CMY3704
ASSIGNMENT 1 SEMESTER 2 2025
UNIQUE NO.
DUE DATE: AUGUST 2025
, Formal Reaction to Crime
Table of Contents
1. Introduction ............................................................................................................... 2
2. Definitions of Key Concepts (Operational Definitions) .......................................... 2
3. Critical Discussion of the Different Forms of Imprisonment in South Africa ...... 3
3.1 Ordinary (Fixed-Term) Imprisonment ................................................................. 3
3.2 Life Imprisonment ................................................................................................ 4
3.3 Periodic Imprisonment ........................................................................................ 4
3.4 Indeterminate (Preventive) Imprisonment ......................................................... 4
3.5 Suspended Imprisonment ................................................................................... 5
3.6 Correctional Supervision .................................................................................... 5
4. Suitability of Sentencing Options for Thabo Mokoena .......................................... 6
5. Advantages and Disadvantages of Imprisonment ................................................. 7
5.1 Advantages ........................................................................................................... 7
5.2 Disadvantages ...................................................................................................... 7
6. Impact of Prison Overcrowding and Socio-Economic Factors on Sentencing
Decisions ....................................................................................................................... 8
6.1 Prison Overcrowding ........................................................................................... 8
6.2 Socio-Economic Factors ..................................................................................... 9
7. Critical Evaluation of the Proportionality of the Sentence .................................. 10
7.1 Factors Supporting the Sentence ..................................................................... 10
7.2 Factors Questioning the Sentence’s Proportionality...................................... 11
7.3 Evaluation ........................................................................................................... 11
8. Summary and Conclusion ...................................................................................... 12
9. References ............................................................................................................... 13
ASSIGNMENT 1 SEMESTER 2 2025
UNIQUE NO.
DUE DATE: AUGUST 2025
, Formal Reaction to Crime
Table of Contents
1. Introduction ............................................................................................................... 2
2. Definitions of Key Concepts (Operational Definitions) .......................................... 2
3. Critical Discussion of the Different Forms of Imprisonment in South Africa ...... 3
3.1 Ordinary (Fixed-Term) Imprisonment ................................................................. 3
3.2 Life Imprisonment ................................................................................................ 4
3.3 Periodic Imprisonment ........................................................................................ 4
3.4 Indeterminate (Preventive) Imprisonment ......................................................... 4
3.5 Suspended Imprisonment ................................................................................... 5
3.6 Correctional Supervision .................................................................................... 5
4. Suitability of Sentencing Options for Thabo Mokoena .......................................... 6
5. Advantages and Disadvantages of Imprisonment ................................................. 7
5.1 Advantages ........................................................................................................... 7
5.2 Disadvantages ...................................................................................................... 7
6. Impact of Prison Overcrowding and Socio-Economic Factors on Sentencing
Decisions ....................................................................................................................... 8
6.1 Prison Overcrowding ........................................................................................... 8
6.2 Socio-Economic Factors ..................................................................................... 9
7. Critical Evaluation of the Proportionality of the Sentence .................................. 10
7.1 Factors Supporting the Sentence ..................................................................... 10
7.2 Factors Questioning the Sentence’s Proportionality...................................... 11
7.3 Evaluation ........................................................................................................... 11
8. Summary and Conclusion ...................................................................................... 12
9. References ............................................................................................................... 13
