SEP1503 ASSIGNMENT 2 FOR 1ST SEM 2025

SECTION A QUESTION 1 Match the words in column A with the correct phrases (descriptions) in column B. Write the full sentence of the connected phrases in your answer. COLUMN A COLUMN B Interpreter Is a secretive, close watch kept over persons, objects or locations to gain information that could prove useful to an investigation Evidence Is anything that you, a witness or accused can hear, taste, smell, see, touch or read Information Is the questioning of a suspect or accused in order to obtain information Interrogation Is used to translate everything that is said into the language (mother tongue) of the accused Surveillance Is valid information that, if admissible in court, is used to try to prove what happened (5) QUESTION 2 You are the corporate (security) investigator for an organisation where you are employed. You approach a staff member who is a witness in an alleged criminal matter to take a statement from him. However, the staff member demands to know on what basis you have the right to do this. With reference to the above statement, inform the staff member of two limitations that are placed on corporate investigators. (2) QUESTION 3 Read the case study below and answer the questions that follow. All your answers should be based on the case study. Mr Ndlovu entered Mrs Dlamini’s pharmacy and removed an undisclosed amount of medication. All attempts to arrest Mr Ndlovu by the security guards failed. Mrs Dlamini has no insurance for the stock. Mr Jwarha, a security guard at the mall, confirms suspicious activities during the incident. 3.1 What crimes have been committed? (2) 3.2 Define the crime identified in question 3.1 above. (2) 3.3 Identify the elements of the crime defined in question 3.2 and briefly explain with practical examples each element identified (8) 3.4 Conduct the preliminary investigation, as you will be the first investigator attending to the crime scene. Your investigation should include a rough sketch of the crime scene and support service you contacted. In this regard you are required to do a rough sketch of the crime scene and name the support service you contacted. (6) 3.5 Compile your own statement of observations as a first investigator at the crime scene. (10) [35] SEP1503/2025 3 SECTION B - Essay type question QUESTION 4 You are required to visit any court and identify five (5) role players in the court proceedings. Write an essay in which you critically discuss the role players in the judicial process in a criminal case. [15]