FOR3701 Assignment 1 Semester 1 2023 (726032)

FOR3701 Assignment 1 Semester 1 2023 Answers, guidelines, workings and references ........................................................... Mahlangu and Mellon marketing company is situated on the second floor of a high-rise office complex in Brooklyn, Pretoria. The office park houses a variety of businesses. To enter the premises, a visitor must go through an access-controlled boom gate, which is manned by a security guard. There is also a surveillance camera at the gate. Each visitor must enter their personal details (e.g., name and telephone number) in the visitors’ register, as well as the registration number of their vehicle and the details of the person being visited/purpose of the visit. On Tuesday, 18 April 2023, at 10:30, Ms Selinah Maboa, personal assistant to Mr Thabo Mahlangu, reports to you that her Apple Notebook has gone missing from her desk drawer. She informs you that she got up from her desk to take a contract into Mr Mahlangu’s office, and when she returned about ten minutes later, she noticed that her desk drawer was partially open. She found this strange, and immediately opened the drawer further and noticed that her Notebook was not in the drawer. She recalls placing the Notebook in her desk drawer when she arrived at work that morning at 08:00 and locking the drawer. The key to the drawer is kept in a small porcelain cup on her desk, which is accessible to anyone entering the office. Ms Maboa shares the office space with two colleagues, Mr Peter Neves, the filing clerk, and Ms Janice Ndoro, the office administrator. Both reports directly to her as their line manager. Ms Maboa reports to you that, during the course of the morning, there were three additional people in her office, namely: Mr Paul Thulani, the office messenger, who came to deliver the mail for the day at approximately 09:00. Mr Andrew Themes, the office cleaner, who was in the office shortly after 08:00 to empty out the wastepaper baskets for the morning. Ms Sandra Mortlock, an auditor, who dropped off a financial report for Mr Mahlangu’s the signature at approximately 09:30. As the Head of Security for the office block, you are aware that this is the sixth Apple Notebook that has gone missing over the past month. All the victims are female, and you suspect that the gender may indicate an ulterior motive of the criminal. Ms Maboa 3 informs you that she suspects that two of her colleagues may be involved in the theft. She tells you that Ms Mortlock and Mr Thulani have been seen by some colleagues flashing new jewellery and expensive clothes. Question 1 According to the information on the module site, who is the primary lecturer of this module? (1) Question 2 As the security head of the office block, you are obliged to investigate this latest incident. The matter has not been reported to the SAPS as management want to resolve the situation in-house. Both Ms Mortlock and Mr Thulani have personal cell phones and have employment contracts which state that they “may be required to undergo polygraph testing on an ad hoc basis”. You have a very good friend who is a SAPS member and who works at the Local Criminal Record Centre (LCRC). Question 2.1 In order to gather evidence on the alleged involvement of Ms Mortlock and Mr Thulani in these incidents, would you recommend the use of cellphone evidence or polygraph testing? Briefly motivate your answer. (5) Question 2.2 Using the information contained in the case study, recommend any THREE resources that may be of value to find possible evidence left by the perpetrator/s and explain how each one of these resources will assist in the identification of the perpetrator/s. (6) Question 2.3 If you want to make use of expert evidence, is it a good idea to ask your friend from the LCRC to assist you gather this evidence? Motivate your answer. (4) [15] 4 Question 3 Do you remember a time when there were no cellphones? It seems that most people today have access to or own at least one cellular telephone. This means that wherever they go, they are leaving traces of their movements. What is this principle called that is used to trace a person’s movement electronically and which of the key components of the cellular network does it utilise? (4) Question 4 Match the terms/statements in column A to the description in column B. Column A Column B 1 Cellular phone A Cellphone is in range of at least TWO towers that connect it to the network 2 Centre of a cellphone system B Purpose of a pointing out 3 Person in position of authority C Often targeted by amateur criminals 4 Good practice D Communication occurs wirelessly 5 Operational profile E Is used to narrow down suspects 6 Finding hidden evidence F Should not be polygraphed 7 Holiday homes G Electronic computer-based switching system 8 Network triangulation H Private investigator 9 Medicated person I Private investigator warns a person of their rights 10 Modus operandi J Trademark of a criminal (10) Question 5 This question is in the form of a crossword puzzle. Use the clues provided under the headings ACROSS and DOWN, to populate the spaces in the empty puzzle. The clues have been taken from the entire study guide. (20) 5 Here is an example of an accurately completed crossword puzzle: The clues lead you to the answer that must fit into the allotted spaces and align with the words that intersect it CLUES: Across 2. technique used by police and private entities 3. number of phases in a pointing out process 5. often linked to accountability and responsiblity 8. the number of factors that influence polygraph outcomes 10. one of the byproducts of effective planning 12. the operational profile of an offender 13. a statement by a person to their detriment 15. one of the big four network providers 16. the primary purpose for conducting a polygraph 18. legislation that enforces the registration of a SIM 19. the person who does the surveillance Down 1. a vital part of a successful investigation 4. a factor that influences the modus operandi of a criminal 6. a pointing out is such a type of admission 7. a fundamental element for a surveillance operation 9. the number of functions performed by the MSC 11. a type of imprint identification 14. control centre of a cellphone system 17. a specialised type of surveillance requiring legal authorisation 19. without this cellphone communication is impossible