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About Raid Control

Raid Control is a crime prevention initiative that aims to raise security standards in retail premises; therefore this reduces the potential for commercial robbery and creating a safer working environment. It is a useful tool in assisting with out of hours licensing for alcoholic beverage sales. Many local councils insist on a Raid Control installation prior to issuing a license.

The toolkit includes:-

	Safe (size 200H x 300W x 200D (mm))
	Camera – 1.2 megapixel CMOS colour camera
	Indelible staining & note marking equipment
	Raid Control stickers

Crime Prevention Offices are central to the performance of Raid Control. They inspect the premises to make sure they are up to Raid Control standards and if successful, will award a Police Certification.
Raid Control has been designed to be cost and time effective and have been proven to significantly reduce commercial crime.
The first successful introduction was in Croydon, London in 2002. Raid Control Kits were installed in 19 Pharmacies who had suffered eight violent attacks between them in June 2002. After the install only one robbery has taken place on theses premises, a reducing the crime rate by 88%.

A full trail then followed in Stockport by Greater Manchester Police. Raid Control Kits were installed in 41 retail premises who had suffered 67 robberies between them in the past 12 months. After the install only nine robberies have taken place; reducing the crime rate by 87%.
Raid Control has been approved by The Metropolitan Police Service as a stand of their gun crime policy within the Force and has also been recognised as a best practice standard for reducing commercial robbery in the Association of Chief Police Officers’ Gun Preventative Manual.

The main features and benefits to installing Raid Control include the following:-

Safe		Camera
	Programmable time-delayed lock		Provides on evidence trail system to ensure prosecutions after robbery
	Reduces the amount of cash in the till and risk of robbery		Stand-alone integrated digital camera
	Electronic keys		Colour high resolution camera
	More than 1mm space around door to prevent forcing		Automatically records all entries & exits
	Drop safe with anti-fish mechanism		Simple menu – can be set up by customer
	Battery powered

Indelible	Staining & Note Marking Equipment	Raid	Control Stickers
	Stains the stolen money rendering it traceable to individuals		Highlights that the premises has Raid Control installed
	Attracts witnesses attention with the visible red smoke		Reduces the potential risk of robbery
	Unique identifier provides evidence from stained notes
	Reduced down-stream raid rates

Implementation of Raid Control

Crime Prevention Officers are central to the implementation of Raid-control™. They inspect premises to Raid-control™ standards and, if successful, award Police Certification. Raid-control™ is designed to be cost and time effective, and been proven to significantly reduce commercial crime.

The initiative consists of five compulsory elements to achieve Raid-control™ status, these are:

	Robbery awareness training
	Cash minimisation products
	Time delay systems
	Image capture systems (cameras)
	Indelible staining and note marking equipment

The initiative was first successfully introduced in the London Borough of Croydon in 2002 in 19 pharmacies who had between them suffered eight violent attacks in June 2002. Since Raid-control™ was installed there has been only one robbery on these premises, representing a reduction of 88%.

A full trial of Raid-control™ then followed in the Greater Manchester Police area, with Stockport having the greatest concentration of premises installed to date. A study showed that 41 retailers in Stockport suffered 67 robberies between them in the 12 months before Raid-control™ was installed. Since installation there have been only nine, representing a reduction of 87%.

Raid-control™ has also been adopted by The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) as a strand of their gun crime strategy throughout the Force, and has been recognised as a best practice standard for reducing commercial robbery in the Association of Chief Police Officers’ Gun Crime Preventative Manual.

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