CMY2604
Assessment 1
Semester 2 2025
Due August 2025
, CMY2604 Assessment 1 Semester 2 (Comprehensive Answers) Due August 2025
Table of Contents
Question 1 ....................................................................................................................... 2
1.0 Developmental Factors in Assessing Devon’s Criminal Capacity and Sentencing
Prospects ..................................................................................................................... 2
1.1 Emotional Immaturity ............................................................................................. 2
1.2 Substance Abuse ................................................................................................... 3
1.3 Adoption-Related Trauma ...................................................................................... 3
1.4 Below-Average Intellectual Functioning ................................................................. 4
1.5 Weak Social Skills and Disturbed Behavioral Patterns .......................................... 4
1.6 Conclusion ............................................................................................................. 6
Question 2 ....................................................................................................................... 7
2.0 Factors Influencing Thandi’s Diversion from the Formal Criminal Justice System . 7
2.1 Acknowledgement of Responsibility ...................................................................... 7
2.2 Absence of Prior Criminal Record .......................................................................... 8
2.3 Socio-Economic Environment ................................................................................ 8
2.4 Victim’s Willingness to Support Restorative Justice ............................................... 9
2.5 Risk of Dropping Out of School.............................................................................. 9
2.6 Recommended Diversion Option: Restitution Combined with a Life Skills
Programme ................................................................................................................ 10
2.7 Advantages of Diversion ...................................................................................... 10
2.8 Challenges of Diversion ....................................................................................... 11
2.9 Conclusion ........................................................................................................... 11
References .................................................................................................................... 13
Assessment 1
Semester 2 2025
Due August 2025
, CMY2604 Assessment 1 Semester 2 (Comprehensive Answers) Due August 2025
Table of Contents
Question 1 ....................................................................................................................... 2
1.0 Developmental Factors in Assessing Devon’s Criminal Capacity and Sentencing
Prospects ..................................................................................................................... 2
1.1 Emotional Immaturity ............................................................................................. 2
1.2 Substance Abuse ................................................................................................... 3
1.3 Adoption-Related Trauma ...................................................................................... 3
1.4 Below-Average Intellectual Functioning ................................................................. 4
1.5 Weak Social Skills and Disturbed Behavioral Patterns .......................................... 4
1.6 Conclusion ............................................................................................................. 6
Question 2 ....................................................................................................................... 7
2.0 Factors Influencing Thandi’s Diversion from the Formal Criminal Justice System . 7
2.1 Acknowledgement of Responsibility ...................................................................... 7
2.2 Absence of Prior Criminal Record .......................................................................... 8
2.3 Socio-Economic Environment ................................................................................ 8
2.4 Victim’s Willingness to Support Restorative Justice ............................................... 9
2.5 Risk of Dropping Out of School.............................................................................. 9
2.6 Recommended Diversion Option: Restitution Combined with a Life Skills
Programme ................................................................................................................ 10
2.7 Advantages of Diversion ...................................................................................... 10
2.8 Challenges of Diversion ....................................................................................... 11
2.9 Conclusion ........................................................................................................... 11
References .................................................................................................................... 13
