College of Law Department of Criminology & Security Science
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Types of Robbers and Violent
Contact Crime in South Africa
An Academic Analysis in Terms of CMY3706 Criminology
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CMY3706
Module Code:
Criminology III Violent Crime
Module Title:
Assignment 1 Semester 1, 2026
Assignment:
25 March 2026
Due Date:
Types of Robbers (25 Marks)
Question:
Bachelor of Science / Arts in Criminology
Quali
cation:
Submitted in partial ful
lment of the requirements for CMY3706 UNISA, 2026
, UNISA | CMY3706 Types of Robbers Violent Contact Crimes
Contents
1 Introduction 2
2 Question: Identify and Discuss the Three Types of Robbers 3
2.1 1. The Professional Robber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.2 2. The Opportunistic Robber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.3 3. The Addict Robber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3 Comparative Summary of the Three Types of Robbers 8
4 Conclusion 9
Reference List 10
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