PUB2602
Assignment 3
PORTFOLIO
Semester 2
DUE 16 October 2025
, October/November 2025
PUB2602
PROTECTION SERVICES
100 Marks
Due date: Thursday, 16 October 2025, 11:00 PM
Table of Contents
1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 2
2 QUESTION 1 SANDF: role, functions and contribution to national security ........................... 2
2.1 Constitutional and legislative foundation ........................................................................ 2
2.2 Core roles and functions .................................................................................................. 3
2.3 How SANDF operations safeguard national interests. ..................................................... 4
2.4 Analytical synthesis (how operations safeguard interests): ............................................ 5
2.5 Strengths, limits and governance recommendations ...................................................... 6
3 QUESTION 2 Intelligence services: functions, responsibilities and support to decision-
making ............................................................................................................................................. 7
3.1 Mandate and legislative framework ................................................................................ 7
3.2 Core functions and how intelligence supports decision-making ..................................... 7
3.3 Oversight, a key academic critique and implications....................................................... 8
4 QUESTION 3 SAPS: structure, operational strategies, effectiveness in crime prevention &
community policing......................................................................................................................... 9
4.1 Legal and organisational basis ......................................................................................... 9
4.2 Operational strategies ...................................................................................................... 9
4.3 Assessment of effectiveness evidence, examples and critical analysis ......................... 10
4.4 Key challenges and recommendations .......................................................................... 11
5 Conclusion ............................................................................................................................. 12
6 References ............................................................................................................................. 13
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Assignment 3
PORTFOLIO
Semester 2
DUE 16 October 2025
, October/November 2025
PUB2602
PROTECTION SERVICES
100 Marks
Due date: Thursday, 16 October 2025, 11:00 PM
Table of Contents
1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 2
2 QUESTION 1 SANDF: role, functions and contribution to national security ........................... 2
2.1 Constitutional and legislative foundation ........................................................................ 2
2.2 Core roles and functions .................................................................................................. 3
2.3 How SANDF operations safeguard national interests. ..................................................... 4
2.4 Analytical synthesis (how operations safeguard interests): ............................................ 5
2.5 Strengths, limits and governance recommendations ...................................................... 6
3 QUESTION 2 Intelligence services: functions, responsibilities and support to decision-
making ............................................................................................................................................. 7
3.1 Mandate and legislative framework ................................................................................ 7
3.2 Core functions and how intelligence supports decision-making ..................................... 7
3.3 Oversight, a key academic critique and implications....................................................... 8
4 QUESTION 3 SAPS: structure, operational strategies, effectiveness in crime prevention &
community policing......................................................................................................................... 9
4.1 Legal and organisational basis ......................................................................................... 9
4.2 Operational strategies ...................................................................................................... 9
4.3 Assessment of effectiveness evidence, examples and critical analysis ......................... 10
4.4 Key challenges and recommendations .......................................................................... 11
5 Conclusion ............................................................................................................................. 12
6 References ............................................................................................................................. 13
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