POL3701 ASSIGNMENT 2
SEMESTER 1 ( CORRECT
ANSWERS ) DUE DATE 2025.
UNIQUE NUMBER 843419
DUE DATE 22 April 2024
Assignment 02
You are the Crime Prevention Head at Soshanguve Police Station. Soshanguve has had an increase
in housebreaking, theft of motor vehicles and theft out of motor vehicles. The crime analyst at the
police station has informed you that these crimes are committed at different times: housebreaking
occurs during the day between 10:00 and 15:00 when occupants are not at their residential
premises, while theft of motor vehicles and theft out of motor vehicles take place between 22:00 and
04:00 when the cars are parked outside in residential areas. As the Crime Prevention Head, you
need to create networks for crime prevention within Soshanguve. Compiling a community profile
will enable you to identify the problems, resources and other factors in order to mobilise
community groups and ensure cooperation in crime prevention. A community profile will therefore
be the planning tool that you will use to get a picture of the community’s needs, concerns and
perceptions, as well as the resources that exist within the community. To address the instances of
housebreaking and theft of and out of motor vehicles in the Soshanguve policing precinct, there is a
need to involve the crime analysis office in the police station, known as the Crime Information
Management and Analysis Centre (CIMAC), in order to obtain detailed information on the nature
of the crime. Answer the following questions based on the above scenario: Crime Prevention
Principles for Policing IIIA Page 2 of 2
1.1 Discuss the information that you will require from CIMAC in order to understand the
nature, extent, impact and seriousness of the crime taking place in Soshanguve. (20)
To effectively analyze the crime situation in Soshanguve, the following information from the
Crime Information Management and Analysis Centre (CIMAC) would be essential:
1. Nature of the Crime
SEMESTER 1 ( CORRECT
ANSWERS ) DUE DATE 2025.
UNIQUE NUMBER 843419
DUE DATE 22 April 2024
Assignment 02
You are the Crime Prevention Head at Soshanguve Police Station. Soshanguve has had an increase
in housebreaking, theft of motor vehicles and theft out of motor vehicles. The crime analyst at the
police station has informed you that these crimes are committed at different times: housebreaking
occurs during the day between 10:00 and 15:00 when occupants are not at their residential
premises, while theft of motor vehicles and theft out of motor vehicles take place between 22:00 and
04:00 when the cars are parked outside in residential areas. As the Crime Prevention Head, you
need to create networks for crime prevention within Soshanguve. Compiling a community profile
will enable you to identify the problems, resources and other factors in order to mobilise
community groups and ensure cooperation in crime prevention. A community profile will therefore
be the planning tool that you will use to get a picture of the community’s needs, concerns and
perceptions, as well as the resources that exist within the community. To address the instances of
housebreaking and theft of and out of motor vehicles in the Soshanguve policing precinct, there is a
need to involve the crime analysis office in the police station, known as the Crime Information
Management and Analysis Centre (CIMAC), in order to obtain detailed information on the nature
of the crime. Answer the following questions based on the above scenario: Crime Prevention
Principles for Policing IIIA Page 2 of 2
1.1 Discuss the information that you will require from CIMAC in order to understand the
nature, extent, impact and seriousness of the crime taking place in Soshanguve. (20)
To effectively analyze the crime situation in Soshanguve, the following information from the
Crime Information Management and Analysis Centre (CIMAC) would be essential:
1. Nature of the Crime
