CMY3706 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
society and human beings' right to safety and protection". -
ANSWER-May (2017:12) defines aggravated robbery as
- car
... [Show More] hijacking
- robbery at residential premises or house robbery
- robbery at non-residential premises or business robbery
- cash-in-transit (CIT) robbery
- bank robbery
- truck hijacking - ANSWER-Subcategories of robbery with
aggravating circumstances are
- Car hijacking
- robbery at residential premises and
- robbery at non-residential premises - ANSWER-trio crimes
2006 - ANSWER-when did trio crimes get priority status from SAPS
- in terms of the victims (feelings of insecurity, physical injury,
emotional trauma
and loss of property)
- negative public response as well as international
condemnation - ANSWER-the serious implications that trio crimes
represent
- "theft by violence".
- includes the unlawful and intentional use of violence to take
property belonging to someone else - ANSWER-defining the term
"robbery"
- unlawful and intentional act
- theft of property (such as a motor vehicle)
- use of violence (e.g., using a weapon) or threats of violence (the
victim believes that his/her live is in danger)
- a causal link between the violence and taking of the property -
ANSWER-The following characteristics must be present for a crime
to be constituted as a robbery
contact crime category. - ANSWER-The SAPS classifies robbery
under the
the victim is a direct target or the victim's property is targeted in
the presence of the victim and he/she is threatened with the use
of violence or violence is used - ANSWER-Contactcrime comprises
crimes in which
murder, attempted murder, sexual offences, assault, grievous
bodily harm, common assault, common robbery and aggravated
robbery - ANSWER-Contact crimes include
- any offence, whether under the common law or a statutory
provision, of housebreaking or attempted housebreaking with
intent to commit an offence
- robbery or attempted robbery - ANSWER-The Criminal Procedure
Act 51 of 1977 defines aggravating circumstances as:
"premeditated aggressive/violent behaviour with the motive of
taking unauthorised items through the means of aggression and
weapons, such as a firearm or any sharp object or tool that can
cause injury and death, and as the violation of the judicial system
of a particular
it is committed while occupants are in their home - ANSWER-house
robbery is considered a violent crime because [Show Less]