CMY3702 FEEDBACK ON ASSIGNMENT 1 AND 2

Dear student This letter contains feedback on both assignment 1 and 2 for semester 1. The assignment is primarily a learning opportunity to enable you to master the course material and to prepare yourself for the examination. You may regard the assignments as examples of the examination paper, not in terms of context, but format, length and complexity. You may receive completely new multiple-choice and paragraph-type questions in the exam. The examination paper will consist of 25 multiple-choice questions (50- marks) and paragraph-type questions (one 15-mark question and one 10-mark question). Please read the following feedback on assignment 01 together with the lecturer’s/marker’s comments on your individually marked assignment. QUESTION 1 Discuss the following important youth issues linked to crime:  Categories of youth offences (7) and;  Gangsterism as a phenomena in South Africa (8) (15) FEEDBACK ON QUESTION 1 You had to consult the prescribed book on page 54-57 (section 3.2.2.4). It is not compulsory to consult additional books/sources to answer this question. However, you can consult and use extra sources in your assignments to broaden your knowledge on the topic. Remember to rewrite the information in your own words and cite the source/s from which you obtained the information. Sources (this includes the prescribed book as well) must be cited and referenced according to the Harvard method. Avoid plagiarism when writing assignments. Describe the information in your own words as far as possible. Copying information from sources and presenting it as your own is plagiarism and may result in an immediate failure of the assignment. Categories of youth offences Youth issues linked to crime refers to youth offences such as h