CMY3704
Semester 1 Exam
13 May 2022
QUESTION 1
Provide a critical discussion of correctional supervision. In your answer you must:
• Provide a suitable definition
• Indicate which Act is applicable
• Discuss the applications of correctional supervision in practice
• Elaborate on the categories of correctional supervision
• Indicate who can be regarded as suitable candidates. (30)
QUESTION 2
Briefly indicate the purpose and function of a pre-sentencing report, as well as the
principles on which it is based. (15)
QUESTION 3
Address the advantages that the victim impact statement has for the criminal justice
system.
(10)
QUESTION 4
In S v Makwanyane (1995), the Constitutional Court found the death penalty to be
unconstitutional. Briefly elaborate on the three (3) fundamental rights on which the
court’s decision is based.
(10)
QUESTION 5
Distinguish between mitigating and aggravating factors and give two (2) examples of
each. (8)
QUESTION 6
Is the belief in witchcraft regarded as a mitigating factor? Refer in your answer to the
case of S v Xaba and others 2018.
, QUESTION 7
Give your view on the value of imprisonment by referring to the advantages as well as
the disadvantages thereof. (6)
QUESTION 8
Distinguish between primary and secondary victimisation by providing relevant
examples.
(6)
QUESTION 9
Explain the meaning of the following concepts:
• • Traditional triad (3)
• • Individualisation (personalisation) of punishment (3)
• • Hedonistic calculus (3)
• • Retribution. (3)
(12)
Total :100 marks
Semester 1 Exam
13 May 2022
QUESTION 1
Provide a critical discussion of correctional supervision. In your answer you must:
• Provide a suitable definition
• Indicate which Act is applicable
• Discuss the applications of correctional supervision in practice
• Elaborate on the categories of correctional supervision
• Indicate who can be regarded as suitable candidates. (30)
QUESTION 2
Briefly indicate the purpose and function of a pre-sentencing report, as well as the
principles on which it is based. (15)
QUESTION 3
Address the advantages that the victim impact statement has for the criminal justice
system.
(10)
QUESTION 4
In S v Makwanyane (1995), the Constitutional Court found the death penalty to be
unconstitutional. Briefly elaborate on the three (3) fundamental rights on which the
court’s decision is based.
(10)
QUESTION 5
Distinguish between mitigating and aggravating factors and give two (2) examples of
each. (8)
QUESTION 6
Is the belief in witchcraft regarded as a mitigating factor? Refer in your answer to the
case of S v Xaba and others 2018.
, QUESTION 7
Give your view on the value of imprisonment by referring to the advantages as well as
the disadvantages thereof. (6)
QUESTION 8
Distinguish between primary and secondary victimisation by providing relevant
examples.
(6)
QUESTION 9
Explain the meaning of the following concepts:
• • Traditional triad (3)
• • Individualisation (personalisation) of punishment (3)
• • Hedonistic calculus (3)
• • Retribution. (3)
(12)
Total :100 marks
