Evaluation of multifaceted holistic measures and strategies for combating cash-in-transit heists in South Africa

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Publicado en:International Journal of Business Ecosystem & Strategy vol. 7, no. 3 (2025), p. 330-348
Autor principal: Ezeji, Chiji Longinus
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520 3 |a In recent years, South Africa has witnessed a rise in diverse criminal activities, including violent crime, armed robbery, domestic violence, rape, heists, murder, drug abuse, theft, organised crime, cybercrime, social media offences, gangsterism, ritual killings, cultism, smuggling, the import and sale of contraband, and human and drug trafficking. Enhancing the abilities and competencies of criminal justice officials responsible for preventing, reducing, investigating, and prosecuting crime is crucial for achieving success in the fight against crime. This study seeks to discover comprehensive tools and techniques to reduce cash-in-transit robbery thefts in South Africa. A mixed-method approach was employed for data collecting, integrating qualitative and quantitative methodologies, such as interviews and questionnaires. Findings indicated alarming escalations in violent crime and cash-in-transit heists in South Africa. Technological improvements and inventions have led to an increase in sophisticated criminal activities both in South Africa and elsewhere. Cash-in-transit crime adversely impacts the nation's economy, leading to significant financial losses for institutions and resulting in numerous fatalities. It is essential to analyse the root causes of cash-in-transit crimes to implement preventive measures; hence, enhancing the capacity of police, law enforcement, and private security personnel to collect and utilise intelligence is necessary for the prevention and reduction of cash-in-transit robberies. Intelligence-led policing techniques should be implemented to target criminals and mitigate cash-in-transit crime in South African communities, as well as to prosecute offenders. Moreover, the implementation of multifaceted and holistic strategies, including spatial and crime mapping, focused deterrence, the prediction of prolific offenders, the identification and targeting of repeat offenders, crime intelligence, community intelligence, and inter-agency collaboration, is essential for an expedited response to crime incidents, as well as for the prevention and reduction of crime, investigation, prosecution, and sentencing of cash-in-transit heist offenders. It is essential for the criminal justice system, law enforcement, and security agencies to adopt intelligence-driven community policing, a holistic approach that prioritises the identification and prevention of habitual offenders, focussing on groups that pose a threat to the community. It utilises community intelligence in conjunction with other intelligence-driven policing techniques and approaches to combat crime and criminal activities. 
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653 |a Community policing 
653 |a Law enforcement 
653 |a Drug trafficking 
653 |a Murders & murder attempts 
653 |a Rape 
653 |a Security personnel 
653 |a African cultural groups 
653 |a Robbery 
653 |a Criminal justice system 
653 |a Smuggling 
653 |a Private sector 
653 |a Holistic approach 
653 |a Drug abuse 
653 |a Intelligence 
653 |a Criminal sentences 
653 |a Cybercrime 
653 |a Substance abuse 
653 |a Recidivists 
653 |a Domestic violence 
653 |a Deterrence 
653 |a Violent crime 
653 |a Security services 
653 |a Armed robbery 
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653 |a Criminal law 
653 |a Criminal investigations 
653 |a Social media 
653 |a Drugs 
653 |a Criminal justice 
653 |a Identification 
653 |a Security 
653 |a Organized crime 
653 |a Financial institutions 
653 |a Rituals 
653 |a Offenses 
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