http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2770 2013-06-18T06:42:54Z http://hdl.handle.net/10500/9029 Management of security information in the security industry Govender, Doraval Incidents, threats and vulnerabilities have the potential to negatively affect an organisation’s assets. Information on these incidents, threats and vulnerabilities are important to security. It is therefore necessary for this security information to be effectively and efficiently managed, so that correct decisions may be made on the implementation of security risk control measures. This study explored the management of security information in the security industry by undertaking the following: • establishing the “status quo” of the collection and analysis of security information and the implementation of security risk control measures in practice; • identifying the nature and extent of problems experienced in the collection and analysis of security information and the implementation of security risk control measures; and the • discovery of a new Security Information Management Model (SIMM). Mixed methods research was used to study the management of security information in the security industry. The explorative research design was used for this purpose. Semi-structured and focus group interviews were conducted with senior security managers and operational security officers, respectively. The grounded theory research design was used to analyse the qualitative data in order to generate a substantive grounded theory. The theory is that security officers operate without a standardised framework to manage security information. The data from the semi-structured and the focus group interviews were used to design a questionnaire to conduct a survey using the quantitative approach. The non-experimental research design was used to conduct this self-administered questionnaire survey. The data from this questionnaire survey helped validate and confirm the substantive grounded theory. The study found that there was the need for a Security Information Management Model to manage security information in the security industry. Based on this finding the researcher recommended a new Security Information Management Model for the management of security information in the security industry. 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10500/6684 The value of docket analysis in stranger rape investigations : a case study in Port Elizabeth Van der Watt, Marcel In this research docket analysis is evaluated as an investigative tool in stranger rape cases. Owing to the fact that serial rapists mostly reside within the category of stranger rape cases, the researcher attempted to test the value of docket analysis in the identification of patterns and similarities among such cases which could be indicative of serial rape activity. A rape matrix was used as a docket analysis tool to analyse the content of 184 stranger rape cases which was closed as ‘undetected’. In addition to investigative shortcomings in the case dockets, the researcher identified 15 stranger rape cases which presented six unique patterns among them. These identified patterns could be indicative of serial rape activity. 2011-11-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10500/5800 An investigation of safety and security measures at secondary schools in Tshwane, South Africa Van Jaarsveld, Leandri Violence in schools creates a climate of insecurity and fear, which impairs and impacts on the core educational purpose of schools. Accordingly, the main purpose of installing and implementing security measures at schools is to create a safer environment wherein individuals can move freely and feel secure in going about their daily schooling activities. The nature and extent of school violence was briefly examined within this study to assess the effectiveness of security measures within the schools. It is important for any institution to first examine and identify the specific risks it is facing before those risks can be addressed successfully. Security measures are valuable and helpful resources that can assist in creating safe and secure school environments. As this study highlighted, the more security measures a school had, the safer the scholars and the educators felt and the lower their crime rates appeared to be. 2011-11-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10500/5747 An examination of the operational application and utilisation of polygraph testing : a case study in the Limpopo province Watson, Gerald Anthony This research study provides a historical orientation of the development of polygraphy in the United States of America and then focuses on the development of the local South African polygraph industry and its utilisation by the private sector and various government institutions. The historical orientation and contextualisation of polygraphy is based on information accessed through the electronic medium, acknowledged polygraph publications and first-hand information collected from individuals in the local polygraph fraternity. The phases of the polygraph testing process, types of polygraph examinations and the various testing formats are defined, as well as the role of polygraphy to screen personnel and investigate crime. Aspects such as the polygraph training, the local polygraph associations and the legal status of polygraphy in terms of South African law are examined. The study explores the South African polygraph fraternity in general, but focussed in detail on the activities of polygraphists and polygraph companies operating in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. The utilisation and development of polygraphy in the Limpopo Province, as well as various operational issues are explored as a case study. The role of polygraph testing to screen staff and to prevent crime in the workplace, as well as its role as an invaluable tool to investigate crime and resolve disputes by clients in the Limpopo Province, are examined. One thousand polygraph examinations were analysed for this purpose, to gain a unique and novel insight into the circumstances, challenges and operational obstacles faced by polygraphists in the Limpopo Province. While this analysis did not provide groundbreaking scientific findings, it did provide new insight into the types of crimes committed, the industries targeted by criminals, the profile of examinees tested, and the nature and scope of the polygraph-testing requirements in the province. The potential for expanding the polygraph industry in the Limpopo Province is also considered. In conclusion, recommendations are made for the statutory regulation of the polygraph industry in South Africa, to ensure that ethical, operational and training standards are upheld. The importance of consolidating the local polygraph fraternity under one umbrella, in order to challenge and dispel uninformed opinions and myths concerning the use of polygraph testing, is also stresses. A proposal is also made concerning the indigenisation of current polygraph practises and polygraph training, to meet the unique conditions of Southern African. 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z