, CRI2601 Assignment 2 (COMPLETE ANSWERS)
Semester 2 2024 (530521) - DUE 13 September
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and explanations.
Q UESTION 1 1 1. Brie fly exp la in the ro le o f the Crim e
Admin i s t r ati on Sys tem (CAS), wi th in the South A f r i can
Po l i ce Serv i ce (SAPS). Suppor t your answer s wi th
practi ca l examp les. (15) 1.2 Br iefl y exp la in the ro le
of the Inci d ent R egi st r ati on Info rmati on S ystem (I R I S),
wi th in the South A f r i can Po l i ce Serv i ce ( SAPS). Suppor t
you r answe r s with p racti cal e xample s. ( 1 0 ) [ 2 5 ]
1.1 The Role of the Crime Administration System (CAS)
within the South African Police Service (SAPS) (15)
The Crime Administration System (CAS) is an essential database
within SAPS use d to reco rd an d manage c r iminal
c a s e s. Its p r i m a r y fun cti o n is to t r a c k a n d m o nito r th e
l i f e cyc le of a c r im ina l case f rom the moment a
complaint is regi ste r e d unti l the ca se is clo se d. It s e r ve s
as an integ r ate d tool that allows police offi c e r s, inve sti gato r s,
and othe r r elevant pe r sonnel to effi c iently manage ca se details
and follow up on lea d s, ensu r ing transpa r enc y an d
accountability throughout the investigative process.
Key Roles of CAS:
1. Registration of Complaints: When a crime is reported at a
police stati on, the C AS is use d to regi ste r the complaint,