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REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Identify crime and victimisation trends and patterns with reference to specific types of crime and victimisation

SAQA US ID	UNIT STANDARD TITLE
255759	Identify crime and victimisation trends and patterns with reference to specific types of crime and victimisation
ORIGINATOR
SGB Criminology and Criminal Justice
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
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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 5	Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5	8
REGISTRATION STATUS		REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE	SAQA DECISION NUMBER
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"		2018-07-01	2023-06-30	SAQA 06120/18
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2024-06-30		2027-06-30

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 replaces:

US ID	Unit Standard Title	Pre-2009 NQF Level	NQF Level	Credits	Replacement Status
115229	Examine crime and victimisation trends and patterns with reference to specific types of crime and victimisation	Level 5	Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5	8

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD

This unit standard is for learners and practitioners interested in pursuing a career path in dealing effectively with conflict, deviance, crime and victimisation in the personal social and corporate sphere. The benefit of this unit standard to society is that a learner who completes it will contribute to the improvement of safety in the personal, social, environmental and corporate sphere by generating knowledge on conflict, deviance, crime and victimisation and their prevention. Learners learn to participate as responsible citizens in the life of local, regional, national and global communities by contributing to conflict, deviance, crime and victimisation prevention. They also learn the importance of being culturally sensitive across a range of social contexts when planning programmes relating to conflict, deviance, crime and victimisation.

Learners credited with this unit standard will be able to:

Explain the risk factors contributing to conflict, deviance, crime and victimisation.

Analyse conflict, deviance, crime and victimisation patterns and trends.

Predict future conflict, deviance, crime and victimisation patterns and trends.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

It is assumed that the learner has the following knowledge and skills:

Communication at NQF Level 3.

Mathematical Literacy at NQF Level 3.

Computer Literacy at NQF Level 3.

UNIT STANDARD RANGE

Crime includes all types of offences (legislated and non-legislated), for example, property crimes, crimes against the person (e.g. assault, bullying), workplace crime and violence, crimes against the environment etc.

Risk factors refer to individual, social, physical environment and ecological factors that are conducive to the occurrence of conflict and deviance, as well as the commission of crime or make an individual a target of conflict, deviance, and crime.

Pattern refers to the regular form or order in which conflict, deviance, crime and victimisation occurs.

Trend is the direction in which conflict, deviance, crime and victimisation are moving and their tendency to take that direction.

Role-players include individuals, private and public organisations, local and provincial authorities, the national police, the courts, the prisons, etc.

Sources of conflict, deviance, crime and victimisation data are official and non-official agencies of crime control, first-person accounts, victimisation surveys and observational report.

Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria:

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1

Analyse the risk factors contributing to conflict, deviance, crime and victimisation.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

The extent is examined to which various risk factors can contribute to conflict, deviance, crime and victimisation.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

An explanation is given of the variation of conflict, deviance, crime and victimisation patterns and trends at local, regional, national and international level.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

Differences in conflict, deviance, crime and victimisation patterns and trends are assessed in the social and corporate environment.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2

Analyse conflict, deviance, crime and victimisation patterns and trends.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

The sources of data are identified that are useful for the assessment of conflict, deviance, crime and victimisation patterns and trends.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

Data sources are identified for the analysis of conflict, deviance, crime and victimisation.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

Patterns and trends are evaluated relating to conflict, deviance, crime and victimisation.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3

Predict conflict, deviance, crime and victimisation patterns and trends.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

Information is identified to predict conflict, deviance, crime and victimisation patterns and trends.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

Conflict, deviance, crime and victimisation patterns and trends are analysed by geographic area, dates, times and types of conflict, deviance, crime and victimisation.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

Conflict, deviance, crime and victimisation patterns and trends are reported based on spatial, temporal, conflict, deviance, crime and victimisation information.

UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS

An individual wishing to be assessed (including through RPL) against this Unit Standard may apply to an assessment agency, assessor or provider institution accredited by the relevant ETQA, or an ETQA that has a Memorandum of Understanding with the relevant ETQA.

Anyone assessing a learner against this Unit Standard must be registered as an assessor with the relevant ETQA or with an ETQA that has a Memorandum of Understanding with the relevant ETQA.

Any institution offering learning that will enable achievement of this Unit Standard or assessing this Unit Standard must be accredited as a provider with the relevant ETQA or with an ETQA that has a Memorandum of Understanding with the relevant ETQA.

Moderation of assessment will be conducted by the relevant ETQA at its discretion.

UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE

Qualifying learners should understand and explain:

Conflict, deviance, crime risk factors and victimisation approaches.

Measurement of conflict, deviance, crime and victimisation.

The relationship between conflict, deviance, crime and victimisation risk factors and conflict, deviance, crime and victimisation patterns and trends.

The five major sources of data useful for the assessment of conflict, deviance crime and victimisation patterns and trends, namely, official agencies of crime control, non-official agencies of crime control, first-person accounts, victimisation surveys, and observational reports.

The application of existing conflict, deviance, crime and victimisation trends to develop strategies to prevent any emerging or ongoing crime problems.

The allocation of resources to address conflict, deviance, crime at local, regional and national level, based on the conflict, deviance, crime and victimisation patterns and trends in these areas.

The existing local, regional and national conflict, deviance, crime and victimisation prevention models and programmes.

UNIT STANDARD DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME

N/A

UNIT STANDARD LINKAGES

N/A

Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO):

UNIT STANDARD CCFO IDENTIFYING

Identifying and solving problems in which responses display that responsible decisions using critical and creative thinking have been made when:

Analysing conflict, deviance, crime and victimisation patterns and trends.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO ORGANISING

Organising and managing oneself and one's activities responsibly and effectively when:

Analysing conflict, deviance, crime and victimisation patterns and trends.

Predicting future conflict, deviance, crime and victimisation patterns and trends.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING

Collecting, analysing, organising and critically evaluating information to better understand and explain:

Analysing conflict, deviance, crime and victimisation patterns and trends.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COMMUNICATING

Communicating effectively using visual, mathematical and/or language skills in the modes of oral and/or written persuasion when:

Explaining the risk factors contributing to conflict, deviance, crime and victimisation.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO DEMONSTRATING

Demonstrating an understanding of the world as a set of related systems by recognising that problem-solving contexts do not exist in isolation when:

Explaining the risk factors contributing to conflict, deviance, crime and victimisation.

Predicting future conflict, deviance, crime and victimisation patterns and trends.

UNIT STANDARD ASSESSOR CRITERIA

N/A

REREGISTRATION HISTORY

As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this unit standard was Reregistered in 2012; 2015.

UNIT STANDARD NOTES

This unit standard replaces unit standard 115229 , "Examine crime and victimisation trends and patterns with reference to specific types of crime and victimisation", Level 5, 8 credits.

QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD:

	ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	STATUS	END DATE	PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
Core	61451	Further Education and Training Certificate: Criminology	Level 4	NQF Level 04	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2023-06-30	SAS SETA

PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS UNIT STANDARD:

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