Law, Military Science and Security Safety in Society

Use Specific Techniques To Identify Risk Factors Contributing To Crime And Victimisation Training

SAQA US 119755 | NQF 5 | Credits 10 | Duration 7 Days
From $1,523 per delegate

Description

This course equips learners with the skills to identify and assess risk factors that contribute to crime and victimisation in various contexts. Participants will learn to apply specific techniques to analyse environments, behaviours, and systems to reduce vulnerabilities and enhance safety.

Learning Outcomes

  • Apply specific techniques to identify risk factors contributing to crime and victimisation.
  • Analyse environmental and behavioural factors that increase crime risk.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of current crime prevention measures.
  • Design risk mitigation strategies based on identified vulnerabilities.
  • Demonstrate the use of crime mapping and data analysis tools.
  • Implement monitoring and reporting procedures for ongoing risk management.

Target Audience

Security officers, community safety practitioners, crime prevention coordinators, and anyone responsible for risk assessment in residential, commercial, or public settings.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment.

Course Outline

Day 1: Introduction to Crime and Victimisation Risk Factors

Objectives:
• Define key concepts: crime, victimisation, risk factors, and vulnerability.
• Explain the social, economic, and environmental determinants of crime.
• Identify the role of criminological theories in understanding risk.
• Recognise the importance of context in South African crime patterns.

Topics:
• Overview of crime and victimisation in South Africa.
• Types of risk factors: individual, community, societal.
• Introduction to routine activity theory and lifestyle exposure.
• Social disorganisation and its impact on crime.
• Economic inequality and crime correlation.
• Environmental criminology: Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) basics.

Day 2: Data Collection Methods for Risk Factor Identification

Objectives:
• Distinguish between qualitative and quantitative data collection techniques.
• Conduct structured interviews and surveys to gather risk-related data.
• Apply observation methods to identify environmental risk factors.
• Use secondary data sources (e.g., SAPS crime statistics) effectively.

Topics:
• Designing interview questions for victimisation experiences.
• Survey instruments for community safety perception.
• Systematic social observation techniques.
• Analysing police crime data and victimisation surveys.
• Ethical considerations in data collection.
• Practical exercise: Mock data collection scenario.

Day 3: Analysing Risk Factors: Tools and Frameworks

Objectives:
• Apply risk assessment tools such as the Community Risk Profile.
• Use spatial analysis to map crime hotspots.
• Interpret data to identify patterns and trends.
• Prioritise risk factors based on impact and prevalence.

Topics:
• Crime mapping and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) basics.
• Risk assessment matrices and scoring.
• Analysing repeat victimisation patterns.
• Identifying high-risk locations and times.
• Case study: Analysis of a local crime dataset.
• Group work: Creating a risk factor profile.

Day 4: Specific Techniques for Victimisation Risk Assessment

Objectives:
• Conduct victimisation surveys and vulnerability assessments.
• Identify risk factors specific to different victim groups (e.g., women, children, elderly).
• Use checklists and screening tools for individual risk.
• Evaluate the role of repeat victimisation in crime patterns.

Topics:
• Victimisation survey design and administration.
• Vulnerability assessment frameworks (e.g., for domestic violence).
• Risk factors for specific crimes: robbery, sexual assault, burglary.
• Repeat victimisation: causes and prevention.
• Practical: Administering a victimisation risk checklist.
• Role-play: Interviewing a victim to identify risk factors.

Day 5: Community-Based Risk Factor Identification

Objectives:
• Engage with communities to identify local risk factors.
• Facilitate focus groups and community mapping exercises.
• Collaborate with stakeholders (e.g., CPF, social workers).
• Analyse community perceptions of crime and safety.

Topics:
• Community mapping of crime ‘hotspots’ and safe zones.
• Focus group facilitation techniques.
• Stakeholder engagement: police, community leaders, NGOs.
• Participatory risk assessment methods.
• Case study: Community safety audit.
• Practical: Conduct a mini community mapping exercise.

Day 6: Integrating Findings into Crime Prevention Strategies

Objectives:
• Translate risk factor analysis into actionable prevention measures.
• Design targeted interventions for specific risk factors.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of existing crime prevention initiatives.
• Develop a basic crime prevention plan based on risk assessment.

Topics:
• Linking risk factors to intervention types (situational, social, developmental).
• Designing a targeted intervention (e.g., neighbourhood watch, CCTV).
• Cost-benefit analysis of prevention strategies.
• Monitoring and evaluation of crime prevention programmes.
• Group work: Drafting a prevention plan for a given scenario.

Day 7: Practical Application and Integration

Objectives:
• Synthesise all techniques into a comprehensive risk assessment report.
• Present findings and recommendations to a simulated panel.
• Reflect on ethical and practical challenges.
• Create a personal action plan for applying skills in the workplace.

Topics:
• Compiling a risk assessment report: structure and content.
• Presentation skills for stakeholders.
• Ethical dilemmas in risk factor identification.
• Integration with existing organisational procedures.
• Final project: Present a risk assessment and prevention plan.
• Course evaluation and certification.

Practicals

No practicals for this training.

This course is made up of exercises and case studies delivered alongside the theory — no separate practical sessions are required to complete it.

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course and a final summative test at the end.

Daily Exercises — 30%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 30% to the final total.

Final Test — 70%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 70% to the overall mark.

Final Total
Component Out of Weight
Daily Average (multiple choice) 100% 30%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice) 100% 70%
Final Total 100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

Certificate of Completion

Awarded to delegates who achieve an overall mark of 50% or higher on the Final Total (Daily Average 30% + Final Test 70%).

How it works
  • Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
  • Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
  • You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
  • If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.
Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates Discount
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10 6% off
15 9% off
20 12% off
25 15% off
30 18% off
50 30% off
75 35% off
100 40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.

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25 15% off
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75 35% off
100 40% off

3% off per 5 delegates, up to 40% for 100+

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