CMY2603 EXAM PACK 2022

Course: Child and Youth Misbehaviour - CMY2603 Type: Exam 2022 Contain: 1. According to the Child Justice Act 75 of 2008, as well as the Children’s Act 38 of 2005,a child is defined as any person under the age of.. 1) 16 2) 18 3) 21 4) 25 2. Diversion uses… and..as resources to keep children out of the criminal justice system. 1) Families; friend 2) Families; Churches 3) Families; teachers 4) Families; communities 3. The Code of ..is one of the oldest legal codes known and can be traced back to 2270 1) Da Vinci 2) Moses 3) Babylonians 4) Hammurabi 4. Criminal capacity can be defined as the… 1) Age at which a person can commit a wrongful act 2) fact that a person can be held liable for a crime 3) ability of a person to commit a crime 4) Nature and extend of the crime 5. According to the criminal justice system, who is responsible for assessing a child Offender? 1) A social worker 2) A probation officer 6. To determine If a child knew the difference between right and wrong when he/she committed the crime and t the child acted in accordance with that knowledge, the state prosecutor must take the following factors into consideration: 1) Level of maturity of the offender 2) Nature and seriousness of the crime 3) Impact of the crime on the offender 4) Interest of the community Choose the correct combination 1) (a). (b) and (c) 2) (a). (c) and (d) 3) (a). (b), and (d) 4) b). C), and (d) 8. Although detention of children should only be used as a last resort, imprisonment is sometimes unavoidable. According to the Child Justice Act 75 of 2008, a child of 14years and older can be sentenced to a maximum period of…imprisonment. 1) 2 years 2) 5 years 3) 15 years 4) 25 years 9. The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child recognizes that the child occupies a unique and privileged position in African society and that their rights are guaranteed without discrimination of any kind. One of the most important rights is the right not to be discriminated against based on the child’s.. 1) age 2) language 3) tradition 4) gender 10. Section 28 (2) of the South African Constitution requires that the..of the child is of paramount importance when dealing with any matter relating to children. 1) Assessment information 2) Best interest 3) Mental capacity 4) Traditional heritage