[Date]
BSW4806 Assignment 2
2024 - DUE 5 August
2024
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
, BSW4806 Assignment 2 2024 - DUE 5 August 2024
CASE STUDY:
Child offender – Thabo Prince Radebe Thabo Prince Radebe is 17 years old. He is
found guilty on a charge of theft. The value of the television is R15 000. The home
circumstances of the offender is that of a dysfunctional family. The father is an
alcoholic but denies this. He abuses his wife when he is drunk and any child or
person that want to save the situation also becomes a victim of domestic violence.
The mother is small of posture and only wants peace in the home. The father
verbally abuse and discipline the children with a belt when he is under the
influence of alcohol (drunk). The father started to abuse alcohol after he lost his
taxi business during a taxi rivalry in 2018. In 2019 he got a job at the local
municipality. However, he recently received a second written warning for being
drunk at work. The mother is the manager of the cleaning services at the
municipality. The family lives in a comfortable three-bedroom house in the upper-
class area of the local township. There is no bond on the house, or the vehicles
owned by the father and the mother. At the end of 2020 the father of the mother
died of Covid-19, and the grandmother stays with the family in an outbuilding
renovated for her. 2 Although, the family belongs to the Disciples for Christ
Church, they rarely attend services and the children do not attend Sunday school.
Three years ago, this boy was diverted from the criminal justice system after he
stole food and small appliances from a local shop. He had to attend the full
diversion programme. He successfully completed the programme. He has an elder
sister, 19 years, and the younger sisters aged 10, 12, and 14. After she completed
Grade 12 the eldest sister left home and stays and work in another province. She
maintains contact with the family. The boy's relationship with his younger sisters
BSW4806 Assignment 2
2024 - DUE 5 August
2024
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
, BSW4806 Assignment 2 2024 - DUE 5 August 2024
CASE STUDY:
Child offender – Thabo Prince Radebe Thabo Prince Radebe is 17 years old. He is
found guilty on a charge of theft. The value of the television is R15 000. The home
circumstances of the offender is that of a dysfunctional family. The father is an
alcoholic but denies this. He abuses his wife when he is drunk and any child or
person that want to save the situation also becomes a victim of domestic violence.
The mother is small of posture and only wants peace in the home. The father
verbally abuse and discipline the children with a belt when he is under the
influence of alcohol (drunk). The father started to abuse alcohol after he lost his
taxi business during a taxi rivalry in 2018. In 2019 he got a job at the local
municipality. However, he recently received a second written warning for being
drunk at work. The mother is the manager of the cleaning services at the
municipality. The family lives in a comfortable three-bedroom house in the upper-
class area of the local township. There is no bond on the house, or the vehicles
owned by the father and the mother. At the end of 2020 the father of the mother
died of Covid-19, and the grandmother stays with the family in an outbuilding
renovated for her. 2 Although, the family belongs to the Disciples for Christ
Church, they rarely attend services and the children do not attend Sunday school.
Three years ago, this boy was diverted from the criminal justice system after he
stole food and small appliances from a local shop. He had to attend the full
diversion programme. He successfully completed the programme. He has an elder
sister, 19 years, and the younger sisters aged 10, 12, and 14. After she completed
Grade 12 the eldest sister left home and stays and work in another province. She
maintains contact with the family. The boy's relationship with his younger sisters
