CRI2601 Assignment 1 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 2 2025

CRI2601
ASSIGNMENT 1 SEMESTER 2 2025

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, CRI2601 – Assignment 1 (Semester 2, 2025)

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Module: CRI2601 – Criminal Investigation
Assignment Number: 1
Semester: 2 – 2025

QUESTION 1

Five questions police officials could use to get information (with examples)

1. Open-ended questions
o Purpose: Encourage a detailed, narrative response.
o Example: “Can you describe everything you saw at the scene last night?”
o Rationale: These questions allow the interviewee to freely share
information without limitation (Van der Westhuizen, 2020).
2. Closed-ended questions
o Purpose: Obtain a specific, often short, answer.
o Example: “Was the suspect wearing a red jacket?”
o Rationale: Useful for confirming facts or details (Van der Westhuizen,
2020).
3. Probing questions
o Purpose: Seek further clarification or details.
o Example: “You mentioned hearing a loud noise — what kind of noise was
it?”
o Rationale: Helps to expand on incomplete statements (Van der
Westhuizen, 2020).
4. Leading questions
o Purpose: Suggest a possible answer within the question.
o Example: “The man you saw had a beard, didn’t he?”