CRI3701
Assignment 2
Unique NO: 255404
DUE: 7 APRIL 2026
, CRI3701 – Assignment 02 (Unique No. 255404)
QUESTION 1
1.1 How Information Gathered in One Policing Precinct Can Be Resourceful and
Relevant to Another Precinct (10 marks)
Police information is a corporate resource that transcends the boundaries of individual
policing precincts and jurisdictions. Information collected for one policing purpose may
have value for an entirely different policing purpose, even in a different geographical
area. For this reason, it is essential that information be collected, recorded, evaluated,
and analysed consistently across all organisational and force boundaries.
Scenario:
Consider a situation where the Durban Metro Police collect information on a suspect
involved in reckless driving and fleeing roadblocks. The suspect's vehicle registration,
physical description, and driving patterns are recorded in the local information system.
Independently, the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Johannesburg is
investigating a series of cash-in-transit armed robberies where the perpetrators were
observed using high-speed getaway vehicles with similar characteristics. When the
Johannesburg investigators query the national crime information system, they discover
the Durban Metro records, which link the same suspect to the vehicle used in the
Johannesburg robberies.
This scenario illustrates several important benefits of cross-precinct information sharing:
Benefit 1 – Identification and Apprehension of Suspects
When information is treated as a corporate resource and shared across jurisdictions, it
significantly increases the likelihood of identifying and apprehending suspects who
operate across multiple provinces or precincts. In the above scenario, without access to
the Durban Metro's records, the Johannesburg investigators may have had no leads on
Assignment 2
Unique NO: 255404
DUE: 7 APRIL 2026
, CRI3701 – Assignment 02 (Unique No. 255404)
QUESTION 1
1.1 How Information Gathered in One Policing Precinct Can Be Resourceful and
Relevant to Another Precinct (10 marks)
Police information is a corporate resource that transcends the boundaries of individual
policing precincts and jurisdictions. Information collected for one policing purpose may
have value for an entirely different policing purpose, even in a different geographical
area. For this reason, it is essential that information be collected, recorded, evaluated,
and analysed consistently across all organisational and force boundaries.
Scenario:
Consider a situation where the Durban Metro Police collect information on a suspect
involved in reckless driving and fleeing roadblocks. The suspect's vehicle registration,
physical description, and driving patterns are recorded in the local information system.
Independently, the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Johannesburg is
investigating a series of cash-in-transit armed robberies where the perpetrators were
observed using high-speed getaway vehicles with similar characteristics. When the
Johannesburg investigators query the national crime information system, they discover
the Durban Metro records, which link the same suspect to the vehicle used in the
Johannesburg robberies.
This scenario illustrates several important benefits of cross-precinct information sharing:
Benefit 1 – Identification and Apprehension of Suspects
When information is treated as a corporate resource and shared across jurisdictions, it
significantly increases the likelihood of identifying and apprehending suspects who
operate across multiple provinces or precincts. In the above scenario, without access to
the Durban Metro's records, the Johannesburg investigators may have had no leads on
