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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE: 

Identify and evaluate individual, social and corporate risk factors contributing to crime and victimisation 
SAQA US ID UNIT STANDARD TITLE
115233  Identify and evaluate individual, social and corporate risk factors contributing to crime and victimisation 
ORIGINATOR
SGB Criminology and Criminal Justice 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
-  
FIELD SUBFIELD
Field 08 - Law, Military Science and Security Safety in Society 
ABET BAND UNIT STANDARD TYPE PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL CREDITS
Undefined  Regular  Level 4  NQF Level 04  8 
REGISTRATION STATUS REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE SAQA DECISION NUMBER
Passed the End Date -
Status was "Registered" 		 2004-10-13  2007-10-13  SAQA 0756/04 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2008-10-13   2011-10-13  

In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise.  

This unit standard is replaced by: 
US ID Unit Standard Title Pre-2009 NQF Level NQF Level Credits Replacement Status
255766  Identify individual, social and corporate risk factors contributing to crime and victimisation  Level 4  NQF Level 04  8   

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD 
The rationale for this unit standard is based on the importance of creating and maintaining a safe society, especially in terms of contributions to improving safety in society by building and confirming knowledge regarding crime and victimisation. Understanding the risks associated with crime and victimisation is important when attaining the outcomes of this unit standard.

This unit standard is designed to enable learners to acquire knowledge regarding individual, social and corporate risk factors contributing to crime and victimisation, including:
  • Factors that increase an individual's risk of committing crime as well as factors contributing to the commission of crime in the social and corporate environments
  • Factors that influence individual, social and corporate victimisation risk
  • Measures to prevent/reduce crime and victimisation risk

    Learners become aware of the importance of reflecting and exploring a range of strategies to learn more effectively as they identify various factors that increase or influence crime and victimisation risk. They learn to participate as responsible citizens in the life of local, national and global communities, by identifying and explaining crime and victimisation risk factors. They learn the importance of being culturally sensitive across a range of social contexts in relating to all participants when identifying individual, social and corporate risk factors contributing to crime and victimisation. The attaining of these outcomes will also contribute to the development of learners' entrepreneurial skills within the field. 
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    LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
    Communication and language competencies should be in place before an attempt is made to attain the outcomes of this unit standard. Learners should already be able to engage in sustained oral communication and evaluate spoken texts; read, analyse and respond to a variety of texts; write for a wide range of contexts. 

    UNIT STANDARD RANGE 
  • Individual risk factors refer to factors such as gender, age, race, education, biological and psychological factors as well as lifestyle factors such as alcohol and drug abuse.
  • Social risk factors refer to factors such as socio-cultural, political and economic factors, social integration as well as interpersonal, family and peer group relations.
  • Corporate risk factors refer to factors such as employee/employer relationships, policies and regulations, labour relations, job descriptions, communications systems, lack of work ethics and morality, ineffective individual and corporate security etc.
  • The criminal event includes all the dynamics that interact before and during the criminal act as well as the after effects.
  • Crime includes all types of legislated and non-legislated crime, for example, property crimes, crimes against the person (e.g. assault, bullying), workplace crime and violence, crimes against the environment etc.
  • Victimisation risk factors include factors associated with both victim vulnerability and victim complicity. 
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    Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria: 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1 
    Identify factors that increase an individual's risk of committing crime. 
    OUTCOME NOTES 
    Identify factors that increase an individual's risk of committing crime as well as factors contributing to the committing of crime in the social and corporate environments. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Individual risk factors and approaches associated with criminal behaviour are identified and evaluated. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Social risk factors and approaches related to offender vulnerability are determined and evaluated. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    Factors and approaches related to the corporate environment that contribute to crime are identified and evaluated. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2 
    Indicate factors that influence individual, social and corporate victimisation risk. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Individual risk factors and approaches associated with the risk of becoming a victim of crime are identified and evaluated. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Social risk factors and approaches related to crime victimisation risk are identified and evaluated. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    Factors and approaches connected to corporate crime vulnerability are identified and evaluated. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3 
    Identify measures to prevent/reduce crime and victimisation risk. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Crime risk factors relating to the criminal event are identified and evaluated. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Victimisation risk factors relating to the criminal event are determined and evaluated. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    Appropriate measures to prevent/reduce crime and victimisation risk are identified and evaluated. 


    UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS 
    1. Anyone assessing a learner against this unit standard must be registered as an assessor with the relevant ETQA.

    2. Any institution offering learning that will enable achievement of this unit standard must be accredited as a provider by the relevant ETQA.

    3. Moderation of assessment will be overseen by the relevant ETQA according to the moderation guidelines in the relevant qualification and the agreed ETQA procedures. 

    UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE 
    Qualifying learners should describe and explain:
  • Various types of crimes including property crimes, crimes against the person, workplace crime and violence, crimes against the environment, etc.
  • Psychosocial functioning of crime victims and offenders that may impact on their vulnerability.
  • Perspectives that explain trends and patterns in crime and victimisation.
  • The rights of offenders and victims of crime.
  • The framework provided by South African criminal law and the Constitution. 
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    UNIT STANDARD DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME 
    N/A 

    UNIT STANDARD LINKAGES 
    N/A 


    Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO): 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO IDENTIFYING 
    Identify and solve problems in which responses indicate that responsible decisions, using creative thinking, have been made by identifying individual, social and corporate risk factors. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO WORKING 
    Work effectively with others as a member of a team, group, organisation, or community to determine individual, social and corporate risk factors that contribute to crime and victimisation. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO ORGANISING 
    Organise and manage activities responsibly in the identification and evaluation of individual, social and corporate risk factors. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING 
    Collect, analyse, organise and evaluate information by identifying factors that increase individual, social and corporate crime and victimisation risk. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO SCIENCE 
    Use science and technology effectively showing responsibility in the identification of individual, social and corporate risk factors contributing to crime and victimisation. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO DEMONSTRATING 
    Understand the world as a set of related systems by working in an integrated manner to collect crime and victimisation risk information. 

    UNIT STANDARD ASSESSOR CRITERIA 
    N/A 

    UNIT STANDARD NOTES 
    This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard 255766, which is "Identify individual, social and corporate risk factors contributing to crime and victimisation", Level 4, 8 credits.

    Credits

    Classroom learning: 25 hours
    On-the-job learning: 15 hours
    Self-directed learning: 15 hours
    Coaching required: 25 hours
    Total: 80 hours
    Total credits: 8 

    QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD: 
      ID QUALIFICATION TITLE PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL STATUS END DATE PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
    Core  48856   Further Education and Training Certificate: Criminology  Level 4  NQF Level 04  Passed the End Date -
    Status was "Registered"     		 2007-10-13  Was SAS SETA until Last Date for Achievement 


    PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS UNIT STANDARD: 
    This information shows the current accreditations (i.e. those not past their accreditation end dates), and is the most complete record available to SAQA as of today. Some Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionaries have a lag in their recording systems for provider accreditation, in turn leading to a lag in notifying SAQA of all the providers that they have accredited to offer qualifications and unit standards, as well as any extensions to accreditation end dates. The relevant Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionary should be notified if a record appears to be missing from here.
     
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