CMY1501 Exam Paper Notes
Unit 1.1- Criminology
MAY/JUNE 2013 & OCT/NOV 2011
In ……terms, only those acts that are punishable by the state are reckoned as crime
- Juridical
- Criminal justice
- Non-juridical
- Criminological
MAY/JUNE 2013 & OCT/NOV 2011
Criminology is an applied discipline within the human sciences. Its field of study is
- Victims, punishment and the prevention and control of unknown offenders
- Knowledge of a particular discipline, on crime and victims which is systematically
controlled
- Crime, criminals, victims, punishment and the prevention and control of crime
- Punishment and the prevention and control of all law enforcement agencies
MAY/JUNE 2013 & MAY/JUNE 2012 & OCT/NOV 2011
Criminal justice in South Africa is greatly influenced by ……law
- Italian and French
- Scottish and Romanian
- Roman Dutch and British
- British and French
MAY/JUNE 2012
Which of the following is NOT a nonjuridicial definition of crime
- Crime as a violation of behavioral norms
- Crime as a social harm
- Crime as a violation of human rights
- Crime as a form of social deviance
- Crime as defined by the law of the land only
MAY/JUNE 2012 & OCT/NOV 2012 & OCT/NOV 2011
……is made up of all the legal rules which identify crimes and set down punishments
- Criminology
- Civil law
- Penology
- Police science
- Criminal law
,MAY/JUNE 2012 & OCT/NOV 2012 & MAY/JUN 2011 & OCT/NOV 2011
The main task of a criminologist is to
- Maintain peace, order, love and happiness in society
- Study, define, describe, interpret, explain and indicate policy directions in respect
of crime, criminal behavior and victimization
- Legislate and regulate all criminal actions
- Protect criminal law and all criminal justice institutions
- Promote the understanding of the law by focusing on definitions of crime
MAY/JUNE 2012 & OCT/NOV 2011 & OCT/NOV 2011 & OCT/NOV 2009
The word criminology literally means
- The study of criminal society
- The study of the culture of crime
- The study of crime
- The study of criminal justice
- The study of criminals
MAY/JUNE 2012 & OCT/NOV 2011
According to Siegel, criminology is the scientific approach to the study of
- Criminal associations
- Criminal negligence
- Criminal homicide
- Criminal groups
- Criminal behavior
MAY/JUNE 2012 & OCT/NOV 2011
South African universities have been teaching criminology as a subject in the faculty of
social sciences since
- 1948
- 1849
- 1960
- 1949
- 1800
MAY/JUNE 2012 & OCT/NOV 2012 & OCT/NOV 2011
Crime is studied
- From a number of perspectives
- In terms of different laws
- In terms of different motivations
- In a number of countries
- In a number of situations
MAY/JUNE 2012 & OCT/NOV 2011
……is the highest decision making body in the country and can invalidate laws adopted by
parliament if, in terms of the bill of rights, they infringe on the rights of South Africans
- The international court
- The magistrates court
- The constitutional court
- The high court
- The regional court
,MAY/JUNE 2012 & OCT/NOV 2011
Criminal law controls illegal behavior by citizens within its jurisdiction. It is enforced by
- The community
- Society only
- Continents only
- Citizens only
- The state only
MAY/JUNE 2012 & OCT/NOV 2011
……..resolves disputes between private individuals, the chief aim being compensation for a
private injustice
- State law
- Case law
- Civil law
- Criminal law
- Community law
MAY/JUNE 2012 & OCT/NOV 2012 & OCT/NOV 2011
A wrongful act may be defined as an
- Act that conflicts with personal norms in the form of a prescription or prohibition
- Act which is simply prohibited
- Act that is prohibited by all the international communities
- Act which is simply out of order
- Act that conflicts with legal norm in the form of a prescription or prohibition
MAY/JUNE 2012 & OCT/NOV 2011
Guilt has a number of meanings, but according to the judicial definition of crime, guilt
- Has to be socially constructed
- Is the culpable frame of mind in which a person commits a wrongful act
- Is the culpable action in which a person commits any wrongful act
- Is a persons own conscience and admission of the wrongful act
- Has to be defined all the time
OCT/NOV 2012 & OCT/NOV 2010 & MAY/JUN 2009 & OCT/NOV 2009
The term criminology was first used in the nineteenth century by
- Beccaria
- Lombroso
- Quetelet
- Toppinard
MAY/JUN 2011
The parameters of crime are influenced by the fact that
- Crime and justice are human constructions that can, and do, vary over time, and
from community to community
- Crime is not complex in nature and is clearly defined
- Crime is studied from a number of perspectives
- Crime often reflects the power relations in society
- Crime, as far as meaning and definition are concerned, is a universally recognized
concept
, MAY/JUN 2011
…….may be defined as behavior that deviates from the conventional or commonly
accepted norms and standards of society, and for which an appropriate punishment exists
- Lawlessness
- Social crime
- Social anomie
- Social deviance
- Falsehood
OCT/NOV 2011
Generally speaking, criminologists study crime from two points of view.
- The environment and situational definition of crime
- The judicial and professional definitions of crime
- The judicial and nonjudicial definitions of crime
- The cultural and societal definitions of crime
- The classical and modern definitions of crime
OCT/NOV 2011
Edwin H Sutherland is well known as the father of
- European criminology
- American criminology
- South African criminology
- Asian criminology
- Modern criminology
OCT/NOV 2011
Recidivism means
- Prevention of crime
- Punishment of crime
- In relation to crime
- Relapses into crime
- Control of crime
OCT/NOV 2011
According to Du Preez and Nesser the word science refers to
- All research activities in the social human sciences
- Knowledge and indicates knowledge of a particular discipline, which has been
systematically collected
- Knowledge and indicates knowledge of a particular people, which has been
systematically controlled
- All research knowledge on the social and human sciences
- Everything that scientists do, say and think
Unit 1.1- Criminology
MAY/JUNE 2013 & OCT/NOV 2011
In ……terms, only those acts that are punishable by the state are reckoned as crime
- Juridical
- Criminal justice
- Non-juridical
- Criminological
MAY/JUNE 2013 & OCT/NOV 2011
Criminology is an applied discipline within the human sciences. Its field of study is
- Victims, punishment and the prevention and control of unknown offenders
- Knowledge of a particular discipline, on crime and victims which is systematically
controlled
- Crime, criminals, victims, punishment and the prevention and control of crime
- Punishment and the prevention and control of all law enforcement agencies
MAY/JUNE 2013 & MAY/JUNE 2012 & OCT/NOV 2011
Criminal justice in South Africa is greatly influenced by ……law
- Italian and French
- Scottish and Romanian
- Roman Dutch and British
- British and French
MAY/JUNE 2012
Which of the following is NOT a nonjuridicial definition of crime
- Crime as a violation of behavioral norms
- Crime as a social harm
- Crime as a violation of human rights
- Crime as a form of social deviance
- Crime as defined by the law of the land only
MAY/JUNE 2012 & OCT/NOV 2012 & OCT/NOV 2011
……is made up of all the legal rules which identify crimes and set down punishments
- Criminology
- Civil law
- Penology
- Police science
- Criminal law
,MAY/JUNE 2012 & OCT/NOV 2012 & MAY/JUN 2011 & OCT/NOV 2011
The main task of a criminologist is to
- Maintain peace, order, love and happiness in society
- Study, define, describe, interpret, explain and indicate policy directions in respect
of crime, criminal behavior and victimization
- Legislate and regulate all criminal actions
- Protect criminal law and all criminal justice institutions
- Promote the understanding of the law by focusing on definitions of crime
MAY/JUNE 2012 & OCT/NOV 2011 & OCT/NOV 2011 & OCT/NOV 2009
The word criminology literally means
- The study of criminal society
- The study of the culture of crime
- The study of crime
- The study of criminal justice
- The study of criminals
MAY/JUNE 2012 & OCT/NOV 2011
According to Siegel, criminology is the scientific approach to the study of
- Criminal associations
- Criminal negligence
- Criminal homicide
- Criminal groups
- Criminal behavior
MAY/JUNE 2012 & OCT/NOV 2011
South African universities have been teaching criminology as a subject in the faculty of
social sciences since
- 1948
- 1849
- 1960
- 1949
- 1800
MAY/JUNE 2012 & OCT/NOV 2012 & OCT/NOV 2011
Crime is studied
- From a number of perspectives
- In terms of different laws
- In terms of different motivations
- In a number of countries
- In a number of situations
MAY/JUNE 2012 & OCT/NOV 2011
……is the highest decision making body in the country and can invalidate laws adopted by
parliament if, in terms of the bill of rights, they infringe on the rights of South Africans
- The international court
- The magistrates court
- The constitutional court
- The high court
- The regional court
,MAY/JUNE 2012 & OCT/NOV 2011
Criminal law controls illegal behavior by citizens within its jurisdiction. It is enforced by
- The community
- Society only
- Continents only
- Citizens only
- The state only
MAY/JUNE 2012 & OCT/NOV 2011
……..resolves disputes between private individuals, the chief aim being compensation for a
private injustice
- State law
- Case law
- Civil law
- Criminal law
- Community law
MAY/JUNE 2012 & OCT/NOV 2012 & OCT/NOV 2011
A wrongful act may be defined as an
- Act that conflicts with personal norms in the form of a prescription or prohibition
- Act which is simply prohibited
- Act that is prohibited by all the international communities
- Act which is simply out of order
- Act that conflicts with legal norm in the form of a prescription or prohibition
MAY/JUNE 2012 & OCT/NOV 2011
Guilt has a number of meanings, but according to the judicial definition of crime, guilt
- Has to be socially constructed
- Is the culpable frame of mind in which a person commits a wrongful act
- Is the culpable action in which a person commits any wrongful act
- Is a persons own conscience and admission of the wrongful act
- Has to be defined all the time
OCT/NOV 2012 & OCT/NOV 2010 & MAY/JUN 2009 & OCT/NOV 2009
The term criminology was first used in the nineteenth century by
- Beccaria
- Lombroso
- Quetelet
- Toppinard
MAY/JUN 2011
The parameters of crime are influenced by the fact that
- Crime and justice are human constructions that can, and do, vary over time, and
from community to community
- Crime is not complex in nature and is clearly defined
- Crime is studied from a number of perspectives
- Crime often reflects the power relations in society
- Crime, as far as meaning and definition are concerned, is a universally recognized
concept
, MAY/JUN 2011
…….may be defined as behavior that deviates from the conventional or commonly
accepted norms and standards of society, and for which an appropriate punishment exists
- Lawlessness
- Social crime
- Social anomie
- Social deviance
- Falsehood
OCT/NOV 2011
Generally speaking, criminologists study crime from two points of view.
- The environment and situational definition of crime
- The judicial and professional definitions of crime
- The judicial and nonjudicial definitions of crime
- The cultural and societal definitions of crime
- The classical and modern definitions of crime
OCT/NOV 2011
Edwin H Sutherland is well known as the father of
- European criminology
- American criminology
- South African criminology
- Asian criminology
- Modern criminology
OCT/NOV 2011
Recidivism means
- Prevention of crime
- Punishment of crime
- In relation to crime
- Relapses into crime
- Control of crime
OCT/NOV 2011
According to Du Preez and Nesser the word science refers to
- All research activities in the social human sciences
- Knowledge and indicates knowledge of a particular discipline, which has been
systematically collected
- Knowledge and indicates knowledge of a particular people, which has been
systematically controlled
- All research knowledge on the social and human sciences
- Everything that scientists do, say and think
