CMY4804 Assignment 2 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 2 2026 - DUE 15 September 2026

CMY4804
Assignment 2 Semester 2 2026
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Due date: 15 September 2026

CMY4804 CRIMINOLOGICAL EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT


Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 3
2. DEFINITIONS OF KEY CONCEPTS.................................................................................... 4
2.1 Serial rape ...................................................................................................................... 4
2.2 Risk assessment............................................................................................................. 5
2.3 Pre-sentence report ........................................................................................................ 5
3. CRIMINOLOGICAL PRE-SENTENCE EVALUATION REPORT .......................................... 6
3.1 Identifying information, mandate and sources ................................................................ 6
3.2 Biographical information and assessment limitations ..................................................... 6
3.3 Nature of the criminal events .......................................................................................... 7
3.4 Victim impact .................................................................................................................. 8
4. RISK ASSESSMENT AND CRIMINAL PROFILING............................................................. 8
4.1 Significance of risk assessment ...................................................................................... 8

,CMY4804 CRIMINOLOGICAL EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT


Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 3
2. DEFINITIONS OF KEY CONCEPTS.................................................................................... 4
2.1 Serial rape ...................................................................................................................... 4
2.2 Risk assessment............................................................................................................. 5
2.3 Pre-sentence report ........................................................................................................ 5
3. CRIMINOLOGICAL PRE-SENTENCE EVALUATION REPORT .......................................... 6
3.1 Identifying information, mandate and sources ................................................................ 6
3.2 Biographical information and assessment limitations ..................................................... 6
3.3 Nature of the criminal events .......................................................................................... 7
3.4 Victim impact .................................................................................................................. 8
4. RISK ASSESSMENT AND CRIMINAL PROFILING............................................................. 8
4.1 Significance of risk assessment ...................................................................................... 8
4.2 Risk assessment of Mkhwanazi ...................................................................................... 9
4.3 Significance of criminal profiling.................................................................................... 10
4.4 Criminal profiling of Mkhwanazi .................................................................................... 11
5. CATEGORISATION AND CRIME ANALYSIS .................................................................... 12
5.1 Offending pattern and victim selection .......................................................................... 12
5.2 Modus operandi and use of force ................................................................................. 13
5.3 Repetition, versatility and escalation............................................................................. 14
5.4 Post-offence behaviour, responsibility and victim impact .............................................. 15
6. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK.......................................................................................... 16
6.1 Routine activity theory .................................................................................................. 16
6.2 Social learning theory ................................................................................................... 17
6.3 Life-course-persistent offending theory......................................................................... 18
6.4 Combined theoretical interpretation .............................................................................. 19
7. CRIMINOLOGICAL EVALUATION FOR SENTENCING AND OFFENDER
MANAGEMENT ..................................................................................................................... 19
8. CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................... 20
REFERENCES ....................................................................................................................... 22

, 1. INTRODUCTION

The case of Simphiwe Xolani Mkhwanazi requires a criminological assessment
because the known conduct shows repeated sexual violence, robbery, kidnapping
and murder across several separate incidents in Mpumalanga between 2021 and
2023 (National Prosecuting Authority, 2026). A pre-sentence report must do more
than repeat the charges because its value comes from explaining patterns in
offending, risk, victim selection and possible criminogenic needs in a way that assists
sentencing and later offender management (Diko, Olofinbiyi & Steyn, 2019). The
available case information shows repeated use of a knife, control of victims,
movement to secluded places and property taking, while recent South African serial
rape research confirms that behavioural patterns become more useful when they are
read together with forensic and investigative information (Smith et al., 2026). This