CMY3705 ASSIGNMENT 1 EXPOSURE OF STREET CHILDREN IN SOUTH AFRICA TO VICTIMISATION, DUE TO THEIR VULNERABILITY SEMESTER 1

CMY3705 ASSIGNMENT 1 EXPOSURE OF STREET CHILDREN IN SOUTH AFRICA TO VICTIMISATION, DUE TO THEIR VULNERABILITY SEMESTER 1 1 CMY3705 ASSIGNMENT 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1. INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................3 2. DEFINITION OF KEY CONCEPTS...............................................................................3 2.1 Child 3 2.2 Street children 3 2.3 Victimisation 4 2.4 Vulnerability 4 3. VULNERABILITY..........................................................................................................5 3.1 Children as vulnerable persons 5 3.2 Poverty 5 3.3 Absence of guardians 6 3.4 Social stigmatisation 6 3.5 Undertaking high-risk behaviour 7 4. VICTIMISATION............................................................................................................7 4.1 Exploitation and being targets of conventional crimes 7 4.2 Victimisation by other street dwellers and gangs 8 4.3 Victimisation by the community 8 4.4 Victimisation by the state 9 5. LEGAL FRAMEWORK.................................................................................................9 6. CONCLUSION............................................................................................................10 7. LIST OF REFERENCES.............................................................................................12