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UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
May/June 2020
CMY2604
Dealing with young offenders
Duration: 2 Hours 100 Marks
First examiner: Adv M.J. Zietsman
Second examiner: Ms E. Joubert
This paper consists of 15 pages.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. The examination consists of Multiple-Choice Question types only.
2. The examination consists of 50 Multiple-Choice Questions each worth 2 marks. Answer all
the questions.
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Answer ALL the questions
1. According to the Child Justice Act 75 of 2008, as well as the Children’s Act 38 of 2005,
a child is defined as any person under the age of…
1) 16.
2) 18.
3) 21.
4) 25. (2)
2. Diversion uses… and…as resources to keep children out of the criminal justice system.
1) families; friends
2) families; churches
3) families; teachers
4) families; communities
(2)
3. The Code of …is one of the oldest legal codes known and can be traced back to 2270
BC.
1) Da Vinci
2) Moses
3) Babylonians
4) Hammurabi
(2)
4. Criminal capacity can be defined as the…
1) age at which a person can commit a wrongful act.
2) fact that a person can be held liable for a crime.
3) ability of a person to commit a crime
4) nature and extent of the crime
(2)
5. According to the criminal justice system, who is responsible for assessing a child
offender?
1) A social worker
2) A probation officer
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3) A psychologist
4) A criminologist
(2)
6. According to the Child Justice Act 75 of 2008, the preliminary inquiry must take place
within…of a child’s arrest.
1) 12 hours
2) 24 hours
3) 48 hours
4) 72 hours
(2)