Article by a mediator following efforts by President F.W.de Klerk to curb the use of excessive force by police stating the difficulties faced by public officials in the United States of America who coped with similar issues during the civil rights protests of the 1960's and 1970's.
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South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Police community relations: a mediators per. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0111242
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"Police community relations: a mediators per." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0111242. Accessed 7 Sept. 2026.
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