MODULE :CMY2602
,CMY2602 Exam Study Pack
Contains:
• Exam Questions with Solutions
(May-Jun 2015/2016, Oct-Nov 2016,
May-Jun 2017 & Oct-Nov 2017)
• Assignment Questions with Solutions
• Self-Assessment Questions &
Solutions from the Study Guide
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1 CMY2602Principles of Crime Prevention, Reduction and Control
Self-assessment questions
QUESTION 1
South Africa's National Crime Prevention Plan is based on how many pillars?
a) 3
b) 6
c) 4
d) 5
Answer: The correct alternative is (c)
Refer: Study Guide. Pg. 5
Reasoning: “In South Africa, the state adopted a National Crime Prevention Plan or Strategy on 22
May I996.” It is based on four pillars.
QUESTION 2
The criminal justice system (CJS) consists of which principal role-players?
a) Civil society, police, courts
b) Police, correctional services, welfare
c) Corrections, police, courts
d) Courts, police, welfare
Answer: The correct alternative is (c)
Refer: Study Guide. Pg. 9
Reasoning: “The criminal justice system relates to legislation, the functions of the police, the
courts and the correctional services, and is commonly known as crime control”
QUESTION 3
Which of the following are included in social crime prevention programmes?
a) Labour policies
b) Health policies
c) Youth policies
d) All of the above
Answer: The correct alternative is (d)
Refer: Study Guide. Pg. 11
Reasoning: See self-assessment question on pg. 11
QUESTION 4
Which crime prevention model is based on the assumption that crime may be prevented by making
potential offenders aware of the risk of being caught in specific neighbourhoods?
a) The social crime prevention model
b) The limiting opportunities for crime model
c) The community-based crime prevention model
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d) The biophysical prevention model
Answer: The correct alternative is (c)
Refer: Study Guide. Pg. 11
Reasoning: See self-assessment question on pg. 11
QUESTION 5
Which crime prevention model is particularly successful in preventing crimes against property and
people, burglary, theft from business premises, shop theft and vandalism?
a) The psychological prevention model
b) The integrated crime prevention model
c) The biophysical prevention model
d) The limiting opportunities for crime model
Answer: The correct alternative is (d)
Refer: Study Guide. Pg. 12, pg. 7
Reasoning: See self-assessment question on pg. 12
“This (limiting opportunities for crime) crime prevention model is particularly successful in
preventing crimes against property, crimes against people (such as robbery and pick pocketing),
burglary, theft from business and public premises, shop theft, theft of and from vehicles, and
vandalism.”
(Note that in the self-assessment questions on pg. 12 the answer is given as c), however, on pg. 7
it is listed as the limiting opportunities for crime model.)
QUESTION 6
In relation to shop theft, which form of business suffers the greatest losses in South Africa?
a) Department stores
b) Pharmacies
c) Food retailers
d) Factories
Answer: The correct alternative is (c)
Refer: Study Guide. Pg. 22
Reasoning: See self-assessment question on pg. 22
QUESTION 7
With regard to shop and employee theft identify the correct statement/s:
a) Incidents of employee theft are reported more readily than incidents of shop theft.
b) The majority of working people commit shop theft at some time in their lives.
c) The most frequently occurring offence by employees is theft of cash followed by theft of
merchandise.
d) One in three bankruptcies may be directly attributed to or is a direct consequence of
employee theft.
Answer: The correct alternative is (c and d)
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