Transcript 1st ECR Crime Prevention Programme Report Back Day

Violent Organised Crime
• Consumer Goods Council
– Interests of Food and Grocery Industry
– Board
• Clicks, Massmart, Metcash, ShopriteCheckers, Pick ‘n Pay,
Spar, Woolworths
• ABI, Amka, AVI, BAT, Distell, Nampak, Nestle, Pamodzi,
Tiger Brands, Unilever
• Smollans, Imperial
– Bar Codes
– Food Safety
• Anti-Crime Initiative (Crime Prevention Programme)
– Since 2001
– Collate incident data
• Analysis of trends, MO, etc.
• Develop counter measures
– Best Practices/White Papers
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Cash handling
CCTV
Armed Response
Physical Security of Shopping Centres
• Employers’ Reference Site
– Work history verification
– >200, 000 people
• Amavuso
– SMS Alerts
– Scams, Suspicious vehicles/people
– Incidents
• ID Cards
– >160, 000
Mission
To co-ordinate our individual efforts and
work together;
sharing non-competitive information to
reduce crime;
for the benefit of our industry and South
Africa.
May 2002
• Inter-Industry participation
• BAC
– Industry Alignment Forum (19 industries)
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Bulk Syndicate Theft
Violent Crime
Commercial Crime
National Anti-Corruption Forum
• Private Public Partnerships
– SAPS
• National Joint Operations Centre
• Provincial (quarterly) Business SAPS Coordination meetings
• Operation Chain Store (2005)
• Operation Festive Season (2005)
• Operation Iron Fist (2006-7)
• Public Private Partnerships
– Shoplifting Courts
– Specialist State Advocates (VC – Bus Robberies)
• Big Business Working Group
The Leadership Forum
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Government Representatives:
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1. Minister of Safety and Security
(Co-Chairman);
2. Minister of Justice and
Constitutional Development;
3. Minister of Correctional Services;
4. Minister of Defence;
5. Minister of Intelligence;
6. Minister of Home Affairs.
Business Representatives:
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Derek Cooper (Co-Chairman)
Roy Andersen
Doug Band
Laurie Dippenaar
James Fitzgerald
Mark Lamberti
Wendy Luhabe
Moss Ngoasheng
Siphiwe Nzimande
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Jointly chaired
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Meets every two months
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Supported by a joint Secretariat (Government and BAC)
Crime Working Groups
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Four Working Groups are being created to give effect to
the envisaged ‘step change’. These are:
1. Review of the Criminal Justice System;
2. Baseline Effectiveness;
3. Violent Organized Crime; and
4. Innovations and Communications.
Working Groups to be co-chaired by senior non
executive members from government and business, and
supported by selected full time executives from both
government and business
• Violent Organised Crime
– Banking; Retail; Shopping Centres; Petrol Stations;
Insurance; Security; Restaurants
– Joint POA with SAPS
• Business Robberies
• House Robberies
• Hijacking
– Since February 2007
• 300 arrests
• Common Information pool
• Joint operations (Business/SAPS/NPA)
• Restaurant Robberies
– MO
• Front door entrance
• 4 - 12 people
• Hand guns, AK47s
– Target
• Cash – Restaurant and Patrons
• HVGs – Watches, Jewellery, Cell Phones, etc.
• Counter Measures
– Prevention
• Target Hardening
– Security Gates
– Shopping centre level measures (e.g. booms)
• Drop Safes
– CCTV
– Armed Robbery awareness training
• Staff
• Centre Security
Thank You