UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA (UNISA)
College of Law — School of Criminal Justice
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CRIME RISK PERSPECTIVES
Semester 2 Assignment 01 — 2026
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Module Code: CMY2601
Module Name: Crime Risk Perspectives
Assignment No.: 01
Semester: Semester 2, 2026
Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for Crime Risk Perspectives
at the University of South Africa.
, UNISA | CMY2601 Crime Risk Perspectives — Assignment 01
Contents
1 Question 1: Explain the reasons why men commit more crimes than women do (10 marks) 2
1.1 1.1 Definition of Key Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.2 1.2 Biological and Psychological Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.3 1.3 Socialisation and Sex-Role Theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.4 1.4 Masculinities Theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.5 1.5 Structural and Opportunity-Based Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.6 1.6 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2 Question 2: Provide a classification of drugs and their likely effects when taken exces-
sively (15 marks) 7
2.1 2.1 Definition of Key Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.2 2.2 Stimulants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.3 2.3 Depressants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.4 2.4 Opioids (Narcotics) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.5 2.5 Hallucinogens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.6 2.6 Comparative Overview of Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.7 2.7 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Reference List 11
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College of Law — School of Criminal Justice
⋄
CRIME RISK PERSPECTIVES
Semester 2 Assignment 01 — 2026
⋄
Module Code: CMY2601
Module Name: Crime Risk Perspectives
Assignment No.: 01
Semester: Semester 2, 2026
Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for Crime Risk Perspectives
at the University of South Africa.
, UNISA | CMY2601 Crime Risk Perspectives — Assignment 01
Contents
1 Question 1: Explain the reasons why men commit more crimes than women do (10 marks) 2
1.1 1.1 Definition of Key Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.2 1.2 Biological and Psychological Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.3 1.3 Socialisation and Sex-Role Theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.4 1.4 Masculinities Theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.5 1.5 Structural and Opportunity-Based Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.6 1.6 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2 Question 2: Provide a classification of drugs and their likely effects when taken exces-
sively (15 marks) 7
2.1 2.1 Definition of Key Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.2 2.2 Stimulants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.3 2.3 Depressants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.4 2.4 Opioids (Narcotics) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.5 2.5 Hallucinogens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.6 2.6 Comparative Overview of Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.7 2.7 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Reference List 11
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