An appraisal of the preliminary investigation at the burglary scene by first responders of Witbank cluster visible policing

Abstract

This study seeks to explore and evaluate the manner in which the members of Visible Policing placed at the CSC of the SAPS as first responders to the crime scene understand the importance of conducting preliminary investigation and also how well they apply this knowledge in practice. The purpose of the study is to evaluate preliminary investigation at the burglary scenes by first responders of Witbank cluster visible policing. The study employs the qualitative research approach in order to discover and understand the participants’ perspectives and experiences on preliminary investigations. Three critical themes were generated through the study findings, namely: skills level required to conduct preliminary investigation; challenges encountered when arriving at the burglary scene; and necessary resources to conduct preliminary investigation. These findings served as the framework for making appropriate recommendations about preliminary investigation by the members of visible policing stationed at the SAPS CSC as first responders

Thuto ye e rata go lekola le go hlahloba mekgwa yeo maloko a maphodisa a go bonagala ka yunifomo ao a beilwego ka CSC ya sephodisa sa ditirelo tsa Afrika Borwa (SAPS) bjalo ka maphodisa a pele lefelong la bohodu ba kwesisago bohlokwa bja dinyakisiso tsa semetseng gape le mokgwa o mokaone wa tiriso ya tsebo yeo mosomong wa bona. Maikemisetso a thuto ye ke go lekodisisa dinyakisiso tsa semetseng go lefelo la bohodu ka maphodisa a pele tikologong ya selete sa Witbank. Thuto ye e berekisa mekgwa ya tshedimoso ya tlhago go kwesisa ka mo go tseneletsego ga dikgopolo, gomme se sekgona go ribolla le go kwesisa dikakanyo le maitemogelo a ba tsea karolo go dinyakisiso tsa semetseng. Dipoelo tsa thuto ye di tsweleditse dihlogotaba tse tharo tse bohlokwa kudu gomme tsona di latela ka tsela ye: seemo sa bokgoni bjo bo nyakegago go dinyakisiso tsa semetseng; mathata ao maphodisa a pele bahlakanago le wona ditiragalong tsa bohodu bja ka ngwakong; le ditlabakelo tseo di hlokegago go thusa go dira dinyakisiso tsa semetseng. Dipoelo tse di berekisitswe bjalo ka mahlomo a dikeletso tse di nepagetsego mabapi le dinyakisiso

Ucwaningo lokuhlolisisa kabanzi ukuzwisisa ngokubaluleka kophenyo lokuqala nokusebenzisa ulwazi abanalo endaweni yesehlakalo sobugebengu ngamaphoyisa wase ningizimu Africa (SAPS) abonakala nge uniform, asebenzela endaweniyokusiza umphakathi esiteshi samaphoyisa, futhi angowokuqala esehlakalweni sobugebengu. Injongo yalolucwaningo ukuhlolisisa uphenyo lokuqala olwenziwa ngamaphoyisa asebenzela esigodini samaphoyisa eWitbank ezindaweni zezehlakalo sokugqekeza. Kusetshenziswe uhlobo lokuhlolisisa nokuzwisisa imibono nolwazi olujulile kulabo abakhethiwe futhi bakebabamba iqhaza ngophenyo lokuqala kuzehlakalo zobugebengu. Imiphumela yalolucwaningo iveze amaphuzu amathathu asemqoka alandelayo: izinga lekhono elidingekayo kuphenyo lokuqala, izinselelo amaphoyisa wophenyo lokuqala ahlangabezana nazo ezehlakalweni zokugqekeza, nezinsiza ezidingekayo kuphenyo lokuqala. Lemiphumela yalolucwaningo ingasetshenziswa njengohlaka nesisekelo seziluleko eziqondile kumsebenzi wophenyo lokuqala owenziwa malunga wamaphoyisa eningizimu Afrika.