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POL3702 Assignment 1 Semester 2 Memo | Due 28 August 2025. All questions fully answered.
POL3702 Ass1 Sem Aug 2025 Sergeant Ngobese is a communications officer at the Sunnyside police station in Gauteng. On Friday, 5 July 2023, five incidents of house robbery were reported to the police. Items such as laptops, televisions and expensive jewellery were taken. In one of the incidents, the neighbours mentioned that they had heard gunshots being fired, followed by sirens from the police vehicles. When the police arrived at the scene, they discovered two bodies, one of which is suspected to be the body of the suspect. The other body was that of the owner of the house that was robbed. He was a well-known politician and, as such, Sergeant Ngobese was summoned to the scene so that she would be able to report on the incident to the media. Sergeant Ngobese informed the media that two males between the ages of 40 and 50 had been found dead at the scene and she mentioned the names of the deceased. Additionally, Sergeant Ngobese confirmed the personal particulars of the fatally wounded suspect and that he was from Mamelodi Extension 5. Based on the scenario above: 1.1 Write the reasons why the media statement made by Sgt Ngobese should be based on the principle of equality and impartiality. (10) 1.2 In a table format, write the types of information that Sgt Ngobese may or may not make known to the media and the information that officials may or may not give when issuing statements about foreign countries and other state departments (20) Question 2 2.1 Discuss the six levels of monitoring established within the SAPS to ensure that evaluations are properly structured, and that monitoring is conducted continuously by relevant functionaries. Your discussion should include the functions of the Inspectorate. Include practical examples where possible. (20) Total [50]
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