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.

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将房屋领土化：南非的长期盗窃和归还盗窃

摘要 本文利用来自南非的民族志数据表明，虽然入室盗窃通常是一次性事件，但许多家庭反复受害。在这种情况下，受害者会被同样的窃贼重新瞄准和恐吓。通过两个中低收入家庭的典型案例，它们是“回归”和“长期”盗窃的例子，我说明这些盗窃有四个主要特征：持续时间长、有针对性地盗窃财产、剩余痕迹和窃贼的近距离。我认为这些入室盗窃是通过象征性手段而非身体对抗向家庭索取权利的一种方式。这对受害者具有持久的社会、情感和经济影响。至于重复受害，