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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