,CRI2601 Assignment 1 (COMPLETE ANSWERS)
Semester 2 2025 - DUE August 2025; 100%
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QUESTION 1
Briefly discuss five questions that police officials could use to
get information and provide an example of each question. [10]
When interviewing or questioning witnesses, suspects, or
victims, police use different types of questions to gather
accurate, detailed information.
Type of
Description Example
Question
Encourage the person to “Can you describe
1. Open- give detailed, narrative what happened from
ended answers. Useful for the time you arrived
questions gathering comprehensive at the scene until you
information. left?”
Require a short, specific
2. Closed- “Did you see the
answer (often “yes” or
ended suspect carrying a
“no”). Useful for confirming
questions weapon?”
facts.
3. Probing Used to follow up on a “You mentioned the
, Type of
Description Example
Question
previous answer to get suspect was wearing
questions more detail or clarify a jacket — what
information. colour was it?”
Suggest a possible answer
“The man was
4. Leading within the question (should
wearing a black cap,
questions be used cautiously to avoid
wasn’t he?”
bias).
“When you say ‘near
Used to ensure the officer the shop’, do you
5. Clarifying
understands the mean the main
questions
information correctly. entrance or the side
door?”
QUESTION 2
Describe the role of the Crime Administration System (CAS),
within the South African Police Service (SAPS). Support your
answer with practical examples. [15]
The Crime Administration System (CAS) is an electronic
database used by SAPS to record, manage, and monitor crime
incidents from the time they are reported until the case is
finalised.
Semester 2 2025 - DUE August 2025; 100%
TRUSTED Complete, trusted solutions and
explanations
MULTIPLE CHOICE,ASSURED EXCELLENCE
QUESTION 1
Briefly discuss five questions that police officials could use to
get information and provide an example of each question. [10]
When interviewing or questioning witnesses, suspects, or
victims, police use different types of questions to gather
accurate, detailed information.
Type of
Description Example
Question
Encourage the person to “Can you describe
1. Open- give detailed, narrative what happened from
ended answers. Useful for the time you arrived
questions gathering comprehensive at the scene until you
information. left?”
Require a short, specific
2. Closed- “Did you see the
answer (often “yes” or
ended suspect carrying a
“no”). Useful for confirming
questions weapon?”
facts.
3. Probing Used to follow up on a “You mentioned the
, Type of
Description Example
Question
previous answer to get suspect was wearing
questions more detail or clarify a jacket — what
information. colour was it?”
Suggest a possible answer
“The man was
4. Leading within the question (should
wearing a black cap,
questions be used cautiously to avoid
wasn’t he?”
bias).
“When you say ‘near
Used to ensure the officer the shop’, do you
5. Clarifying
understands the mean the main
questions
information correctly. entrance or the side
door?”
QUESTION 2
Describe the role of the Crime Administration System (CAS),
within the South African Police Service (SAPS). Support your
answer with practical examples. [15]
The Crime Administration System (CAS) is an electronic
database used by SAPS to record, manage, and monitor crime
incidents from the time they are reported until the case is
finalised.
