Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:

• Identify and explain the challenges faced by the correctional system of South Africa.
  • Analyze overcrowding in prisons, lack of rehabilitation programs, high rates of recidivism, gang violence, and inadequate training of correctional officers as challenges.
• Outline possible solutions to the challenges faced by the correctional system of South Africa.
  • Propose solutions such as building more prisons, implementing effective rehabilitation programs, addressing root causes of crime, increasing staff training, and fostering partnerships with community organizations.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2:

• Apply the basic principles of project management in practice within the correctional services environment.
  • Implement project management techniques to improve efficiency in the delivery of correctional services.
• Analyse the current department of correctional services' strategic plan and its relevancy and application judged against the primary components of strategic management.
  • Evaluate the strategic plan in terms of goals, objectives, resource allocation, and alignment with the mission of the department.
• Carry out the process of strategic management in practice within the correctional services environment.
  • Develop and implement strategic initiatives to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of correctional services.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3:

• Outline a historical overview of parole.
  • Provide a historical context of the parole system in South Africa.
• Analyse and critique the parole system of South Africa.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of the parole system in terms of reducing recidivism and promoting rehabilitation.
• Discuss parole supervision in detail.
  • Examine the methods and strategies employed in supervising individuals on parole.
• Discuss correctional Supervision in detail.
  • Explore the various forms of supervision used in correctional settings to monitor and manage offenders.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4:

• Describe and assess the South African criminological issues in corrections against international standards.
  • Compare criminological issues in South Africa with international best practices in corrections.
• Identify and recommend gaps between the South African criminological issues and international standards for improvement.
  • Highlight areas where South Africa can improve its correctional system to align with global standards.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 5:

• Apply basic research skills in practice.
  • Develop a research proposal in the field of correctional services to address a specific research question.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 6:

• Explain the behaviour, personality, attitudes and motivations of an offender as an individual.
  • Analyze the psychological factors influencing individual offender behavior.
• Discuss the behaviour, personality, attitudes and motivations of individual offender gangs.
  • Explore the group dynamics and motivations of offender gangs in correctional settings.

Integrated Assessment:

• Integrated Assessment will be achieved by a variety of strategies.
  • Utilize formative and summative assessments, including case studies, problem-solving analysis, oral presentations, peer, and self-assessments.
• Summative Assessment calculations:
  • Semester tests, assignments, and examinations will be used to determine the predicate mark required for entrance to the examination.