EXAMINATION PAPER
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2022
MODULE CRIME DETECTION MANAGEMENT I DATE 31 OCTOBER 2022
MODULE CODE CDM101 DURATION THREE HOURS
Assessor Dr L Makgopa TIME: 09:00-12:00
Moderator Dr M van Rooyen
MODULE-SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer all the questions unless otherwise instructed.
2. Read the questions carefully before attempting their answers.
3. You may answer questions in any sequence.
4. Always number the answers and any sub-question answers using the same numbers as the
question numbers in the examination paper.
5. Draw a line after each completed question. Draw a line through an answer or part of an answer
you do not want to have assessed.
6. Rough work – Do this in your examination answer book and indicate that it is not part of your
answer by drawing a line through the rough work after answering the question.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1. Notes, files, textbooks or any other such aids are not allowed in the examination room.
2. Mobile phones (cell phones), computers, tablets or similar devices are not allowed.
3. Calculators are allowed.
4. Please remember to write your name, surname and student number on the examination script
(answer book).
5. Use only a black or a blue pen. Do not use a pencil to answer questions.
6. You agree to abide by STADIO Rules and Regulations, including those governing examinations,
by accepting this examination script.
7. This exam paper and its contents remain the property of STADIO and no part of it may be
copied, reproduced, distributed, altered or sold.
DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL INSTRUCTED TO DO SO!
CDM101
THIS EXAMINATION PAPER CONSISTS OF FOUR PAGES CRIME DETECTION MANAGEMENT I
INCLUDING THIS COVER PAGE (THIS IS PAGE 1 OF 4).
CDM101– CRIME DETECTION MANAGEMENT I
EXAMINATION PAPER – OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2022
Question 1 [10]
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
Each of the following sub-questions contains one statement but with multiple possible
answers. Only one of the answers is correct. Read each statement very carefully and
then decide which one of the options is the correct one. In your examination script
(answer book), write down only the sub-question number and next to it the letter that
represents the answer you have selected.
Example: If you believe that for sub-question 1.11, option C is correct, then write
down: 1.11. C.
1.1 What is conduct as an element of crime?
a. A questionable, negligence act on the part of the accused.
b. An actual, verifiable, physical act, committed by a suspect.
c. An actual, physical act or omission on the part of the accused.
d. An unlawful or negligent act on the part of the accused.
1.2 What are the four elements of an offence?
a. Legal, lawful, conduct and culpability
b. Action, intention, negligence and culpability
c. Legality, conduct, unlawfulness and culpability
d. Negligence, behaviour, unlawfulness and culpability
1.3 Which of the grounds of justification may be raised on a charge of assault?
a. Consent and private defence
b. Disciplinary chastisement and necessity
c. Private defence and official capacity
d. Superior orders and consent
1.4 What is the purpose of an investigation?
a. To determine the guilt of a suspect
b. To establish what happened
c. To secure the conviction of an accused
d. To bring the suspect before the court
1.5 What is an informer?
a. A person who provides information to the police about the legal activities of
a person or group.
b. A person who provides information to the police about the illegal activities
of a person or group.
c. A police officer who works undercover to collect information about the
activities committed by other people.
d. A person who assists the police with expert advice on how to deal with
complicated crimes.
THIS IS PAGE 2 OF 4
CDM101– CRIME DETECTION MANAGEMENT I
EXAMINATION PAPER – OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2022
1.6 What are the types of evidence?
a. Oral, objects and written evidence
b. Objective, reasonable and written evidence
c. Real, objects and written evidence
d. Sound, objective and subjective evidence
1.7 What are the four stages of the criminal justice process?
a. Reporting, investigation, presentencing, and post-judgement
b. Preliminary investigation, pre-trial, prosecution, and sentencing
c. Pretrial, trial, sentencing and legal remedies after judgement and
sentencing
d. Trial, presentencing and legal remedies after judgement and sentencing
1.8 What is a disputed document?
a. Any document required in court as evidence of an issue in dispute to
identify a particular person as the author.
b. Any document requiring partial scientific examination of its physical
features in offences or where a person needs to be included or excluded
as the author of the handwriting.
c. Any document requiring impartial scientific examination of its physical
features in offences or where a person needs to be included or excluded
as the author of the handwriting.
d. Any document requiring detailed scientific examination of its physical
features in offences or where a person needs to be included or excluded
as the author of the handwriting.
1.9 What are the types of fingerprint impressions?
a. Palm, ridge and loop fingerprints
b. Arch, whorl and accidental fingerprints
c. Plastic, visible and latent fingerprints
d. Plain arch, ulnar loops and radial loops
1.10 What is the evidential value of an admission?
a. If a formal admission of a fact is made, the fact is no longer an issue and
the state need not prove it.
b. It will only be admissible as evidence if the accused person was afforded
legal advice before he or she made it.
c. It is admissible as evidence if it was made in front of a magistrate or
judge.
d. It is inadmissible as evidence if it was made by an accused who is not in
sober and sound mind.
THIS IS PAGE 3 OF 4
CDM101– CRIME DETECTION MANAGEMENT I
EXAMINATION PAPER – OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2022
Question 2 [25]
2.1 The criminal justice process is divided into four (4) stages. List and briefly explain
each of the stages. (8)
2.2 Discuss five (5) aids and experts that may assist during an investigation and
explain the purpose of each. (15)
2.3 Name two (2) factors which a court would consider when deciding whether the
evidence was obtained unconstitutionally. (2)
Question 3 [25]
3.1 Identify and briefly explain any five (5) investigative techniques. Provide a
practical example of how each of the identified investigative techniques could be
applied in practice. (15)
3.2 A professional investigator should possess certain characteristics. List any five
(5) characteristics of an investigator and briefly explain what each one entails.
(10)
Question 4 [40]
The police received a report about the body of a man inside an abandoned house near
a dumping site. Police officials proceeded to the scene where members of the public
pointed to the location of the body. The body was found inside a dilapidated house at
the dumping site. The doors and windows of the house have been removed. The body
has multiple stab wounds. People who are working at the dumping site can identify the
deceased male person.
4.1 Discuss the general elements of an offence (4x4) and link your discussion of
these elements to the above scenario (2x4). (24)
4.2 Provide a relevant practical example from your work environment in your
discussion of each general element of an offence. (4)
4.3 Identify and briefly explain the requirements of the ground of justification that may
be raised by an accused in the scenario. (5)
Question 4 is an essay-type question. Your answer to this question must comply with
the following technical requirements: (7)
Title: Provide a descriptive title for your answer (1).
Introduction: Provide a brief discussion of the topic and briefly describe what you are
going to discuss (2).
Content: This is to be presented under suitable headings and sub-headings which are
numbered accordingly (2).
Conclusion: Provide a brief summary of your discussion and indicate the importance
of understanding the different elements of an offence (2).
EXAMINATION TOTAL: [100]
THIS IS PAGE 4 OF 4
