Violent Organised Crime

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 • 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) • Bulk Syndicate Theft• Violent Crime• Commercial Crime• National Anti-Corruption Forum

• Private Public Partnerships – SAPS • National Joint Operations Centre• Provincial (quarterly) Business SAPS Co-ordination 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 • Government Representatives: • Business Representatives: 1. Minister of Safety and Security (Co-Chairman); 1. Derek Cooper (Co-Chairman) 2. Minister of Justice and 2. Roy Andersen Constitutional Development; 3. Doug Band 3. Minister of Correctional Services; 4. Laurie Dippenaar 4. Minister of Defence; 5. James Fitzgerald 5. Minister of Intelligence; 6. Mark Lamberti 6. Minister of Home Affairs. 7. Wendy Luhabe 8. Moss Ngoasheng  Jointly chaired 9. Siphiwe Nzimande  Meets every two months  Supported by a joint Secretariat (Government and BAC)

Crime Working Groups • Four Working Groups are being created to give effect to the envisaged ‘step change’. These are: 1. Review of the Criminal Justice System; 1. Baseline Effectiveness; 2. Violent Organized Crime; and 3. Innovations and Communications. • Working Groups to be co-chaired by senior non executive members from government and business, and supported by selected ful 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, Jewel ery, Cel 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

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