KIBABII UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

(A Constituent College of MasindeMuliro University of Science Technology)

P.O. Box 1699-50200
1699 Bungoma, Kenya
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FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY, CRIMINOLOGY AND SOCIAL WORK

2013/2014 ACADEMIC YEAR

1ST YEAR 1ST SEMESTER EXAMINATION

CERTIFICATE IN CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

COURSE CODE: CCR 001

COURSE TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

DATE: 14TH AUGUST, 2014 TIME:2:00P.M.-4:00P.M.

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES

 ANSWER THREE QUESTIONS.

QUESTION QUESTION ONE IS COMPULSORY
QUESTION ONE ( 30 Marks)
a) Write short notes on the following concepts ( 10 Marks)
i) Criminology
ii) Crime
iii) Deviance
iv) Victimology
v) Forensic Science

b) Explain the causes of chronic offending ( 10 Marks)

c) Discuss any five major emerging issues in crime in Kenya ( 10 Marks)

QUESTION TWO (20 Marks)

Criminal Justice System plays an important role in crime prevention. Discuss ( 20 Marks)

QUESTION THREE (20 Marks)

Discuss any one of the following theories of crime causation
(a) Trait theory
(b) Learning
(c) Labeling theory

QUESTION FOUR (20 Marks)

Discuss the major ethical issues in criminology

QUESTION FIVE (20 Marks)

Discuss key problems facing prisons in Kenya at the moment

QUESTION SIX ( 20 Marks)

Discuss the role of victims in the following sub systems of the Criminal justice system
a) (i) Law enforcement
(ii) Judiciary
(iii) Corrections
b) By use of relevant examples explain the rights of the victims in the Criminal Justice
system