1 CMY3706 – Contemporary Criminological Issues – MCQ Assignments Questions and Answers
This document is a compilation of UNISA MCQ Questions and Answers for 2018/2019
Answers are motivated by a combination of:
Page references to the UNISA Study Guide:
Short summaries and/or content from the Guide regarding the relevant topic(s) in question.
(Incorrect options are also marked where applicable, in order to identify and disregard red-
herring alternatives)
Assignments covered are:
• Semester 1 Assignment 2 (2018)
• Semester 2 Assignment 2 (2018)
• Semester 1 Assignment 2 (2019)
• Semester 2 Assignment 2 (2019)
Please note: This document is an additional tool for exam preparation. The Stuvia-user that compiled
and uploaded this document takes no responsibility for incorrect answers. Students must ensure
that they study the prescribed material and understand the content.
,2 CMY3706 – Contemporary Criminological Issues – MCQ Assignments Questions and Answers
2018 SEMESTER 1 ASSIGNMENT 02 – UNIQUE NUMBER 781133
Question 1
Taxi conflict that tormented squatter camps in the Cape Peninsula between 1990 and 1992 was
strongly linked to ___.
1) instability within communities.
2) rivalry over routes.
3) transition of politics.
4) deregulation of transport.
Answer: The correct answer is 2
Refer: CMY3706 2016 Study Guide, pg. 76, Study Unit 3.1.4.2
Reasoning: The taxi conflict that tormented squatter camps in the Cape Peninsula between
1990 and 1992 was strongly linked to rivalry over routes between the Langa,
Gugulethu and Nyanga Taxi Associations – which represented urbanised African
operators, while the Western Cape Black Taxi Association stood for traditional
Africans from countryside areas.
Question 2
Working as a police officer remains a high-risk profession, as such officers may experience a higher
risk of injury compared to ___.
1) international police officials.
2) other types of professions.
3) other types of victims.
4) the South African population.
Answer: The correct answer is 3
Refer: CMY3706 2016 Study Guide, pg. 262, Study Unit 5.7.3
Reasoning: It is safe to say that the murders of and assaults on police officers, whether in South
Africa or internationally remains a risk, as officers may experience a higher risk of
injury compared to types of victims.
Question 3
The battle primarily for status, prestige and turf protection is associated with which of the following
type of gangs?
1) Street gangs
2) School gangs
3) Female gangs
4) Youth gangs
Answer: The correct answer is 4
Refer: CMY3706 2016 Study Guide, pg. 143, Study Unit 4.1.5.3
Reasoning: Youth gangs refer to youths or adolescents in a gang context and also to the youth
sector of a street gang. For such a group, the battle is primarily for status, prestige
and turf protection.
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Question 4
The main characteristics of a violent relationship include:
1) Pathological jealousy; battle for control and pathological dependency.
2) Isolation from others; repetitive physical abuse and ambivalent feelings.
3) Pathological jealousy; brainwashing techniques and battle for control.
4) Isolation from others; coercive control and pathological dependency.
Answer: The correct answer is 1
Refer: CMY3706/201/2/2018, Study Guide, pg. 47, Study Unit 2.1.5
Reasoning: CHARACTERISTICS OF VIOLENT RELATIONSHIPS
A violent relationship is typically characterised by the following behaviours:
• Pathological jealousy of the abusive partner could result in the isolation of
the victim.
• Ambivalent feelings manifest in the display of conflicting emotions towards
the victim varying between love and hate, anger and passivity, fear,
depression and anxiety, omnipotence and impotence, security and panic.
• Pathological dependency is associated with both partners being overly
dependent on each other.
• Isolation from others occurs when the abuser alienates the victim from
his/her family and friends.
• Battle for control is associated with the continues struggle by the abuser to
maintain control over the victim`s life and their relationship.
Question 5
The legacy of xenophobic violence has a negative impact on South Africa’s ___.
1) scarce resources, political agendas and service delivery.
2) economic growth, social relationships and tourism industry.
3) individual organisations; community members and government policies.
4) economic growth, scarce resources and individual organisations.
Answer: The correct answer is 2
Refer: CMY3706 2016 Study Guide, pg. 109, Study Unit 3.3.5
Reasoning: According to Harris (2002), xenophobia has become an integral part of our social
fabric – even though in the new South Africa there are attempts to deny this. This
legacy of violence has a negative impact on South Africa's economic growth, social
relationships and tourism industry.
Question 6
According to Matthews (2002) the largest group of known commercial robbers are ___.
1) intermediate robbers.
2) professional robbers.
3) persistent robbers.
4) amateur robbers.
Answer: The correct answer is 4
Refer: CMY3706/201/2/2018, Study Guide, pg. 162, Study Unit 5.1.7.1
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Reasoning: According to Matthews (2002:22), contrary to the widely held view, the largest
group of known commercial robbers are not the advanced career robbers who plan
and carry out their crimes but a group of amateurs who engage in limited planning
and often seem unaware of the consequences of their involvement in robbery.
Question 7
Malmquist (2010) asserts that adolescents who commit parricide typically do not show clinical signs
and/or symptoms associated with a/an ___.
1) psychotic disorder.
2) aggressive behaviour.
3) antisocial personality
4) violent history.
Answer: The correct answer is 1
Refer: CMY3706 Study Guide, pg. 46, Study Unit 2.1.4.5
Reasoning: According to Malmquist (2010:79), adolescents who commit parricide typically do
not show clinical signs and/or symptoms associated with a psychotic disorder.
Question 8
Which Cash-in-Transit (CIT) robbers’ responsibility is it to attack the escort and disarm CIT officers?
1) Rovers
2) Cash collectors
3) Front men
4) Drivers
Answer: The correct answer is 3
Refer: Study Guide, pg. 193, Study Unit 5.3.6.4
Reasoning: Front men. The responsibility of these robbers is to attack the escort. They also
attack and disarm the CIT officers who are safeguarding the cash in the AV. Because
front men start the robbery, they must be fast and flexible. If the AV that is being
targeted has an escort, there will be two groups of front men: those who will attack
the escort and the ones who will confront the CIT crew at the scene of crime (a
highway or a quiet road in rural areas).
Question 9
The reason for the majority of farm attacks on owners, managers, renters and their dependents is
that they may be ___ than the farm workers.
1) less likely to resist
2) more lucrative targets
3) more convenient targets
4) less likely to be armed
Answer: The correct answer is 2
Refer: CMY3706 Study Guide, pg. 254, Study Unit 5.6.7
This document is a compilation of UNISA MCQ Questions and Answers for 2018/2019
Answers are motivated by a combination of:
Page references to the UNISA Study Guide:
Short summaries and/or content from the Guide regarding the relevant topic(s) in question.
(Incorrect options are also marked where applicable, in order to identify and disregard red-
herring alternatives)
Assignments covered are:
• Semester 1 Assignment 2 (2018)
• Semester 2 Assignment 2 (2018)
• Semester 1 Assignment 2 (2019)
• Semester 2 Assignment 2 (2019)
Please note: This document is an additional tool for exam preparation. The Stuvia-user that compiled
and uploaded this document takes no responsibility for incorrect answers. Students must ensure
that they study the prescribed material and understand the content.
,2 CMY3706 – Contemporary Criminological Issues – MCQ Assignments Questions and Answers
2018 SEMESTER 1 ASSIGNMENT 02 – UNIQUE NUMBER 781133
Question 1
Taxi conflict that tormented squatter camps in the Cape Peninsula between 1990 and 1992 was
strongly linked to ___.
1) instability within communities.
2) rivalry over routes.
3) transition of politics.
4) deregulation of transport.
Answer: The correct answer is 2
Refer: CMY3706 2016 Study Guide, pg. 76, Study Unit 3.1.4.2
Reasoning: The taxi conflict that tormented squatter camps in the Cape Peninsula between
1990 and 1992 was strongly linked to rivalry over routes between the Langa,
Gugulethu and Nyanga Taxi Associations – which represented urbanised African
operators, while the Western Cape Black Taxi Association stood for traditional
Africans from countryside areas.
Question 2
Working as a police officer remains a high-risk profession, as such officers may experience a higher
risk of injury compared to ___.
1) international police officials.
2) other types of professions.
3) other types of victims.
4) the South African population.
Answer: The correct answer is 3
Refer: CMY3706 2016 Study Guide, pg. 262, Study Unit 5.7.3
Reasoning: It is safe to say that the murders of and assaults on police officers, whether in South
Africa or internationally remains a risk, as officers may experience a higher risk of
injury compared to types of victims.
Question 3
The battle primarily for status, prestige and turf protection is associated with which of the following
type of gangs?
1) Street gangs
2) School gangs
3) Female gangs
4) Youth gangs
Answer: The correct answer is 4
Refer: CMY3706 2016 Study Guide, pg. 143, Study Unit 4.1.5.3
Reasoning: Youth gangs refer to youths or adolescents in a gang context and also to the youth
sector of a street gang. For such a group, the battle is primarily for status, prestige
and turf protection.
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Question 4
The main characteristics of a violent relationship include:
1) Pathological jealousy; battle for control and pathological dependency.
2) Isolation from others; repetitive physical abuse and ambivalent feelings.
3) Pathological jealousy; brainwashing techniques and battle for control.
4) Isolation from others; coercive control and pathological dependency.
Answer: The correct answer is 1
Refer: CMY3706/201/2/2018, Study Guide, pg. 47, Study Unit 2.1.5
Reasoning: CHARACTERISTICS OF VIOLENT RELATIONSHIPS
A violent relationship is typically characterised by the following behaviours:
• Pathological jealousy of the abusive partner could result in the isolation of
the victim.
• Ambivalent feelings manifest in the display of conflicting emotions towards
the victim varying between love and hate, anger and passivity, fear,
depression and anxiety, omnipotence and impotence, security and panic.
• Pathological dependency is associated with both partners being overly
dependent on each other.
• Isolation from others occurs when the abuser alienates the victim from
his/her family and friends.
• Battle for control is associated with the continues struggle by the abuser to
maintain control over the victim`s life and their relationship.
Question 5
The legacy of xenophobic violence has a negative impact on South Africa’s ___.
1) scarce resources, political agendas and service delivery.
2) economic growth, social relationships and tourism industry.
3) individual organisations; community members and government policies.
4) economic growth, scarce resources and individual organisations.
Answer: The correct answer is 2
Refer: CMY3706 2016 Study Guide, pg. 109, Study Unit 3.3.5
Reasoning: According to Harris (2002), xenophobia has become an integral part of our social
fabric – even though in the new South Africa there are attempts to deny this. This
legacy of violence has a negative impact on South Africa's economic growth, social
relationships and tourism industry.
Question 6
According to Matthews (2002) the largest group of known commercial robbers are ___.
1) intermediate robbers.
2) professional robbers.
3) persistent robbers.
4) amateur robbers.
Answer: The correct answer is 4
Refer: CMY3706/201/2/2018, Study Guide, pg. 162, Study Unit 5.1.7.1
, 4 CMY3706 – Contemporary Criminological Issues – MCQ Assignments Questions and Answers
Reasoning: According to Matthews (2002:22), contrary to the widely held view, the largest
group of known commercial robbers are not the advanced career robbers who plan
and carry out their crimes but a group of amateurs who engage in limited planning
and often seem unaware of the consequences of their involvement in robbery.
Question 7
Malmquist (2010) asserts that adolescents who commit parricide typically do not show clinical signs
and/or symptoms associated with a/an ___.
1) psychotic disorder.
2) aggressive behaviour.
3) antisocial personality
4) violent history.
Answer: The correct answer is 1
Refer: CMY3706 Study Guide, pg. 46, Study Unit 2.1.4.5
Reasoning: According to Malmquist (2010:79), adolescents who commit parricide typically do
not show clinical signs and/or symptoms associated with a psychotic disorder.
Question 8
Which Cash-in-Transit (CIT) robbers’ responsibility is it to attack the escort and disarm CIT officers?
1) Rovers
2) Cash collectors
3) Front men
4) Drivers
Answer: The correct answer is 3
Refer: Study Guide, pg. 193, Study Unit 5.3.6.4
Reasoning: Front men. The responsibility of these robbers is to attack the escort. They also
attack and disarm the CIT officers who are safeguarding the cash in the AV. Because
front men start the robbery, they must be fast and flexible. If the AV that is being
targeted has an escort, there will be two groups of front men: those who will attack
the escort and the ones who will confront the CIT crew at the scene of crime (a
highway or a quiet road in rural areas).
Question 9
The reason for the majority of farm attacks on owners, managers, renters and their dependents is
that they may be ___ than the farm workers.
1) less likely to resist
2) more lucrative targets
3) more convenient targets
4) less likely to be armed
Answer: The correct answer is 2
Refer: CMY3706 Study Guide, pg. 254, Study Unit 5.6.7
