History Of Arrive Alive

CRITERIA FOR ANTI HIJACKING AWARDS

CRITERIA FOR BEST TEAM AWARD

As a result of the complexities around combating hijackings it has been decided that the most effective team efforts will be measured on a combination of :

Reduction in the number of reported hijackings based on the previous months figure and compared to the same month of the previous year
The number of vehicle crime related arrests made
Number of vehicle crime related arrested suspects charged on the CAS
Number of vehicle crime related arrested suspects charged in court
Number of suspects convicted
Number of years imprisonment obtained in court for each person convicted
Number of vehicles confiscated and positively identified by owners; and
Number of second-hand dealers operating without a valid certificate in terms of the Second –hand Goods Act (Act No 23 of 1955) closed down
Number of firearms confiscated during the period

CRITERIA FOR THE BEST INDIVIDUAL MEMBER AWARD

Task teams follow a multi skilled approach and apply different disciplines in their each unique way. The criteria for outstanding performance have thus been separated as follows:

Crime Intelligence Gathering

Identification of vehicle crime related syndicates or syndicate members
Identification of receivers of stolen and hijacked vehicles
Identification of offset areas for stolen and hijacked vehicles
Linkages of suspects arrested with other outstanding cases
Number of informer claims submitted
Number of unscheduled and unremunerated after hours duties performed

Detectives

Level of crime scene handling(output = linking suspects with evidence recovered at the crime scene)
Number of vehicle related suspects arrested by the individual member ( tracing of suspect included) [Suspect must be charged on CAS and in court]
Number of suspects arrested from AVIS list
Number of stolen and hijacked vehicles positively identified as such
Number of cases in which bail was successfully opposed
Number of convictions
Number of years imprisonment obtained
Number of informer claims submitted
Number of unscheduled and unremunerated after hours duties performed

Crime Prevention / Rapid Response Teams

Number of vehicle crime related arrests charged on CAS and in court
Number of stolen and hijacked vehicles recovered
Firearms recovered
Number of informer claims submitted
Number of unscheduled and unremunerated after hours duties performed

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