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WESTERN CAPE CRIME DISTRIBUTION

CRIME AND THREAT DYNAMIC INTEGRATION MODEL Substance as generators of crime Crimes of Greed Crime Groups Instrument used in crimes Social Fabric Crimes 3

 Criminal definition : POCA 1998 › “…includes any formal or informal ongoing organization or group of three or more persons which has one of its activities the commission of one or more criminal offences…”  Informal definitions:  Multiple yet inappropriate for Criminal Investigation and Prosecution  Common Law also more appropriate 4

5 UNDERSTANDING GANGS & THE POLICING APPROACH UNDERSTANDING GANGS & THE POLICING APPROACH

 TOWNSHIP BASED GANGS › SHORT LIFE SPANS › SMALL GROUPS › MOBILE  CAPE FLATS BASED GANGS › IDENTIFIED NAMES › TERRITORY BASED › EMBEDDED IN COMMUNITIES  PRISON GANGS › 26 › 27 › 28  FOREIGN GANGS › Chinese Gangs › West /East African Groups  Nigerian  Congolese  Tanzanian › East European Gangs

GANGS DRUGS

Murder Att. Murder Abalone Poaching Gangs Dealing Possession Drugs Business Robberies Hijacking House Robberies Trio Crimes

Enforcement link for Drug Barons DRUGS GANGS YOUTH Legal Business Practices The underworld

Territorial domination Manipulation by prominent gang leaders Intimidation of witnesses & opposing gang members Retaliation attacks GANG VIOLENCE

GANG ACTIVITY BUSINESS ENTREPRISER BUSINESS ENTERPRISER ENFORCER DRUG DEALING HOUSEBREAKIN G THEFT HOUSEBREAKIN G THEFT HOUSEBREAKING GANG ACTIVITY 11

BISHOP LAVIS KUILSRIVER MITCHELLS PLAIN WYNBERG NYANGA AMERICANS MONGRELS FANCY BOYS JUNKY FUNKY KIDS 28’s 26’s JUNIOR CISKO YAKKIES

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 To dislodge and terminally weaken the capacity of the gangs to operate in the selected communities.  To disorganize and fundamentally disable the criminal economy linked to the gangs.  To construct prosecution ready criminal case dockets against gangs/members implicated in specific criminal acts/incidents.  To construct a series of POCA ACT cases gangs identified fifteen (15) gangs.  To disable the prison gang influence on the communities beyond prison.  To eliminate the propensity of criminal gangs to corrupt police officials.  To mobilize and organize communities against gangs and their criminal activities.  To ensure that visible policing is deployed in a manner that presents gangs from operating/flourishing and ensures seizures of illegal drugs and illegal and or unauthorized firearms. 14

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Deployment Hotspots Foot Patrols Vehicle Patrols Arrests Generate Information Understanding crime Linkages Sec 252A Asset Forfeiture Confiscation Drug Outlets Drug Factories VISIBLE POLCING INTELL GATHERING OPERATIONSINVESTIGATIONS

 Social Crime Prevention  Community awareness programmes  Involvement of neighbourhood watches  Mobilisation of community  Providing alternate social development programmes to youth  Conducting regular searches at schools  Engagement with other departments such as Social development; Education; Sport, Arts and Culture; Health,  City of Cape Town – Law Enforcement and Metro Police  SARS, FIC 17

Targeted visible police patrols. Supplemented by patrols by security guards or police reservists. By-law enforcement. Training of response units for CCTV systems. Metro Police and Traffic Departments Awareness raising programmes. Community neighbourhood watch programs. Recreational facilities to occupy the youth. Victim support centers. City centre CCTV systems. Improving street lighting in townships and in the CBD. Supporting street layout that encourages use by pedestrians. Designing streets, buildings, parks, etc., to reduce opportunities for street crimes like mugging and violent crimes High jacking or rape Police roles and activities

Community Police Forums Community Police Forums Non-Governmental Organisations Stakeholder Analysis Community Based Organisations Community Based Organisations Business Sector

 Intergovernmental Partnership in order to mobilize for more active participation  Chapter 3 of the Constitution: Corporative Government  Assessment › Plans not aligned › Lack of central monitoring 20

 Department of Arts and Culture  Department of Correctional Services  Department of Education  Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC)  Department of Foreign Affairs  Department of Health and the Medicines Control Council  Department of Home Affairs  Department of Justice and Constitutional Development  Department of Labour  National Youth Commission  Secretariat for Safety and Security  Department of Social Development  South African Police Service (SAPS)  South African Revenue Service (SARS)  Department of Transport (DoT)  Research councils and universities  Representatives of civil society  Non-governmental and faith-based organisations  Business Against Crime  Community-based organisations  Treatment centres (inpatient and outpatient)  Accredited addiction counsellors  Secretariat for Safety and Security  National Youth Commission  Financial Intelligence Centre  Representatives of the provincial substance abuse forums POTENTIAL PARTNERS FOR INTER GOVERNMENTAL PARTNERSHIP

 Risk Register  Anti-Corruption Strategy: Provincial  Focussed Investigation  Compliance Inspection & Evaluation 22