OVM3701 –Assignment 01 Semester 2 Solutions
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, Table of Contents
Question 1.1:...............................................................................................4
1. Trademarks of the Criminal.....................................................................4
1.1. Introduction.......................................................................................4
1.2. Financially Motivated Insurance Fraud..............................................4
1.3. Selection of Vulnerable and Familiar Victims.....................................4
1.4. Use of Hitmen to Commit the Murders..............................................5
1.5. Staging Crime Scenes to Look Accidental.........................................5
1.6. Post-Crime Conduct and Lack of Remorse.........................................5
1.7. Continuation of Criminal Behaviour in Custody.................................6
1.8. Deceptive and Disruptive Courtroom Conduct..................................6
1.9. Forensic Linkages: Cellphones and Handwriting...............................6
2. Conclusion...............................................................................................6
3. Classification of Ndlovu as a Criminal......................................................7
4. Introduction.............................................................................................8
5. Factors Influencing a Criminal’s Modus Operandi....................................8
5.1. Criminal Experience and Occupational Knowledge...........................8
5.2. Victim Accessibility and Familiarity...................................................9
5.3. Psychological Traits and Emotional Detachment...............................9
5.4. Use of Intermediaries and Outsourcing.............................................9
5.5. Financial Motivation.........................................................................10
5.6. Environmental and Situational Factors............................................10
5.7. Technological Missteps....................................................................10
5.8. Escalation and Adaptation...............................................................10
6. Conclusion.............................................................................................11
7. Introduction...........................................................................................11
7.1. Statement by the Investigating Officer...........................................11
7.2. Statement by the Original Recipient of the Statement...................12
7.3. Statement by Contradicting Witnesses...........................................12
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, Table of Contents
Question 1.1:...............................................................................................4
1. Trademarks of the Criminal.....................................................................4
1.1. Introduction.......................................................................................4
1.2. Financially Motivated Insurance Fraud..............................................4
1.3. Selection of Vulnerable and Familiar Victims.....................................4
1.4. Use of Hitmen to Commit the Murders..............................................5
1.5. Staging Crime Scenes to Look Accidental.........................................5
1.6. Post-Crime Conduct and Lack of Remorse.........................................5
1.7. Continuation of Criminal Behaviour in Custody.................................6
1.8. Deceptive and Disruptive Courtroom Conduct..................................6
1.9. Forensic Linkages: Cellphones and Handwriting...............................6
2. Conclusion...............................................................................................6
3. Classification of Ndlovu as a Criminal......................................................7
4. Introduction.............................................................................................8
5. Factors Influencing a Criminal’s Modus Operandi....................................8
5.1. Criminal Experience and Occupational Knowledge...........................8
5.2. Victim Accessibility and Familiarity...................................................9
5.3. Psychological Traits and Emotional Detachment...............................9
5.4. Use of Intermediaries and Outsourcing.............................................9
5.5. Financial Motivation.........................................................................10
5.6. Environmental and Situational Factors............................................10
5.7. Technological Missteps....................................................................10
5.8. Escalation and Adaptation...............................................................10
6. Conclusion.............................................................................................11
7. Introduction...........................................................................................11
7.1. Statement by the Investigating Officer...........................................11
7.2. Statement by the Original Recipient of the Statement...................12
7.3. Statement by Contradicting Witnesses...........................................12
