POL3702 EXAM PACK
2025
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POL3702/1/2022–2026
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Contents
Page
PREFACE: ORIENTATION TO THE STUDY GUIDE vii
STUDY UNIT 1:Media and policing 1
1.1 AIM AND LEARNING OUTCOMES 1
1.2 INTRODUCTION 1
1.3 THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA IN CRIME PREVENTION 3
1.4 FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION 4
1.5 PROVISIONS GOVERNING RELATIONS WITH THE MEDIA 5
1.6 MANAGING PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS OF POLICE WORK 6
1.7 PERSONS DESIGNATED TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE MEDIA 7
1.8 STEPS AND CONSIDERATIONS WHEN SPEAKING TO THE MEDIA 8
1.9 ACCOUNTABILITY FOR STATEMENTS TO THE MEDIA 9
1.10 CORPORATE COMMUNICATION CHALLENGES 15
1.11 PHOTOGRAPHS, INTERVIEWS AND SKETCHES 16
1.12 POLICE ACCESS TO MEDIA INFORMATION 18
1.13 POLICE PROVISIONS RELATING TO SECTION 205 ORDERS 20
1.14 SECTION 205 ORDERS AND THE MEDIA 21
1.15 USING THE MEDIA TO PROMOTE CRIME AWARENESS 23
1.16 WAYS OF COMMUNICATING WITH THE MEDIA 24
1.17 THE ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA 27
SUMMARY 28
SELF-ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS 29
STUDY UNIT 2:Evaluation at police offices 30
2.1 AIM AND LEARNING OUTCOMES 30
2.2 INTRODUCTION 30
2.3 MONITORING AND EVALUATION: THE RATIONALE 32
2.4 FUNCTIONS OF THE NATIONAL INSPECTORATE 33
2.5 LINE EVALUATIONS 33
2.6 STAFF EVALUATIONS: GENERAL 37
2.7 STAFF EVALUATIONS: PARADE INSPECTIONS 39
2.8 EXAMPLE OF A CHECKLIST FOR A POLICE OFFICE EVALUATION 42
SUMMARY 45
SELF-ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS 46
2025
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
FOR ASSISTANCE CONTACT
EMAIL:
, lOMoARcPSD|46589353
Open Rubric
, lOMoARcPSD|46589353
© 2021 University of South Africa
All rights reserved
Printed and published by the
University of South Africa
Muckleneuk, Pretoria
POL3702/1/2022–2026
10020640
InDesign
Florida Campus
A4_Icon_Style
, lOMoARcPSD|46589353
iii POL3702/1
Contents
Page
PREFACE: ORIENTATION TO THE STUDY GUIDE vii
STUDY UNIT 1:Media and policing 1
1.1 AIM AND LEARNING OUTCOMES 1
1.2 INTRODUCTION 1
1.3 THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA IN CRIME PREVENTION 3
1.4 FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION 4
1.5 PROVISIONS GOVERNING RELATIONS WITH THE MEDIA 5
1.6 MANAGING PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS OF POLICE WORK 6
1.7 PERSONS DESIGNATED TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE MEDIA 7
1.8 STEPS AND CONSIDERATIONS WHEN SPEAKING TO THE MEDIA 8
1.9 ACCOUNTABILITY FOR STATEMENTS TO THE MEDIA 9
1.10 CORPORATE COMMUNICATION CHALLENGES 15
1.11 PHOTOGRAPHS, INTERVIEWS AND SKETCHES 16
1.12 POLICE ACCESS TO MEDIA INFORMATION 18
1.13 POLICE PROVISIONS RELATING TO SECTION 205 ORDERS 20
1.14 SECTION 205 ORDERS AND THE MEDIA 21
1.15 USING THE MEDIA TO PROMOTE CRIME AWARENESS 23
1.16 WAYS OF COMMUNICATING WITH THE MEDIA 24
1.17 THE ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA 27
SUMMARY 28
SELF-ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS 29
STUDY UNIT 2:Evaluation at police offices 30
2.1 AIM AND LEARNING OUTCOMES 30
2.2 INTRODUCTION 30
2.3 MONITORING AND EVALUATION: THE RATIONALE 32
2.4 FUNCTIONS OF THE NATIONAL INSPECTORATE 33
2.5 LINE EVALUATIONS 33
2.6 STAFF EVALUATIONS: GENERAL 37
2.7 STAFF EVALUATIONS: PARADE INSPECTIONS 39
2.8 EXAMPLE OF A CHECKLIST FOR A POLICE OFFICE EVALUATION 42
SUMMARY 45
SELF-ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS 46
