2. WHAT IS A CRIME?
Crime is an act which is
contrary to the laws and
customs of the land and is
considered to be an evil which
destroys the total fabric of a
society.
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3. BASICS OF CRIME
OPPORTUNITY
DESIRE
CRIME
ABILITY
. Opportunity, Desire and Ability being the basics, therefore, for
the prevention of crime, it is necessary to arrest one of them
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to avoid to commit a crime
Main point is that most countries have some of these factors But SA has almost all of them - in abundance.
Conditions associated with poverty/underdevelopment no doubt exacerbate and make responding to many of these factors more difficult:
residential overcrowding,lack of education because had to work, absent parents/caregivers because have to work and can’t afford/don’t have reliable childcare, unemployed parents & alcohol abuse, kids selling sex to earn income
What we don’t know enough about in SA:
Which, among all these factors above, are the most NB - where is our problem the biggest???
Main point is that most countries have some of these factors But SA has almost all of them - in abundance.
Conditions associated with poverty/underdevelopment no doubt exacerbate and make responding to many of these factors more difficult:
residential overcrowding,lack of education because had to work, absent parents/caregivers because have to work and can’t afford/don’t have reliable childcare, unemployed parents & alcohol abuse, kids selling sex to earn income
What we don’t know enough about in SA:
Which, among all these factors above, are the most NB - where is our problem the biggest???
Main point is that most countries have some of these factors But SA has almost all of them - in abundance.
Conditions associated with poverty/underdevelopment no doubt exacerbate and make responding to many of these factors more difficult:
residential overcrowding,lack of education because had to work, absent parents/caregivers because have to work and can’t afford/don’t have reliable childcare, unemployed parents & alcohol abuse, kids selling sex to earn income
What we don’t know enough about in SA:
Which, among all these factors above, are the most NB - where is our problem the biggest???
Main point is that most countries have some of these factors But SA has almost all of them - in abundance.
Conditions associated with poverty/underdevelopment no doubt exacerbate and make responding to many of these factors more difficult:
residential overcrowding,lack of education because had to work, absent parents/caregivers because have to work and can’t afford/don’t have reliable childcare, unemployed parents & alcohol abuse, kids selling sex to earn income
What we don’t know enough about in SA:
Which, among all these factors above, are the most NB - where is our problem the biggest???
