CMY3708 Assignment 1 (DETAILED ANSWERS) Semester 1 2024 - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED

CMY3708 Assignment 1 (DETAILED ANSWERS) Semester 1 2024 - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED Answers, guidelines, workings and references ...................................... CASE STUDY: Farm attack Read the case study below and answer the questions that follow by applying the information from the case study. This was the fourth farm attack in 10 days. Last week Wednesday, a family of four was allegedly tied up and their home was ransacked. Sister publication, The Mercury, reported that the incident took place in Newcastle on Wednesday afternoon on a farm along the D96 Road. Six attackers, of which at least three were armed with pistols, invaded the farm and attacked a family who were assaulted and tied up. The night before, a woman, 56, was left with injuries to her body, head and legs and was taken to hospital for medical attention after she was attacked in her home in Mooi River. The woman had alleged that she was attacked with a bush knife by unknown people. Police said it was unknown if anything was stolen because the victim was in a critical condition. Last week Monday, a family living on a farm near Estcourt, in KZN’s uThukela district, was robbed during load shedding. Police said the complainant said that she heard dogs barking outside her home around 8.20pm on Monday night. When she investigated, she was accosted by two unknown suspects, who held her at gunpoint and robbed her of various items before fleeing on foot. Source: Ngema, T. (2021). Man seriously injured in farm attack in KZN Midlands. IOL, 18 November: Available at: You are part of a team of field workers tasked by the UNISA Department of Criminology and Security Science to conduct qualitative research with community members on the impact of farm attacks in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands. ESSAY QUESTION: Apply the farm attacks case study in a discussion to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of the purpose and characteristics of qualitative research.