CMY3706
Assignment 1
Semester 2
DUE 13 August 2025
,CMY3706
Assignment 1
Semester 2
DUE 13 August 2025
Contents
1.0 Introduction: .............................................................................................................. 3
1.1 Key Terms: Unpacking the Language of Urban Crime .......................................... 3
1.2 Purpose and Scope: Why These Crimes Demand Immediate, Context-Specific
Understanding ............................................................................................................. 3
2. Causes and Motives for Vehicle Hijackings ................................................................. 5
2.1 Redefining Vehicle Hijacking as a Socioeconomic Barometer ............................... 5
2.2 Socio-Economic Catalysts: Crime as Economic Adaptation .................................. 5
2.3 Psychological and Motivational Dynamics: Beyond Survival ................................. 6
2.4 Structural and Environmental Enablers: Crime as a Product of Urban Design
Failure .......................................................................................................................... 6
2.5 Critical Analysis: Deconstructing Assumptions, Expanding Solutions .................... 7
Conclusion: Reimagining Security through Context-Aware Criminology...................... 8
3. Typologies of Armed Robbers ..................................................................................... 9
3.1 Amateur Robbers ................................................................................................... 9
3.2 Intermediate Robbers ............................................................................................ 9
, 3.3 Professional and Persistent Robbers ..................................................................... 9
3.4 Critical Reflection ................................................................................................. 10
4. Prevention Strategies for Xenophobia in South Africa ............................................... 11
4.1 Policy Strategies .................................................................................................. 11
4.2 Humanitarian Strategies ...................................................................................... 11
4.3 Legal and Constitutional Strategies ..................................................................... 11
4.4 Citizenship Empowerment and Educational Strategies ....................................... 12
4.5 Technical and Media-Related Strategies ............................................................. 12
4.6 State-Civil Society Partnership ............................................................................ 12
4.7 Intergovernmental Strategies ............................................................................... 12
4.8 Critical Evaluation ................................................................................................ 13
5. Conclusion ................................................................................................................ 14
6. List of References ..................................................................................................... 15
Assignment 1
Semester 2
DUE 13 August 2025
,CMY3706
Assignment 1
Semester 2
DUE 13 August 2025
Contents
1.0 Introduction: .............................................................................................................. 3
1.1 Key Terms: Unpacking the Language of Urban Crime .......................................... 3
1.2 Purpose and Scope: Why These Crimes Demand Immediate, Context-Specific
Understanding ............................................................................................................. 3
2. Causes and Motives for Vehicle Hijackings ................................................................. 5
2.1 Redefining Vehicle Hijacking as a Socioeconomic Barometer ............................... 5
2.2 Socio-Economic Catalysts: Crime as Economic Adaptation .................................. 5
2.3 Psychological and Motivational Dynamics: Beyond Survival ................................. 6
2.4 Structural and Environmental Enablers: Crime as a Product of Urban Design
Failure .......................................................................................................................... 6
2.5 Critical Analysis: Deconstructing Assumptions, Expanding Solutions .................... 7
Conclusion: Reimagining Security through Context-Aware Criminology...................... 8
3. Typologies of Armed Robbers ..................................................................................... 9
3.1 Amateur Robbers ................................................................................................... 9
3.2 Intermediate Robbers ............................................................................................ 9
, 3.3 Professional and Persistent Robbers ..................................................................... 9
3.4 Critical Reflection ................................................................................................. 10
4. Prevention Strategies for Xenophobia in South Africa ............................................... 11
4.1 Policy Strategies .................................................................................................. 11
4.2 Humanitarian Strategies ...................................................................................... 11
4.3 Legal and Constitutional Strategies ..................................................................... 11
4.4 Citizenship Empowerment and Educational Strategies ....................................... 12
4.5 Technical and Media-Related Strategies ............................................................. 12
4.6 State-Civil Society Partnership ............................................................................ 12
4.7 Intergovernmental Strategies ............................................................................... 12
4.8 Critical Evaluation ................................................................................................ 13
5. Conclusion ................................................................................................................ 14
6. List of References ..................................................................................................... 15
