CMY1502 Exam Paper 1 (Unisa) with Answers

Victimology - Answer-The scientific study of the physical, emotional and financial harm people suffer because of criminal activities. The three main components involved when a criminal event takes place - Answer-•the criminal •the victim •the criminal act What do victimologist investigate? - Answer-•the impact of the injuries and losses inflicted by offenders, •the handling of victims by the criminal justice system, •public's reaction to the plight of victims Crime victim - Answer-a person who •has been physically or financially injured, or •had property taken or damaged, by someone committing a crime. Victimisation - Answer-an occurrence whereby an individual, community or organisation is damaged or injured in a significant manner. Individuals who were/are victimised suffer violation of human rights as well as noteworthy disturbance of their safety. Victimology was founded - Answer-•1940 •Benjamin Mendelsohn •Boulder Hans Von Hentig •Stephen Schafer •Fredric Wertham Three Paradigms of victimology - Answer-•Conservative or positivist victimology (right realist, conventional or administrative) •Radical victimology (left realism, radical left realism, liberalism) •Critical victimology (left idealism and radical idealism used interchangeably) Conservative victimology - Answer-•primarily aligned with the political field. •supporters advocate for a stringent retributive criminal justice system with strict and clear definitions of who the victim and perpetrator is. ••the victim is the person who personally suffers harm, loss, or injury inflicted by another person. ••the blame for victimisation should be placed solely on the offender.