4.1. Oscar Pistorius fits into the category of offenders with disabilities or special needs in correctional facilities.
4.2. The different role players in the trial of State vs Pistorius are:
- Oscar Pistorius: The accused and defendant in the trial. He was charged with the murder of Reeva Steenkamp.
- Reeva Steenkamp: The victim, who was shot and killed by Pistorius.
- Judge Thokozile Masipa: The presiding judge in the trial.
- Janette Henzen du Toit and Themba Mazibuko: The appointed assessors who assisted the judge in evaluating the case.
- State Prosecutor Gerrie Nel: The prosecutor representing the state, who argued that Pistorius intentionally shot Steenkamp.
- Witness: A neighbor of Pistorius who testified in the trial and claimed to have heard an argument before the shots were fired.
4.3. Two sources provide definitions for the concept 'gang':
- According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a gang is "a group of criminals" or "a group of young people who do illegal things together and who often fight against other gangs."
- The Cambridge Dictionary defines a gang as "a group of young people, often associating together and involved in criminal activities."
Note: Since the sources were not provided, the specific referencing format or citation style cannot be determined.
4.
Read through the case study below and answer ALL of the questions:
4.1.
In what type of ‘specialised inmate category’, set out for offenders in correctional facilities, does Oscar Pistorius fit? [1]
4.2.
Identify and elaborate on the different role players in the abovementioned trial process of State vs Pistorius [6]
4.3.
By referencing two sources, provide a definition for the concept ‘gang’ [2]
Pistorius, Pretoria and Prosecutors The trial of Oscar Pistorius for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp (The State vs Oscar Pistorius) in the High Court of South Africa in Pretoria opened on 3 March 2014. Pistorius was an athlete with a disability who completed in multiple Paralympic Games and the 2012 Summer Olympics. Steenkamp, a model, was shot and killed by Pistorius at his Pretoria home. The trial commenced from 2014 to 2016, Judge Thokozile Masipa appointed two assessors, Janette Henzen du Toit and Themba Mazibuko, to help her evaluate the case and reach a verdict. During the trial, a witness (a neighbour of Pistorius) confessed that she had heard a loud argument in the early hours of the morning minutes before shots were fired. Hereafter, state Prosecutor Gerrie Nel claimed that Pistorius had put on his prosthetic legs, walked across hiss bedroom to the bathroom, and intentionally shot Steenkamp through the door. Nel argued that the time required for this process was sufficient to establish the that the murder was premeditated. In 2016, Pistorius was found guilty of murder and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment. Pistorius continues with his life in prison – and in 2017 footage was released of how he and a notorious and dangerous gang member were playing football in the communal court yard.
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