UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
College of Law Department of Criminology & Security Science
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Aggressive and Violent Contact Crimes:
The Three Types of Robbers in South Africa
A Criminological Analysis for CMY3706 Assignment 1
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Module Code: CMY3706
Module Name: Contact Crimes
Assignment: Assignment 1 Semester 1
Due Date: 25 March 2026
Total Marks: 25
Institution: University of South Africa (UNISA)
Referencing: APA 7th Edition
Submitted in partial ful
lment of the requirements for CMY3706 UNISA, 2026
, UNISA | CMY3706 Types of Robbers in South Africa
Contents
1 Question: Aggressive and Violent Contact Crimes Types of Robbers (25 Marks) 3
1.1 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.2 2. The Professional Robber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.2.1 2.1 De
nition and Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.2.2 2.2 Characteristics and Behavioural Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.2.3 2.3 Example in the South African Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.3 3. The Opportunistic Robber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.3.1 3.1 De
nition and Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.3.2 3.2 Characteristics and Behavioural Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.3.3 3.3 Example in the South African Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.4 4. The Addict Robber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.4.1 4.1 De
nition and Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.4.2 4.2 Characteristics and Behavioural Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.4.3 4.3 Example in the South African Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.5 5. Comparative Summary of the Three Robber Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1.6 6. Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Reference List 12
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College of Law Department of Criminology & Security Science
⋄ ⋄ ⋄ ⋄
Aggressive and Violent Contact Crimes:
The Three Types of Robbers in South Africa
A Criminological Analysis for CMY3706 Assignment 1
⋄ ⋄ ⋄ ⋄
Module Code: CMY3706
Module Name: Contact Crimes
Assignment: Assignment 1 Semester 1
Due Date: 25 March 2026
Total Marks: 25
Institution: University of South Africa (UNISA)
Referencing: APA 7th Edition
Submitted in partial ful
lment of the requirements for CMY3706 UNISA, 2026
, UNISA | CMY3706 Types of Robbers in South Africa
Contents
1 Question: Aggressive and Violent Contact Crimes Types of Robbers (25 Marks) 3
1.1 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.2 2. The Professional Robber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.2.1 2.1 De
nition and Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.2.2 2.2 Characteristics and Behavioural Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.2.3 2.3 Example in the South African Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.3 3. The Opportunistic Robber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.3.1 3.1 De
nition and Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.3.2 3.2 Characteristics and Behavioural Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.3.3 3.3 Example in the South African Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.4 4. The Addict Robber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.4.1 4.1 De
nition and Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.4.2 4.2 Characteristics and Behavioural Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.4.3 4.3 Example in the South African Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.5 5. Comparative Summary of the Three Robber Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1.6 6. Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Reference List 12
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