CMY1501 STUDY GUIDE

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University of South Africa

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CMY1501/1/2011±2013



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CMY102 STYLE

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ORIENTATION (v)




THEME 1: WHAT IS CRIMINOLOGY? 1


1.1 What is criminology about? 5

1.2 Schools of thought in criminology 18




THEME 2: CRIME IN SOUTH AFRICA 35


2.1 The classification and measurement of crime 39

2.2 Official and unofficial sources of crime information 54




THEME 3: INDIVIDUALS IN THE CRIME SITUATION 69


3.1 The criminal: a general profile 73

3.2 The criminal: needs and motives for criminal behaviour 88

3.3 Risk factors contributing to criminal behaviour 106




THEME 4: EXPLANATION OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR 129


4.1 Individual-oriented perspectives on the causes of crime 133

4.2 Milieu-related causes of criminal behaviour 163

4.3 Application of theory 183

4.4 Explanation of crime 194




BIBLIOGRAPHY 203

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MODULE DIAGRAM
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INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGY: CRIME, OFFENDERS AND
CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR
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THEME 1: WHAT IS CRIMINOLOGY? (CMB NAUDeÂ, REVISED BY
VZ MTSHALI AND FJ HERBIG )




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THEME 2: CRIME IN SOUTH AFRICA (SJ JOUBERT, REVISED BY
E JOUBERT)
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THEME 3: INDIVIDUALS IN THE CRIME SITUATION (AE VAN DER
HOVEN, REVISED BY M SCHOEMAN AND N DASTILE)
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THEME 4: EXPLANATION OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR (AE VAN DER
HOVEN AND SJ JOUBERT, REVISED BY M OVENS)