CRI3701
EXAM PACK
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,UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
May/June 2022
CRI3701
Crime Information Systems
100 marks
Duration: 3 hours
First examiner: Prof DT Masiloane
Second examiner: Ms M Tshishonga
External examiner: Mr M Ranjit
This examination question paper consists of four (4) pages.
Instructions
1. This examination paper consists of four (4) questions. Answer all the questions.
2. The duration of the examination is 3 hours. Your answers must be submitted via the myExams
platform on 20 May 2022 on or before 19:00 (South African Standard Time).
4. This is an open-book examination. You may consult your prescribed study material during the
examination.
5. This examination is proctored via the Invigilator App.
The QR code is below:
6. Your exam file must be uploaded on the myExams platform on Moodle.
7. You are advised to preview your submission (answer script) to ensure legibility and that the correct
answer script file has been uploaded.
8. Once the official examination time per the examination timetable has expired, you are provided one
hour to submit your answer script. Submissions made after the submission period has lapsed will be
rejected per the examination regulations and will not be marked.
9. The cover page for your take-home exam must include your name, student number and the module
code.
10. It is preferred that your take-home exam is typed. However, handwritten submissions will also be
accepted. If the take-home exam is typed, the maximum length is 15 pages. If the take-home exam
is handwritten, the maximum length is 20 pages.
11. Whether your answers are typed or handwritten, your submission on the myExams platform on
Moodle must be made in the form of one PDF document. Only the last file uploaded and submitted
will be marked.
11.1 The exam answer file that you submit must not be password protected or uploaded as a “read
only” file.
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11.2 Your examination answer file will not be marked if:
11.2.1 you send your examination answer file via email.
11.2.2 you submit the incorrect examination answer file. A mark of 0% will be awarded.
11.2.3 you submit your exam answer file on an unofficial examination platform (including the invigilator
cellphone application).
11.2.4 you submit your examination answer file in the incorrect file format.
11.2.5 you submit a password-protected document.
11.2.6 you submit your examination answer file late
11.2.7 you submit your answer file from a registered student account that is not your own.
11.3 Incorrect answer scripts and/or submissions made on unofficial examinations platforms (including
the invigilator cellphone application) will not be marked and no opportunity will be granted for
resubmission.
11.4 The mark awarded for an illegible examination answer file submission will be your final mark. You
will not be allowed to resubmit after the scheduled closing date and time of the exam.
12. When answering the take-home exam questions, remember that an open-book exam is a test at a
higher level than the usual type of exam, where memory is tested as much as insight. In an open-
book exam, you need not memorise any information. You are expected to prove that you can use
information, rather than merely repeat it. In brief, what is being tested is factual knowledge,
understanding and the correct application thereof, not memory skills. For this reason, you do not
earn marks by merely detailing a list of all the information that you think might be relevant to a
particular question. This gives no indication that you know what statutory or other provisions are
applicable in a specific context. You are expected to identify precisely what information applies,
and then explain why you think so.
13. PLEASE DO NOT CUT AND PASTE ANSWERS FROM THE STUDY GUIDE (OR ANY OTHER
SOURCE).
14. You must complete the online declaration of own work when submitting.
14.1 By ticking the Honesty Declaration, you confirm that you have read (i) the University’s Policy on
Copyright Infringement and Plagiarism and the Student Disciplinary Code, which are both available
on myUnisa: www.unisa.ac.za/unisarules, and (ii) the information relating to student values and
plagiarism that is found at https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/myunisa/default/Study-@-Unisa/Student-
values-and-rules.
14.2 Students suspected of dishonest conduct during the examinations will be subjected to disciplinary
processes. Students may not communicate with other students, or request assistance from other
students during examinations. Plagiarism is a violation of academic integrity, and students who do
plagiarise or copy verbatim from published work will be in violation of the Policy on Academic Integrity
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and the Student Disciplinary Code and may be referred to disciplinary hearing. Unisa has a zero
tolerance for plagiarism and/or any other forms of academic dishonesty.
14.3 Unless a student is exempted because of disability or incarceration, students who have not utilised
invigilation or proctoring tools will be deemed to have transgressed Unisa’s examination rules and
will have their marks withheld.
PLEASE NOTE:
If you experience technical problems of any kind on the day(s) of the examination (including network or
loadshedding challenges) and your examination answers are not submitted by the cut-off time, please apply
online for an aegrotat exam within 3 days of the examination session. Include supporting documentation with
your application. Supplementary or aegrotat students will not be able to apply for aegrotat exams and will
have to re-register for the module.
Students experiencing technical challenges may contact the SCSC on 080 000 1870 or email
or refer to Get-Help for the list of additional contact numbers.
EXAMINATION QUESTIONS
NB: All answers should reflect the following headings:
Introduction (3)
Content or Discussion (20)
Conclusion (2)
Question 1
In an essay, discuss the management of data and information for crime prevention purposes, with specific
reference to
1.1 the interpretation of information (4)
1.2 the analysis of information (4)
1.3 utilising and managing data and information systems (4)
1.4 applying surveillance methods and systems (4)
1.5 crime information management (4)
(25)
Question 2
Discuss various types of crime analysis and indicate how they could be of value in crime prevention. (25)
EXAM PACK
+27 81 278 3372
,UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
May/June 2022
CRI3701
Crime Information Systems
100 marks
Duration: 3 hours
First examiner: Prof DT Masiloane
Second examiner: Ms M Tshishonga
External examiner: Mr M Ranjit
This examination question paper consists of four (4) pages.
Instructions
1. This examination paper consists of four (4) questions. Answer all the questions.
2. The duration of the examination is 3 hours. Your answers must be submitted via the myExams
platform on 20 May 2022 on or before 19:00 (South African Standard Time).
4. This is an open-book examination. You may consult your prescribed study material during the
examination.
5. This examination is proctored via the Invigilator App.
The QR code is below:
6. Your exam file must be uploaded on the myExams platform on Moodle.
7. You are advised to preview your submission (answer script) to ensure legibility and that the correct
answer script file has been uploaded.
8. Once the official examination time per the examination timetable has expired, you are provided one
hour to submit your answer script. Submissions made after the submission period has lapsed will be
rejected per the examination regulations and will not be marked.
9. The cover page for your take-home exam must include your name, student number and the module
code.
10. It is preferred that your take-home exam is typed. However, handwritten submissions will also be
accepted. If the take-home exam is typed, the maximum length is 15 pages. If the take-home exam
is handwritten, the maximum length is 20 pages.
11. Whether your answers are typed or handwritten, your submission on the myExams platform on
Moodle must be made in the form of one PDF document. Only the last file uploaded and submitted
will be marked.
11.1 The exam answer file that you submit must not be password protected or uploaded as a “read
only” file.
, CONFIDENTIAL
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11.2 Your examination answer file will not be marked if:
11.2.1 you send your examination answer file via email.
11.2.2 you submit the incorrect examination answer file. A mark of 0% will be awarded.
11.2.3 you submit your exam answer file on an unofficial examination platform (including the invigilator
cellphone application).
11.2.4 you submit your examination answer file in the incorrect file format.
11.2.5 you submit a password-protected document.
11.2.6 you submit your examination answer file late
11.2.7 you submit your answer file from a registered student account that is not your own.
11.3 Incorrect answer scripts and/or submissions made on unofficial examinations platforms (including
the invigilator cellphone application) will not be marked and no opportunity will be granted for
resubmission.
11.4 The mark awarded for an illegible examination answer file submission will be your final mark. You
will not be allowed to resubmit after the scheduled closing date and time of the exam.
12. When answering the take-home exam questions, remember that an open-book exam is a test at a
higher level than the usual type of exam, where memory is tested as much as insight. In an open-
book exam, you need not memorise any information. You are expected to prove that you can use
information, rather than merely repeat it. In brief, what is being tested is factual knowledge,
understanding and the correct application thereof, not memory skills. For this reason, you do not
earn marks by merely detailing a list of all the information that you think might be relevant to a
particular question. This gives no indication that you know what statutory or other provisions are
applicable in a specific context. You are expected to identify precisely what information applies,
and then explain why you think so.
13. PLEASE DO NOT CUT AND PASTE ANSWERS FROM THE STUDY GUIDE (OR ANY OTHER
SOURCE).
14. You must complete the online declaration of own work when submitting.
14.1 By ticking the Honesty Declaration, you confirm that you have read (i) the University’s Policy on
Copyright Infringement and Plagiarism and the Student Disciplinary Code, which are both available
on myUnisa: www.unisa.ac.za/unisarules, and (ii) the information relating to student values and
plagiarism that is found at https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/myunisa/default/Study-@-Unisa/Student-
values-and-rules.
14.2 Students suspected of dishonest conduct during the examinations will be subjected to disciplinary
processes. Students may not communicate with other students, or request assistance from other
students during examinations. Plagiarism is a violation of academic integrity, and students who do
plagiarise or copy verbatim from published work will be in violation of the Policy on Academic Integrity
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and the Student Disciplinary Code and may be referred to disciplinary hearing. Unisa has a zero
tolerance for plagiarism and/or any other forms of academic dishonesty.
14.3 Unless a student is exempted because of disability or incarceration, students who have not utilised
invigilation or proctoring tools will be deemed to have transgressed Unisa’s examination rules and
will have their marks withheld.
PLEASE NOTE:
If you experience technical problems of any kind on the day(s) of the examination (including network or
loadshedding challenges) and your examination answers are not submitted by the cut-off time, please apply
online for an aegrotat exam within 3 days of the examination session. Include supporting documentation with
your application. Supplementary or aegrotat students will not be able to apply for aegrotat exams and will
have to re-register for the module.
Students experiencing technical challenges may contact the SCSC on 080 000 1870 or email
or refer to Get-Help for the list of additional contact numbers.
EXAMINATION QUESTIONS
NB: All answers should reflect the following headings:
Introduction (3)
Content or Discussion (20)
Conclusion (2)
Question 1
In an essay, discuss the management of data and information for crime prevention purposes, with specific
reference to
1.1 the interpretation of information (4)
1.2 the analysis of information (4)
1.3 utilising and managing data and information systems (4)
1.4 applying surveillance methods and systems (4)
1.5 crime information management (4)
(25)
Question 2
Discuss various types of crime analysis and indicate how they could be of value in crime prevention. (25)
