CMY3706 Assignment 1 2026 (357929) Semester 2 Due 18 August 2026

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA (UNISA)
Department of Criminology and Security Science


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Types of Kidnapping in South Africa
Semester 2 — Assignment 1 — 2026

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Module Code: CMY3706
Module Name: Contemporary Criminological Issues
Assignment No.: Assignment 1
Due Date: 18 August 2026
Semester: Semester 2, 2026
Unique Number: 357929




Assignment Question: The exponential rate of kidnappings in South Africa poses
a security risk to society. Discuss any five types of kidnappings in South Africa
(without the use of a diagram). (25 marks)




Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for Contemporary Criminological Issues
(CMY3706)
at the University of South Africa.

, UNISA | CMY3706 Types of Kidnapping in South Africa



Contents


1 Introduction 2


2 Definition of Kidnapping 2


3 Types of Kidnapping in South Africa 3

3.1 Express Kidnapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

3.2 Kidnapping for Ransom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

3.3 Kidnapping Linked to Human Trafficking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

3.4 Parental or Custodial Kidnapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

3.5 Political and Vigilante-Related Kidnapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7


4 Conclusion 8


Reference List 9




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