SAPS Operational Strategy Presentation by Deputy National Commissioner

SAPS Operational Strategy Presentation by Deputy National Commissioner LCA Pruis to NPA Stakeholders Conference: 29 March 2007 1

Background o The 90’s n Organisational Issues n Operational approach o NCPS n CJS n Moral Regeneration n Environmental Design n Cross Border Crime 2

Background (cont…) o 2000 n Operational Approach o NCCS Geographical Approach Organised Crime Approach Stabilise 2003 Integrated approach to CP and CC 3

Background (cont…) o 2000 (cont…) n Po. A o Crime Reduction and Public Safety o Organised Crime o National Security o Major Events 4

Crime Reduction o 169 Station Areas n Sector Policing n Partnership Policing n Law enforcement operations n Concentrate on specific crimes n Operational Approaches i. e. COMPSTAT n Clustering stations and coordination n Crimes against women and children n Attacks on and murders of Police Officials n Crime Prevention 5

Organised Crime o o o o OCTA Operational Approaches organised crime syndicates Regional cooperation International cooperation Focus on crime generators i. e. drugs and firearms Coordinational, regional, international level Wanteds and identifieds priority crimes and repeat offenders Partnership approach 6

National Security o Terrorism o Border Security o Public Order 7

Major Events o SWC 2010 o Other 8

International Commitments o AU and UN Missions o AU Standby Force o Major Event Assistance and Cooperation o Development Assistance o Operational Assistance o Disaster Management Assistance 9

Budget and Resources M P 2009: 195 000 Reservists 100 000 HR Dev Plan SDIP M M Budget MTEF M M I Vehicles, Air Support, Personal Equipment, Operational Equipment Command Centres Systems T Surveillance Capacity Forensic Science and CRC, Facial recognition, CCTV 10

Command, Control, Communication o C 3 Station Capacitate Cluster Stations Coordinate Provincial Coordination and Support National Coordination and Support o What then is operational mission? n Move from reactive to deterrence to crime prevention 11

Preventative Approach o Deterrence and Preventative Approach to impact on: n Number cases under investigation n Court rolls n Case Backlogs n Overcrowding prisons 12

Preventative Approach (cont…) CJS SAPS NPA JUSTICE DCS 13

Priorities 2007 - 2009 o 5 Priorities 14

Thank you 15