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Soci 303: Criminology Question Paper

Soci 303: Criminology

Course:Bachelor Of Arts Economics & Criminology

Institution: Chuka University question papers

Exam Year:2013

CHUKA

UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
THIRD YEAR EXAMINATIONS FOR THE AWARD OF BACHELOR OF ARTS ECONOMICS & CRIMINOLOGY
SOCI 303: CRIMINOLOGY
STREAMS: BSC (COMDEV) Y3S2 TIME: 2 HOURS
DAY/DATE: THURSDAY 18/4/2013 8.30 AM – 10.30 AM
INSTRUCTIONS:

Answer question ONE and any other TWO questions.

Section A (30 Marks)

1. (a) What is criminal law. [2 Marks]

(b) By giving examples, discuss the major elements of crime. [2 Marks]

(c) Crimes are often complex events with a range of criminal activity, undertaken by
a number of different people associated with the event. Discuss four types of parties to a crime. [12 Marks]

(d) Discuss by giving examples, four conditions that must exist for an act or omission to be considered a crime [12 Marks]

(e) With the exception of strict liability, discuss two elements that the accused person must have committed for the prosecutions to obtain a conviction. [2 Marks]

Section B: Answer any two questions

2. Write short notes on:

(a) Anomie and social order. [10 Marks]

(b) Control Theory & Crime [10 Marks]

3. By giving examples, discuss seven significant causal relationships between family contexts and both juvenile and family crime. [20 Marks]

4. Discuss the alternatives to imprisonment in Kenya. [20 Marks]

5. (a) To what extent would you attribute crime to rational choice of the individual
criminal? Discuss the main points in relation to the rational choice theory.
[10 Marks]

(b) Critically explore the functionalist theories explanations of crime. [10 Marks]

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