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Qualitative Research in Criminology
CMY3708 Assignment 1 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 2 2024
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CASE STUDY: Farm attack Read the case study below and answer the
question 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 a qualitative research study with community members on
the nature and causes of farm attacks in the KwaZulu-Natal’s midlands.
ESSAY FORMAT QUESTION 1: Provide a detailed discussion on how you
and your team will ensure that the research is conducted ethically. Pay special
attention to: • the purpose of research ethics, and • ethical principles and
guidelines to consider for human protection in qualitative research.