safer. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 652(1): 186-205.
Posted: 25 Aug 2019
Elrena van der Spuy and Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town (UCT) and University of Cape Town

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South Africa, violent crime, safety, policing, crime policy

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Participatory Policing: Modalities in Lay Participation

Imbizo, 1(2): 5-10.
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 31 Aug 2016
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town
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Nodal Governance, Democracy, and the New ‘Denizens’

Journal of Law and Society, 30(3): 400-419, 2003
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 28 Jan 2016
Clifford Shearing and Jennifer Wood
University of Cape Town and Temple University
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Being a Nodal Police

Wood, J. & Shearing, C. 2009. De Nodale Politiefunctie (Being a Nodal Police). Justitiële verkenningen (Judicial Explorations), 35(1):11-28
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 25 Jan 2016
Jennifer Wood and Clifford Shearing
Temple University and University of Cape Town
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governance; nodal governance

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Deviance and Conformity in the Reproduction of Order

In: Shearing, C. Eds. Organizational Police Deviance: Its Structure and Control. Toronto: Butterworths, 29-47 (1981)
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 17 Jun 2016
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town
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The Practice of Crime Prevention: Design Principles for More Effective Security Governance

Berg, J. & Shearing, C. 2011. The Practice of Crime Prevention: Design Principles for More Effective Security Governance. SA Crime Quarterly, 36:23-30
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 06 Dec 2015
Julie Berg and Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town (UCT) and University of Cape Town
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South Africa; crime prevention; policing; criminology

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How to Make Theories Untestable: A Guide to Theorists

The American Sociologist, 8(7): 33-37
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 04 Feb 2016
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town
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Introduction: Diversity in Policing: Multi-Agency Frameworks and Strategies in South Africa

Society in transition, 35(2), 197-203, 2004
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 28 Jan 2016
Clifford Shearing and Monique Marks
University of Cape Town and University of KwaZulu-Natal - Department of Sociology
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Governing-Through-Harm and Public Goods Policing

Berg, J. & Shearing, C. 2018. Governing-through-Harm and Public Goods Policing. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 679: 72-85.
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 05 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 14 Sep 2019
Julie Berg and Clifford Shearing
University of Glasgow - Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research and University of Cape Town
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harm, policing, public good, Global South

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A Conceptual Framework to Enable the Changes Required for a One-Planet Future

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A Conceptual Framework to Enable the Changes Required for a One-Planet Future

Environmental Values, 24(5): 663-688.
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 04 Feb 2016
Maria Honig, Samantha Petersen, Tom Herbstein, Saul Roux, Deon Nel and Clifford Shearing
Independent, University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cambridge, Independent, World Wildlife Fund for Nature and University of Cape Town
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Pro-environmental behaviour; conceptual framework; South Africa; case studies; change.

A Conceptual Framework to Enable the Changes Required for a One-Planet Future

Posted: 01 Mar 2018
Maria Honig, Samantha Petersen, Tom Herbstein, Saul Roux, Deon Nel and Clifford Shearing
Independent, University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cambridge, Independent, World Wildlife Fund for Nature and University of Cape Town

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future; sustainability

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New Authorities: Relating State and Non-State Security Auspices in South African Improvement Districts

In: Kyed, H. & Albrecht, P. Eds. Policing and the Politics of Order-Making. Oxon: Routledge, 91- 107.
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 02 Apr 2016
Julie Berg and Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town (UCT) and University of Cape Town
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security; South Africa

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Strategic Responses to Grand Challenges: Why and How Corporations Build Community Resilience

Ralph Hamann, Lulamile Makaula, Gina Ziervogel, Cliford Shearing & Alan Zhang, 'Strategic Responses to Grand Challenges: Why and How Corporations Build Community Resilience' Journal of Business Ethics, 2019
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 12 Dec 2019
Ralph Hamann, Lulamile Makaula, Gina Ziervogel, Clifford Shearing and Alan Zhang
University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cape Town and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Community Resilience, Grand Challenges, Corporate Strategy, Social-Ecological Systems, Africa

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Beyond Restorative Justice-Zwelethemba, a Future-Focused Model of Local Capacity Conflict Resolution

In : Mackay, R., Bošnjak, M., Deklerck, J., Pelikan, C., van Stokkom, B., & Wright, M. Eds. Images of Restorative Justice Theory, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Verlag für Polizeiwissenschaft, 16-34, (2007)
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 06 Apr 2016
Jan Froestad and Clifford Shearing
Bergen University College and University of Cape Town
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Punishment and the Changing Face of the Governance

Punishment & Society, 3(2), 203-220, 2001
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 28 Jan 2016
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town
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Reforming Police: Opportunities, Drivers and Challenges

Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 38(2), 167-180, 2005
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 25 Jan 2016
Philip Stenning and Clifford Shearing
Griffith University and University of Cape Town
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Reflections on the Nature of Policing and Its Development

Police Practice and Research (2015)
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 06 Dec 2015
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town
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policing; governance

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Introduction to Criminal (In)Justice in South Africa: A Civil Society Perspective

Gould, C. Ed. Criminal (In)Justice in South Africa: A Civil Society Perspective. Pretoria: Institute for Security Studies, 1-10.
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 03 Sep 2016 Last Revised: 02 Mar 2018
John Cartwright and Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town (UCT) - Centre of Criminology and University of Cape Town
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Snowflakes or Good Pinches: Private Security's Contribution to Modern Policing

In: Donelan, Rita. Ed. The Maintenance of Order in Society. Ottawa: Canadian Police College, 96-105, 1980
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 26 Jun 2016
Clifford Shearing and Philip Stenning
University of Cape Town and Griffith University
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Meditative Reflections on Nils Christie's 'Words on Words' Through an African Lens

Froestad, J. & Shearing, C. 2013. Meditative Reflections on Nils Christie’s ‘Words on Words’ through an African Lens. Restorative Justice Journal: An International Journal, 1(1): 31-46
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 06 Dec 2015
Jan Froestad and Clifford Shearing
Bergen University College and University of Cape Town
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restorative justice; Nils Christie

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City of Cape Town Solar Water Heater Bylaw: Barriers to Implementation

Cartwright, A., Parnell, S. Oelofse, G. & Ward, S. Eds. Climate Change at the City Scale: Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation in Cape Town. London: Earthscan, 244-262.
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 02 Apr 2016
Jan Froestad, Clifford Shearing, Tom Herbstein and Sakina Grimwood
Bergen University College, University of Cape Town, University of Cambridge and University of Cape Town (UCT)
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Re-Considering the Field of Policing: A Review of the Policing Web

Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice, 53(3), 325-341, 2011
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 25 Jan 2016
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town
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policing; nodal governance

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Policing in Canada in the 21st Century: Directions for Law Reform

Police Line: Do Not Cross (2016)
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 05 Sep 2019
Clifford Shearing, Michael Kempa and Philip Stenning
University of Cape Town, Independent and Griffith University
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Policing

In: Gladstone, J., Ericson R.V. & Shearing, C.D. Eds. Criminology: A Readers Guide. Toronto: Centre of Criminology, (1991), 125-138.
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 16 Jun 2016
Philip Stenning and Clifford Shearing
Griffith University and University of Cape Town
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Environmental Policing: Harms, Enforcement and Collaboration

Bradford, B.,Jauregui, B., Loader, I., Steinberg, J.(eds.) Handbook of Global Policing, Sage, 2016, UNSW Law Research Paper No. 18-33
Number of pages: 1 Posted: 30 May 2018 Last Revised: 14 Jun 2018
Cameron Holley and Clifford Shearing
UNSW Sydney, Faculty of Law, Connected Waters Initiative Research Centre, Global Water Institute and University of Cape Town
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Nodal Wars and Network Fallacies

Theoretical Criminology, 14(4): 1362-4806, 2010
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 25 Jan 2016
Clifford Shearing and Les Johnston
University of Cape Town and University of Portsmouth - Institute of Criminal Justice Studies
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nodal governance; nodal wars; networks

62.

Configuring Security and Justice

European Journal of Criminology, 2(4): 1477-3708
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 22 Jan 2016
Jean-Paul Brodeur and Clifford Shearing
University of Montreal and University of Cape Town
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criminology; crime; governance; justice; police

63.

Policy Design and Nodal Governance: A Comparative Analysis of Determinants of Environmental Policy Change in a South African City

Froestad, J., Grimwood, S., Herbstein, T. & Shearing, C. 2015. Policy Design and Nodal Governance: A Comparative Analysis of Determinants of Environmental Policy Change in a South African City. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research & Practice, 17(2): 174-191.
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 06 Dec 2015
Jan Froestad, Sakina Grimwood, Tom Herbstein and Clifford Shearing
Bergen University College, University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cambridge and University of Cape Town
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policing; South Africa; nodal governance; environment

64.

The Unrecognized Origins of the New Policing: Linkages between Public and Private Policing

In: Felson, M. & Clarke, R. Eds. Business and Crime Prevention. Monsey, NY: Criminal Justice Press, 217-229. 1997
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 31 May 2016
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town
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private policing

65.

Harnessing Resources for Networked Policing

In: J. Fleming, J. & Wood, J. Eds. Fighting Crime Together: The Challenges of Policing and Security Networks. Sydney: University of New South Wales Press, 60-86, (2006)
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 06 Apr 2016
Julie M. Ayling, Julie M. Ayling, Peter Grabosky and Clifford Shearing
European University Institute Dept of LawRegNet School of Regulation and Global Governance, Australian National University, School of Regulation & Global Governance (RegNet) and University of Cape Town
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66.

Health and the Governance of Security: A Tale of Two Systems

The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 30(4), 632-643, 2002
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 04 Feb 2016
Sevgi Aral, Scott Burris and Clifford Shearing
Government of the United States of America - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Center for Public Health Law Research, Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law and University of Cape Town
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67.

Justice in the Risk Society

Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 38(1), 25-38
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 22 Jan 2016
Clifford Shearing and Les Johnston
University of Cape Town and University of Portsmouth - Institute of Criminal Justice Studies
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risk; criminology; crime; justice

68.

Re-Imagining Justice from the Bottom Up

In: Carnelley, M. & Hoctor, S. Eds. Law, Order and Liberty: Essays in Honour of Tony Matthews. Scottsville: University of Kwa-Zulu Natal Press, 237-250.
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 06 Apr 2016
Jan Froestad and Clifford Shearing
Bergen University College and University of Cape Town
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69.

An Institutional Approach to Criminology: Introduction

Criminology: A Reader's Guide edited by Gladstone, J., Ericson, R. and Shearing, C. Toronto: Centre of Criminology, 1999
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 05 Sep 2019
Clifford Shearing and Richard Ericson
University of Cape Town and University of Toronto - Centre of Criminology (Deceased)
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crime, policing, punishment

70.

Restorative Justice and Nodal Governance

International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, 35(1), 1-18, 2011
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 25 Jan 2016
Jennifer Wood, Clifford Shearing and Jan Froestad
Temple University, University of Cape Town and Bergen University College
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nodal governance; restorative justice

71.

Securing Safety on Campus: A Case Study

Wood, J. & Shearing, C. 1998. Securing safety on campus: A case study. Canadian Journal of Criminology, 40(1): 81-91.
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 19 Sep 2019
Jennifer Wood and Clifford Shearing
Temple University and University of Cape Town
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72.

The Most Critical Unresolved Issue Associated with Contemporary Democratic Policing

In: Amir, A. & Einstein, E. Policing, Security and Democracy: Special Aspects of Democratic Policing. Huntsville, TX: Office of International Criminal Justice, 99-114.
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 17 Jun 2016
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town
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73.

Reflections of the Evolving Concept of 'Private Policing'

European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research, 7:197-223, 1999
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 04 Feb 2016
Michael Kempa, Ryan Carrier, Jennifer Wood and Clifford Shearing
Independent, Independent, Temple University and University of Cape Town
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74.

Foreword to Community Policing in Indigenous Communities

Nalla, M.K. & Newman, G.R. Eds. Community Policing in Indigenous Communities. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, ix-xiii.
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 03 Apr 2016
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town
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75.

The Quiet Revolution: The Nature, Development and General Legal Implications of Private Security in Canada

Criminal Law Quarterly, 22, 220-248, 1979.
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 03 Feb 2016
Philip Stenning and Clifford Shearing
Griffith University and University of Cape Town
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76.

Climate Gating: A Case Study of Emerging Responses to Anthropocene Risks

Climate Risk Management 26 (2019)
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 05 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 13 Sep 2019
Nicholas Simpson, Clifford Shearing and Benoit Dupont
University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cape Town and University of Montreal - School of Criminology
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Climate gating, Water security, Harmscapes, Anthropocene, Reserve capacity

77.

Preface to Selling Security: the Private Policing of Public Space

Wakefield, A Ed. Selling Security: the Private Policing of Public Space. Cullompton, UK: Willan Publishing, xvii- xviii, 2003
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 06 Apr 2016
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town
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78.

From Passengers to Crew: Introductory Reflections

Harrington, C., Lecavalier, E. & Shearing, C. 2017. From Passengers to Crew: Introductory Reflections. Crime, Law and Social Change: An Interdisciplinary Journal.
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 05 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 14 Sep 2019
Cameron Harrington, Emma Lecavalier and Clifford Shearing
Durham University - School of Government and International Affairs, Independent and University of Cape Town
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79.

Policing the Transformation

Work in Progress, Vol. 79, p. 22, 1991
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 16 Jun 2017
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town
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80.

A Thin or a Thick Blue Line? Exploring Alternative Models for Community Policing and the Police Role in South Africa

In: Grabosky, P. Ed. Community Policing and Peacekeeping. CRC Press/Taylor and Francis, 153-168, (2009)
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 06 Apr 2016
Monique Marks, Clifford Shearing and Jennifer Wood
Independent, University of Cape Town and Temple University
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81.

From a 'Dialogue of the Deaf' to a 'Dialogue of Listening': Towards a New Metholodogy of Policing Research and Practice

Police Practice and Research: An International Journal, 10(5&6): 415-422, 2009
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 25 Jan 2016
Les Johnston and Clifford Shearing
University of Portsmouth - Institute of Criminal Justice Studies and University of Cape Town
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policing,research

82.

Policing the Police: The Ombudsman Solution

Shearing, C. 1991. Policing the Police: the Ombudsman Solution. Indicator SA: Political Monitor. 8(4):11-14
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 04 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 13 Sep 2019
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town
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83.

Integrated Security: Assembling Knowledge's and Capacities

In: Williamson, T. Ed. The Handbook of Knowledge Based Policing: Current Conceptions and Future Directions. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 389-404 (2008)
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 06 Sep 2016
Julie Berg and Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town (UCT) and University of Cape Town
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84.

Microscopic and Macroscopic Responses to Inequalities in the Governance of Security: Respective Experiments in South Africa and Northern Ireland

Transformations, 49: 25-54, 2002
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 28 Jan 2016
Michael Kempa and Clifford Shearing
Independent and University of Cape Town
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85.

The 'I,' the 'Me,' and the 'It': Moving Beyond the Meadian Conception of Self

Canadian Journal of Sociology, 13(4): 435-448.
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 02 Sep 2016
Michael Petrunik and Clifford Shearing
Independent and University of Cape Town
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86.

Back to the Future in South African Security: From Intentions to Effective Mechanisms: Part II - Restorative Justice, Crime, and (In)security in Africa

Acta Juridica, 16:156-170, 2007
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 25 Jan 2016
Clifford Shearing and Don Foster
University of Cape Town and University of Cape Town (UCT)
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safety, security, South Africa

87.

A Museum of Hope: A Story of Robben Island

The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 592(1), 62-78
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 22 Jan 2016
Clifford Shearing and Michael Kempa
University of Cape Town and Independent
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politics; South Africa; Robben Island

88.

Criminology and the Anthropocene

Shearing, C. 2015. Criminology and the Anthropocene. Criminology and Criminal Justice, 15(3): 255-269.
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 22 Aug 2019
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town
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criminology; anthropocene, environmental security

89.

Towards a Phenomenological Sociology or Towards a Solution to the Parsonian Puzzle

Catalyst, 7: 9-14.
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 04 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 08 Oct 2019
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town
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90.

Behind Union Lines: Setting of Evidentiary Boundaries

Lowman, J., Menzies, R.J. & Palys, T.S. Eds. Transcarceration. Aldershot, Hampshire: Gower, 153-16
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 05 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 13 Nov 2019
Clifford Shearing and Philip Stenning
University of Cape Town and Griffith University
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91.

E-Learning Crossing Borders: Policing (All around) the World

Feltes, T. & Shearing, C. 2009. E-Learning Crossing Borders: Policing (all around) the World. The Criminologist, 34(4): 15-16.
Number of pages: 1 Posted: 31 Aug 2019 Last Revised: 13 Sep 2019
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town
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Making South Africa Safe: Possibilities and Prospects

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Making South Africa Safe: Possibilities and Prospects

Acta Criminologica, CRIMSA Conference Special Edition, 1:1-11,9, 2008
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 25 Jan 2016
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town
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South Africa, safety, security

Making South Africa Safe: Possibilities and Prospects

Shearing, C. 2008. Making South Africa Safe: Possibilities and Prospects. Acta Criminologica, CRIMSA Conference Special Edition, 1: 1-11,9.
Posted: 31 Aug 2019 Last Revised: 13 Sep 2019
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town

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93.

Theorising - Sotto Voice

In: Holdaway, S. & Rock, P. Thinking about Criminology. London: University College London Press, 11-24 (1998)
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 22 Jun 2016
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town
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94.

Reinventing Intellectuals

Canadian Journal of Criminology, 14(1): 81-95, 1999
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 28 Jan 2016
Jennifer Wood and Clifford Shearing
Temple University and University of Cape Town
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95.

Building Peace in the Cape

Cartwright, J. & Shearing, C. 2004. Building Peace in the Cape. Safer Society. The Journal of Crime Reduction and Community Safety, 23: 20-22.
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 04 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 13 Sep 2019
John Cartwright and Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town (UCT) - Centre of Criminology and University of Cape Town
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96.

Introduction to The Knowledge Society. Sociology of Science Yearbook

In: Bohme, G. & Stehr, N. Eds. The Knowledge Society. Sociology of Science Yearbook, Vol. 10. Dordrecht: Reidel, 125-127.
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 11 Jul 2016
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town
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97.

Tapestries on Policing: Foreword

In: Palmer, D., Berlin, M. & Das, D. Eds. Global Environment of Policing. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, xiii -xv.
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 02 Apr 2016
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town
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98.

Remarks of Professor Clifford Shearing (On Zero Tolerance)

Criminal Law Bulletin, 35(August): 378-83, 1999
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 28 Jan 2016
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town
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99.

Private Security in Canada: Some Questions and Answers

In: McGrath, W.T. & Mitchell, M.P. Eds. The Police Function in Canada. Toronto: Methuen, 53-76, 1981
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 26 Jun 2016
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town
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100.

Emergent Polycentric Governance in Response to Drought: Motivations, Transaction Costs, and Feedback in Corporate and City Collaboration

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 17 Jan 2025
Hallie Eakin and Clifford Shearing
Arizona State University and University of Cape Town
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Polycentricity, adaptation governance, urban resilience, water infrastructure, Cape Town Polycentricity, adaptation governance, urban resilience, water infrastructure, Cape Town, Polycentricity, adaptation governance, urban resilience, water infrastructure, Cape Town, polycentricity

101.

Policing, Politics and Democracy: David Bayley’s Enduring Contributions

Posted: 30 Jun 2021
Gary Cordner, Edward R. Maguire and Clifford Shearing
Eastern Kentucky University, Independent and University of Cape Town

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102.

Reconsidering the Police Role: A Challenge to a Challenge of a Popular Conception

Posted: 30 Jun 2021
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town

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103.

The Governance of Security in Weak and Failing States

Dupont, B., Grabosky, P. & Shearing, C. 2004. The Governance of Security in Weak and Failing States. Criminal Justice: An International Journal of Policy and Practice, 3(4): 331-349.
Posted: 30 Jun 2021
Benoit Dupont, Peter Grabosky and Clifford Shearing
University of Montreal - School of Criminology, School of Regulation & Global Governance (RegNet) and University of Cape Town

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capacity building, civil society, policing, private security, transnational institutions

104.

Reflections on the Evolving Concept of 'Private Policing'

1999. 'Reflections on the Evolving Concept of 'Private Policing'. European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research. 7(2): 197-223.
Posted: 30 Jun 2021
Michael Kempa, Ryan Carrier, Jennifer Wood and Clifford Shearing
Independent, Independent, Independent and University of Cape Town

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private policing; governance; conceptual frameworks, welfare liberalism, fortified fragments, neo-feudalism, networked nodal governance

105.

Policing South Africa: Reflections on Botha's Reforms

Shearing, C. 1986. Policing South Africa: Reflections on Botha's Reforms. Canadian Journal of Sociology, 11(3): 293-307.
Posted: 30 Jun 2021
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town

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106.

Private Security’s Accountabilities within Polycentric Assemblages

Berg, J & Shearing, C. 2020. Private Security’s Accountabilities within Polycentric Assemblages. International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice
Posted: 30 Jun 2021
Julie Berg and Clifford Shearing
University of Glasgow - Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research and University of Cape Town

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107.

Adoption Rationales and Effects of Off-Grid Renewable Energy Access for African Youth: A Case Study from Tanzania

Posted: 30 Jun 2021
Nicholas Simpson, Colton James Rabenold, Merle Sowman and Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cape Town (UCT) and University of Cape Town

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108.

Citizens and Denizens

Shearing, C (2020) 'Citizens and Denizens' 3(1) The International Journal of Restorative Justice 57-62.
Posted: 05 May 2020
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town

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restorative justice, citizens, denizens

109.

The Spectre of Trauma in the South African Police Service

Perkins, G., Howell, S. & Shearing, C., The Spectre of Trauma in the South African Police Service. In: McDaniel, J., Moss, K., & Pease, K. Eds. Policing and Mental Health: Theory, Policy and Practice. Routledge Frontiers of Criminal Justice series. CRC Press, 2020
Posted: 23 Apr 2020
Grainne Perkins and Clifford Shearing
affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Cape Town

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110.

Insurance and Climate Change

Phelan, L., Holley, C., Shearing, C. & du Toit, L., Insurance and Climate Change. In: Brisman, A. & South, N. Eds. Routledge International Handbook of Green Criminology. Routledge International Handbooks. London: Routledge, 2020
Posted: 23 Apr 2020
Liam Phelan, Cameron Holley, Clifford Shearing and Louise du Toit
University of Newcastle (Australia), UNSW Sydney, Faculty of Law, Connected Waters Initiative Research Centre, Global Water Institute, University of Cape Town and North-West University

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111.

Public Servants and Regulator Capture in Energy and Environmental Governance

Holley, C., Kennedy, A., Mutongwizo, T & Shearing, C. Public Servants and Regulator Capture in Energy and Environmental Governance. In. Sullivan, H & Dickinson, H. Eds. The Palgrave Handbook of the Public Servant. Palgrave Macmillan, Forthcoming
Posted: 23 Apr 2020
Cameron Holley, Amanda Kennedy, Tariro Mutongwizo and Clifford Shearing
UNSW Sydney, Faculty of Law, Connected Waters Initiative Research Centre, Global Water Institute, Independent, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - UNSW Law & Justice and University of Cape Town

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112.

Partial Functional Redundancy: An Expression of Household Level Resilience in Response to Climate Risk

Simpson, N.P., Shearing, C.D. & Dupont, B., ‘Partial Functional Redundancy’: An Expression of Household Level Resilience in Response to Climate Risk.’ 28 Climate Risk Management, 2020
Posted: 23 Apr 2020
Nicholas Simpson, Clifford Shearing and Benoit Dupont
University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cape Town and University of Montreal - School of Criminology

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Resilience, Reserve Capacity, Partial Functional Redundancy, Cape Town Drought, Anthropocene

113.

Gated Adaptation During the Cape Town Drought: Mentalities, Transitions and Pathways to Partial Nodes of Water Security

Simpson N., Shearing C. & Dupont B. (2020) 'Gated Adaptation during the Cape Town Drought: Mentalities, Transitions and Pathways to Partial Nodes of Water Security' Society & Natural Resources An International Journal 1-9.
Posted: 06 Feb 2020
Nicholas Simpson, Clifford Shearing and Benoit Dupont
University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cape Town and University of Montreal - School of Criminology

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mentalities, transitions, technological pathways, Cape Town drought, climate gating, off-grid

114.

Conceptualizing Policing and Security: New Harmscapes, the Anthropocene and Technology

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Conceptualizing Policing and Security: New Harmscapes, the Anthropocene and Technology

Holley, C., Mutongwizo, T. & Shearing, C., Conceptualizing Policing and Security: New Harmscapes, the Anthropocene and Technology, Annual Review of Criminology, vol 3: 341-358, 2020
Posted: 23 Apr 2020
Cameron Holley, Tariro Mutongwizo and Clifford Shearing
UNSW Sydney, Faculty of Law, Connected Waters Initiative Research Centre, Global Water Institute, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - UNSW Law & Justice and University of Cape Town

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Governance of Security, Environmental Security, Anthropocene, Energy, Security, Policing

Conceptualizing Policing and Security: New Harmscapes, the Anthropocene, and Technology

Annual Review of Criminology, Vol. 3, pp. 341-358, 2020
Posted: 16 Jan 2020
Cameron Holley, Tariro Mutongwizo and Clifford Shearing
UNSW Sydney, Faculty of Law, Connected Waters Initiative Research Centre, Global Water Institute, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - UNSW Law & Justice and University of Cape Town

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115.

Governmentality, Criticisms, Politics

O’Malley, P., Weir, L., & Shearing, C. 1997. Governmentality, Criticism, Politics. Economy and Society, 26(4): 501-517.
Posted: 22 Sep 2019
Pat O'Malley and Clifford Shearing
affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Cape Town

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116.

Thoughts on Sovereignty

Society in transition, 35(2), 197-203, 2004
Posted: 20 Sep 2019
Clifford Shearing and M. Marks
University of Cape Town and Independent

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117.

The Scientification of Police Work

In: Bohme, G. & Stehr, N. Eds. The Knowledge Society. Sociology of Science Yearbook, Vol. 10. Dordrecht: Reidel, 129-159, 1986
Posted: 20 Sep 2019
Richard Ericson and Clifford Shearing
University of Toronto - Centre of Criminology (Deceased) and University of Cape Town

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118.

When Anthropocene Shocks Contest Conventional Mentalities: A Case Study from Cape Town

Simpson, N., Shearing, C. & Dupont, B. 2019. When Anthropocene Shocks Contest Conventional Mentalities: A case study from Cape Town. Climate and Development.
Posted: 20 Sep 2019
Nicholas Simpson, Clifford Shearing and Benoit Dupont
University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cape Town and University of Montreal - School of Criminology

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resilience, Anthropocene, water resilience, Cape Town drought, mentalities

119.

Reinventing Policing: Policing As Governance

Shearing, C. 1994. Reinventing Policing: Policing as Governance. Imbizo, 1(1): 285-308.
Posted: 19 Sep 2019
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town

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120.

Being a Nodal Police in the Liquid 21st Century

Policing, 5(3), 210-218 (2011)
Posted: 19 Sep 2019
Clifford Shearing and Monique Marks
University of Cape Town and University of KwaZulu-Natal - Department of Sociology

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nodal governance; police; policing

121.

Culture As Figurative Action

Shearing, C. & Ericson, R. V. 1991. Culture as Figurative Action. British Journal of Sociology, 42(4): 481-506.
Posted: 19 Sep 2019
Clifford Shearing and Richard Ericson
University of Cape Town and University of Toronto - Centre of Criminology (Deceased)

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122.

Reflections on the Governance of Security, a Normative Inquiry

Shearing, C. & Wood, J. 2000. Reflections on the Governance of Security, a Normative Inquiry. Police Practice: An International Journal, 1(4): 457-476
Posted: 08 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 19 Jun 2021
Clifford Shearing and Jennifer Wood
University of Cape Town and Temple University

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123.

Criminology in the Face of Flows: Reflections on Contemporary Policing and Security (Introduction)

Amicelle, A., Côté-Boucher, K., Dupont, B., Shearing, C., & Tanner, S. 2017. Criminology in the Face of Flows: Reflections on Contemporary Policing and Security. Global Crime. 1-11.
Posted: 05 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 14 Sep 2019
Anthony Amicelle, Karine Coté-Boucher, Benoit Dupont and Clifford Shearing
Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) - Center for International Studies and Research (CERI), University of Montreal -- School of Criminology, University of Montreal - School of Criminology and University of Cape Town

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124.

Private Security and Private Justice: Doing Justice to Justice

Shearing, C. & Stenning, P.C. 1979. Private Security and Private Justice: Doing Justice to Justice. British Journal of Law and Society, 6(2): 261-271.
Posted: 04 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 19 Jun 2021
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town

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125.

Fragile Facades: Stuttering and the Strategic Manipulation of Awareness

Petrunik, M & Shearing, C. 1980. Fragile facades: Stuttering and the Strategic Manipulation of Awareness. Social Problems, 31(2): 125-138.
Posted: 04 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 12 Sep 2019
Michael Petrunik and Clifford Shearing
Independent and University of Cape Town

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126.

An Analysis of the Prosecution of Shoplifters

Feuerverger, A. & Shearing, C. 1982. An Analysis of the Prosecution of Shoplifters. Criminology, 20(2): 273-289.
Posted: 04 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 12 Sep 2019
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town

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127.

Corporate Justice: Some Preliminary Thoughts

Stenning, P & SHearing, C. 1985. Corporate Justice: Some Preliminary Thoughts. 17(2) Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology.
Posted: 04 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 13 Sep 2019
Clifford Shearing and Philip Stenning
University of Cape Town and Griffith University

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128.

Public Perceptions of Private Security

Shearing, C., Stenning, P. & Addario, S. 1985. Public Perceptions of Private Security. The Canadian Police College Journal, 9(3): 225-253.
Posted: 04 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 13 Sep 2019
Clifford Shearing and Philip Stenning
University of Cape Town and Griffith University

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129.

Corporate Perceptions of Private Security

Shearing, C., Stenning, P. & Addario, S. 1985. Corporate Perceptions of Private Security. The Canadian Police College Journal, 9(4): 367-390.
Posted: 04 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 13 Sep 2019
Clifford Shearing and Philip Stenning
University of Cape Town and Griffith University

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130.

Transforming the Culture of Policing: Thoughts from South Africa

Shearing, C. 1995. Transforming the Culture of Policing: Thoughts from South Africa. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology (special issue), 54-61.
Posted: 04 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 13 Sep 2019
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town

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131.

Governing Security for Common Goods

Shearing, C. & Wood, J. 2003. Governing Security for Common Goods. International Journal of the Sociology of Law, 31(3): 205-225.
Posted: 03 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 13 Sep 2019
Clifford Shearing and Jennifer Wood
University of Cape Town and Temple University

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132.

Re-shaping Policing: Ideas in Action

Shearing, C. & Wood, J. 2007. From the Guest Editors: Re-shaping policing: Ideas in Action. Police Practice and Research, 8(2): 99-106.
Posted: 30 Aug 2019 Last Revised: 13 Sep 2019
Clifford Shearing and Jennifer Wood
University of Cape Town and Independent

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133.

Taking Care of Business: Public Police As Commercial Security Vendors

Ayling, J. & Shearing, C. 2008. Taking Care of Business: Public Police as Commercial Security Vendors. Criminology and Criminal Justice, 8(1): 27-50.
Posted: 30 Aug 2019 Last Revised: 13 Sep 2019
Julie M. Ayling, Julie M. Ayling and Clifford Shearing
European University Institute Dept of LawRegNet School of Regulation and Global Governance, Australian National University and University of Cape Town

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commercialization, contract policing, events policing, fee-for-service policing, user-pays policing

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Climate Gating: A Case Study of Emerging Responses to Anthropocene Risks

Simpson, N.P., Shearing, C. & Dupont, B. 2019. Climate Gating: A Case Study of Emerging Responses to Secure Resilience. Climate Risk Management vol. 26.
Posted: 25 Aug 2019 Last Revised: 14 Sep 2019
Nicholas Simpson, Clifford Shearing and Benoit Dupont
University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cape Town and University of Montreal - School of Criminology

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Climate gating, Water security, Harmscapes, Anthropocene, Reserve capacity

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Municipal Finance and Resilience Lessons for Urban Infrastructure Management: A Case Study from the Cape Town Drought

Simpson, N., Simpson, K., Shearing, C. & Cirolia, L.R. 2019. Municipal Finance and Resilience Lessons for Urban Infrastructure Management: A Case Study from the Cape Town Drought. International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development (TJUE)
Posted: 25 Aug 2019 Last Revised: 12 Sep 2019
Nicholas Simpson and Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town (UCT) and University of Cape Town

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Municipal finance, resilience financing, Cape Town drought, resilience qualities

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When Anthropocene Shocks Contest Conventional Mentalities: A Case Study from Cape Town

Simpson, N., Shearing, C. & Dupont, B. 2019. When Anthropocene Shocks Contest Conventional Mentalities: A case study from Cape Town. Climate and Development.
Posted: 25 Aug 2019 Last Revised: 14 Sep 2019
Nicholas Simpson, Clifford Shearing and Benoit Dupont
University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cape Town and University of Montreal - School of Criminology

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Resilience, Anthropocene, water resilience, Cape Town drought, mentalities

137.

Energy Civilization through Industrial Modernity and Beyond

Jensen, T.O., Shearing, C., Skauge, T. & Persson, A. 2016. Energy Civilization through Industrial Modernity and Beyond. Euro-Asian Journal of Sustainable Energy Development Policy, 5(1): 21-44.
Posted: 25 Aug 2019 Last Revised: 13 Sep 2019
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town

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energy civilization, energy systems

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Resilience Policing: An Emerging Response to Shifting Harm Landscapes

Mutongwizo, T., Holley, C., Shearing, C. & Simpson, N.P. 2019. Resilience Policing: An Emerging Response to Shifting Harm Landscapes. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice., UNSW Law Research Paper No. 19-74
Posted: 19 Jun 2019 Last Revised: 27 Sep 2019
Tariro Mutongwizo, Cameron Holley, Clifford Shearing and Nicholas Simpson
University of New South Wales (UNSW) - UNSW Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney, Faculty of Law, Connected Waters Initiative Research Centre, Global Water Institute, University of Cape Town and University of Cape Town (UCT)

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resilience; policing; harmscapes; community policing; security

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Environmental Security and the Anthropocene: Law, Criminology and International Relations

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Environmental Security and the Anthropocene: Law, Criminology and International Relations

Holley, C., Shearing, C., Harrington, C., Kennedy, A. & Mutongwizo, T. 2018. Environmental Security and the Anthropocene: Law, Criminology and International Relations. Annual Review of Law and Social Science. 14 (1): 185 – 203.
Posted: 25 Aug 2019 Last Revised: 13 Sep 2019
Cameron Holley, Clifford Shearing, Cameron Harrington, Amanda Kennedy and Tariro Mutongwizo
UNSW Sydney, Faculty of Law, Connected Waters Initiative Research Centre, Global Water Institute, University of Cape Town, Durham University - School of Government and International Affairs, Independent and University of New South Wales (UNSW) - UNSW Law & Justice

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governance of security, environmental security, Anthropocene, energy security, water security, food security

Environmental Security and the Anthropocene: Law, Criminology, and International Relations

Annual Review of Law and Social Science, Vol. 14, pp. 185-203, 2018
Posted: 29 Oct 2018
Cameron Holley, Clifford Shearing, Cameron Harrington, Tariro Mutongwizo and Amanda Kennedy
UNSW Sydney, Faculty of Law, Connected Waters Initiative Research Centre, Global Water Institute, University of Cape Town, Durham University - School of Government and International Affairs, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - UNSW Law & Justice and University of New England (Australia) - School of Law

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Policing and New Environmental Governance

Editors: Ben Bradford, Beatrice Jauregui, Ian Loader, Jonny Steinberg SAGE Handbook of Global Policing, Publisher: SAGE, 2016
Posted: 02 May 2018
Cameron Holley and Clifford Shearing
UNSW Sydney, Faculty of Law, Connected Waters Initiative Research Centre, Global Water Institute and University of Cape Town

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The New Environmental Governance

The New Environmental Governance, Routledge, 2012
Posted: 02 May 2018
Cameron Holley, Neil Gunningham and Clifford Shearing
UNSW Sydney, Faculty of Law, Connected Waters Initiative Research Centre, Global Water Institute, School of Regulation & Global Governance (RegNet) and University of Cape Town

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Criminology and the Anthropocene

edited by Cameron Holley and Clifford Shearing Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY 2018
Posted: 02 May 2018
Cameron Holley and Clifford Shearing
UNSW Sydney, Faculty of Law, Connected Waters Initiative Research Centre, Global Water Institute and University of Cape Town

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Thriving on a Pale Blue Dot: Criminology and the Anthropocene

Criminology and the Anthropocene, Chapter: 1, Publisher: Routledge, Editors: Cameron Holley, Clifford Shearing (2018)
Posted: 02 May 2018
Cameron Holley and Clifford Shearing
UNSW Sydney, Faculty of Law, Connected Waters Initiative Research Centre, Global Water Institute and University of Cape Town

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Security and the Anthropocene: Law, International Relations and Criminology

Annual Review of Law and Social Science, Vol 14, 2018
Posted: 01 May 2018 Last Revised: 12 May 2018
Cameron Holley, Clifford Shearing, Cameron Harrington, Amanda Kennedy and Tariro Mutongwizo
UNSW Sydney, Faculty of Law, Connected Waters Initiative Research Centre, Global Water Institute, University of Cape Town, Durham University - School of Government and International Affairs, University of New England (Australia) - School of Law and University of New South Wales (UNSW) - UNSW Law & Justice

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Energy and the Anthropocene: Security Challenges and Solutions

Crime, Law and Social Change, Vol. 67, 2017
Posted: 06 Mar 2018
Clifford Shearing and Jan Froestad
University of Cape Town and Bergen University College

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energy, security, anthropocene

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Housing, Institutions, Money: The Failures and Promise of Human Settlements Policy and Practice in South Africa

Environment and Urbanisation, 23(1): 267-275
Posted: 04 Feb 2016
Benjamin Bradlow, Joel Bolnick and Clifford Shearing
Brown University, Secretariat of Shack/Slum Dwellers International (SDI) and University of Cape Town

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Reshaping Security: An Examination of the Governance of Security in South Africa

African Security Review, 7(3): 3-12, 1998
Posted: 02 Feb 2016
Mark Shaw and Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town (UCT) and University of Cape Town

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A Nodal Conception of Governance: Thoughts on a Police Commission

Policing and Society, 11(3-4): 259-272, 2001
Posted: 28 Jan 2016
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town

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Reconceptualising Reform Practice in South African Policing

South African Review of Sociology, 36(2): 131-140
Posted: 22 Jan 2016
Monique Marks and Clifford Shearing
University of KwaZulu-Natal - Department of Sociology and University of Cape Town

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policing; South Africa; reform

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Insurers Could Help Address Climate Risks

Nel, D., Shearing, C. & Reyers, B. 2011. Insurers could help address climate risks. Nature, 476(7358):33.
Posted: 06 Dec 2015
Deon Nel, Clifford Shearing and Belinda Reyers
World Wildlife Fund for Nature, University of Cape Town and CSIR (Natural Resources and the Environment)

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insurance; risk; climate change

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Who Should the Police Be? Finding a New Narrative for Community Policing in South Africa

Posted: 14 Oct 2015
Monique Marks and Clifford Shearing
Independent and University of Cape Town

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police, community policing, South Africa

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'A New Beginning' for Policing

Posted: 09 Nov 2000
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town

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Re-Ordering Thoughts: A Reply to Alan Hunt

Canadian Journal of Criminology, 32(4):659-660
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 03 Feb 2016
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town
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Transformations of Governance: The Case of Community Policing

SASH, Vol. 37(1), p. 21-24, 1994
Posted: 05 Sep 2019
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town

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Police and Government: The Quest for Impartial Policing

Work in Progress, Vol. 78, p. 17-19, 1991
Posted: 05 Sep 2019
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town

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