CMY3705
Assignment 1
Semester 2
DUE 12 September 2025
,CMY3705
Assignment 1
Semester 2
DUE 12 September 2025
EXCEPTIONAL ANSWERS
Victimology in South Africa: Reframing Justice from the Ground Up
, Contents
1.0 Introduction: .............................................................................................................. 3
1.1 Victimology as a Moral and Political Imperative in South Africa............................. 3
2. Definition of Key Concepts .......................................................................................... 4
2.1 Victimology ............................................................................................................ 4
2.2 Victim Support ....................................................................................................... 4
3. Victimological Theory: Relevance, Critique, and Africanization ................................... 5
3.1 Routine Activities Theory (Cohen & Felson, 1979) ................................................ 5
3.2 Lifestyle Theory (Hindelang et al., 1978) ............................................................... 5
3.3 Critical Victimology (Peacock, 2019) ..................................................................... 6
3.4 Exclusive Insights and Unseen Gaps .................................................................... 6
4. Policy Development in South Africa: Designing Justice Beyond Rhetoric ................ 8
4.1 Key Victim Support Policies and Legislation: Legislative Intent vs. Ground
Realities ....................................................................................................................... 8
4.2 Limitations in Policy Translation: Systemic Friction Points .................................... 9
5. Practical Implementation: Institutional Efforts and Enduring Gaps ............................ 11
5.1 Victim Empowerment Programme (VEP): A Promising but Uneven Safety Net .. 11
5.2 Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) Response: Scope vs. Scale ...... 12
5.3 Police and Judicial Responses: Accountability Gaps and Secondary Victimization
................................................................................................................................... 12
6. Conclusion: Advancing Victimology from Policy to Power ......................................... 14
7. References ................................................................................................................ 15
Assignment 1
Semester 2
DUE 12 September 2025
,CMY3705
Assignment 1
Semester 2
DUE 12 September 2025
EXCEPTIONAL ANSWERS
Victimology in South Africa: Reframing Justice from the Ground Up
, Contents
1.0 Introduction: .............................................................................................................. 3
1.1 Victimology as a Moral and Political Imperative in South Africa............................. 3
2. Definition of Key Concepts .......................................................................................... 4
2.1 Victimology ............................................................................................................ 4
2.2 Victim Support ....................................................................................................... 4
3. Victimological Theory: Relevance, Critique, and Africanization ................................... 5
3.1 Routine Activities Theory (Cohen & Felson, 1979) ................................................ 5
3.2 Lifestyle Theory (Hindelang et al., 1978) ............................................................... 5
3.3 Critical Victimology (Peacock, 2019) ..................................................................... 6
3.4 Exclusive Insights and Unseen Gaps .................................................................... 6
4. Policy Development in South Africa: Designing Justice Beyond Rhetoric ................ 8
4.1 Key Victim Support Policies and Legislation: Legislative Intent vs. Ground
Realities ....................................................................................................................... 8
4.2 Limitations in Policy Translation: Systemic Friction Points .................................... 9
5. Practical Implementation: Institutional Efforts and Enduring Gaps ............................ 11
5.1 Victim Empowerment Programme (VEP): A Promising but Uneven Safety Net .. 11
5.2 Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) Response: Scope vs. Scale ...... 12
5.3 Police and Judicial Responses: Accountability Gaps and Secondary Victimization
................................................................................................................................... 12
6. Conclusion: Advancing Victimology from Policy to Power ......................................... 14
7. References ................................................................................................................ 15
