The South African Police Service has issued protocol and guidelines in relation to the content of the sexual offence statement checklist. These guidelines are attached as Annexure E to National Instruction 3/2008: Sexual Offences. An evaluation of the implementation of National Instruction 3/2008: Sexual Offences during rape investigations highlights the reasons it is important to adhere to the guidelines of the Sexual Offence Statement Checklist, as per Annexure E. Geographically, the study is in the Graaff-Reinet area. The participants included members from the first responding officers from the respective stations (Graaff-Reinet, Willowmore, Aberdeen and other stations) in the surrounding area, as well as Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) investigators from both Graaff-Reinet and Willowmore FCS units who attend and investigate rape cases.
The researcher collected data by conducting interviews with participants, and by doing an analysis of closed-off rape dockets (at the hand of a checklist). This was done to answer the following research question: To what extent are the prescriptions highlighted in sub-sections 9 and 18 of National Instruction 3/2008: Sexual Offences, being complied with by investigators taking the statement from the rape victim? The data was compared to the guidelines as contained in Annexure E: Sexual Offence Statement Checklist, to identify how the existing guidelines are adhered to, and where there is room for improvement. The study highlights gaps pertaining to the knowledge of the participants. Recommendations are provided by the researcher.
Tirelo ya Sepodisi sa Aforikaborwa e rebotse porotokholo le dikaedi tse di amanang le diteng tsa lenaane-netefatso la seteitemente sa tlolomolao e e amanang le thobalano. Dikaedi tseno di mametleletswe jaaka Mametlelelo E mo Kaelong ya Bosetšhaba ya 3/2008: Ditlolomolao tse di amanang le Thobalano. Tshekatsheko ya go tsenngwa tirisong ga Kaelo ya Bosetšhaba ya 3/2008: Ditlolomolao tse di amanang le Thobalano ka nako ya dipatlisiso tsa petelelo e ne e gatelela mabaka a gore ke goreng go le botlhokwa go obamela dikaedi tsa Lenaane-netefatso la Seteitemente sa Tlolomolao e e amanang le Thobalano, go ya ka Mametlelelo E. Thutopatlisiso e dirilwe kwa kgaolong ya Graaff-Reinet. Batsayakarolo ba ne ba akaretsa batlhankedi ba maemotiro a a kwa godingwana ba diteišene tse di mo kgaolong e e gaufi (Graaff-Reinet, Willowmore, Aberdeen le diteišene tse dingwe), le babatlisisi go tswa kwa Diyuniting tse di samaganang le Tirisodikgoka ya mo lelapeng, le Tshireletso ya Bana le Ditlolomolao tse di amanang le Thobalano (FCS) tsa kwa Graaff-Reinet le Willowmore ba ba samaganang le go batlisisa dikgetsi tsa petelelo. Motlhotlhomisi o kgobokantse deitha ka go dira dipotsolotso le batsayakarolo le go sekaseka didokete tse di tswaletsweng tsa dikgetsi tsa petelelo (go ya ka lenaane-netefatso). Dipotsolotso tseno di dirilwe go araba potso e e latelang ya tlhotlhomiso: Botlhokwa jwa melawanatheo ya semolao bo gateletswe go le kana kang mo dikarolwaneng 9 le 18 tsa Kaelo ya Bosetšhaba 3/2008: Ditlolomolao tse di amanang le Thobalano, e e obamelwang ke babatlisisi ba ba tsayang seteitemente mo motswasetlhabelong wa petelelo? Deitha e bapisitswe le dikaedi tse di mo teng ga Mametlelelo E: Lenaane-netefatso la Seteitemente sa Tlolomolao e e Amanang le Thobalano go supa gore dikaedi tse di leng teng di obamelwa go le kana kang le go supa moo go nang le tšhono ya tokafalo. Thutopatlisiso e tlhagisitse botlhokakitso jwa batsayakarolo ka kakaretso gammogo le go sa obamele dikaedi tse di mo teng ga Mametlelelo E. Motlhotlhomisi o neetse dikatlanegiso tsa go rarabolola seno.
INkonzo yamaPolisa oMzantsi Afrika ikhuphe imithetho nezikhokelo ezinxulumene nokuqulathwe luluhlu loqinisekiso lwenkcazelo yolwaphulomthetho lwezesondo. Ezi zikhokelo ziqhotyoshelwe ngokwesiHlomelo E kuMyalelo weSizwe 3/2008: woLwaphulomthetho lwezeSondo (Ngesingesi kuthiwa yi-National Instruction 3/2008: Sexual Offences). Ukuphononongwa kokuphunyezwa koMyalelo weSizwe 3/2008: woLwaphulomthetho lwezeSondo ngexesha lophando lodlwengulo lubonisa izizathu zokuba kutheni kubalulekile ukulandela izikhokelo zoLuhlu loginisekiso lweNkcazelo yoLwaphulomthetho lwezeSondo, ngokweSihlomelo E. Olu phando lwenziwe kwindawo yaseRhafu (eGraaf-Reinet). Abathathinxaxheba ibingamagosa afika kuqala kwiindawo zezehlo zolwaphulomthetho avela kwizikhululo zeendawo ezingqonge lo mmandla (iGraaf-Reinet, iWillowmore, iAberdeen kunye nezinye izikhululo), kunye nabaphandi abajonga baze baphande amatyala odlwengulo abavela kumacandelo oBundlobongela phakathi koSapho, uKhuseleko lwaBantwana kunye noLwaphulomthetho lwezeSondo aseGraaff-Reinet naseWillowmore. Umphandi idatha uyiqokelele ngokwenza udliwanondlebe nabathathinxaxheba nangokuhlalutya iidokethi ezivaliweyo zamatyala odlwengulo (ngokusekelwe kuluhlu loqinisekiso). Olu dliwanondlebe lwenziwe ukuphendula lo mbuzo wophando ulandelayo: Ithotyelwa kangakanani imigaqo egxininiswe kwicandelo lesi9 nele18 loMyalelo weSizwe 3/2008: uLwaphulomthetho lwezeSondo, ngabaphandi abathatha inkcazelo kwixhoba lodlwengulo? Idatha ithelekiswe nezikhokelo eziqulethwe kwisiHlomelo E: ULuhlu loqinisekiso lweNkcazelo yoLwaphulomthetho lwezeSondo ukuchonga indlela izikhokelo ezikhoyo ezithotyelwa ngayo nalapho kukho khona indawo efuna ukuphuculwa. Olu phando lubonise umsantsa ophathelele kulwazi lwabathathinxaxheba ngokubanzi kwakunye nokungathotyelwa kwezikhokelo eziqulethwe kwisiHlomelo E. Umphandi unikeze iingcebiso zokuqubulisana noku.
