University of Botswana Article 2022

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UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA
SOC 246: COMMUNITIES AND CRIME
2017/2018 ACADEMIC YEAR SECOND SEMESTER
CLASS ASSIGNMENT
Issue Date : Monday 28 March, 2022
Submission Date : Friday 8 April, 2022
Presented below are newspaper articles reporting on studies that have been conducted on problems
facing the Botswana society. Workingin groups of 4-5 membersselect an article from the two provided
below and based on the selected article address the questions listed below:
a. Is the situation being discussed in the in the newspaper article you have selected be termed a
crime or deviant behavior? Explain your answer? 10 marks
b. How would you classify thesource of information being discussed in the article you have
selected?10 marks.
c. Discuss thekey correlates in the situation under study. 10 marks. Explain the relationship
between crime and the correlates that you have identified 15 marks
Guidelines:
A well written paper must include evidence and examples to substantiate the major points presented.
This can be from books, academic journals, research papers and policy documents. Students are
strongly encouraged to consult a wide variety of sources. Reference must be made to at least 6
sources, including at least 2 journal articles. Exclude introduction to sociology texts and dictionaries (eg.
Oxford Learners Dictionary,Cambridge Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Dictionary etc.)from your
references.Only sources cited in the text should be listed in your reference section.
Answers should be written in sentence and paragraph format, but you are also encouraged to make
effective use of diagrams, maps and pictures, where this makes sense. Please do not use direct
quotations - all answers must be written in your own words.
The essay must be between 3-5 pages excluding cover (title) and reference pages. The pages should
be numbered. The cover page should have the course code, group members’ surname and initials plus
ID numbers. It should also include the title of the article selected, the name of the newspaper it is
published in and the date of publication. The assignment should be typed using 1.5 spacing and font
type Times New Roman size 12. The adherence to the guidelines and correct referencing will be
awarded 5 marks.
A hardcopy of the assignment should be submitted to the lecturer. The electronic copy of should be
submitted via the submission link to be provided on Moodle at any time on the stipulated deadline. Late
submissions will not be honoured in any form. Individual assignments and those pushed under the door
of the instructor's office will not be graded.

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ARTICLE 1
Stats Reveal Youth Main Crime Perpetrators
Monday, April 23, 2018 PiniBothoko
A recent Statistics Botswana report has found that youth are the main
perpetrator of crime, causing concern for the level of decadence that
threatens society's promising future.
Youth as possessors of potential and the promise of a better tomorrow, were
found to lead in a variety of crimes. In particular, youth aged between 30
and 34 led the total of recorded criminal offences by 23%.
According to the report, the accused in murder hearings were concentrated
within age groups 20 to 24, 35 to 39, with age group 30 to 34 leading the
pack by 22%. It further states that age group 25 to 29 followed closely with
21.3% and 35 to 39 accounting for 18.7% of all recorded murder cases in the
year 2016. There were less than one percent of murder cases in age group
60 and above.
The Statistics Botswana report states that from their analysis, it was evident
that besides murder most offences occur amongst age groups 20 to 24 up to
40 to 44 whilst other groups show the lowest percentages.
The report further revealed that road and traffic offences were the most
committed across most age groups, but group 30- to 34-year-old leads the
offence with 7.1 percent. Youth is also in the lead of sexual offences with age
groups 25 to 29 and 30 to 34 respectively accounting for 28.5% and 19.8%
of the recorded cases.
The report further stated that under attempts or threats to murder, assaults,
harassment and related offences, age group 30 to 34 lead with 19.6%
followed by 25 to 29 age group with 18.3% and 35 to 39 age group with
17.7%.
Age group 35 to 39 leads in dangerous or negligent acts with 22.8% followed
by age group 30 to 34 with 18.5%. Youth was also leading in robbery,
extortion and hijacking with age groups 25 to 29 and 30 to 34 accounting for
29.7% and 23.4% of the offences, respectively.