Question

You are the owner of a convenience store which has been robbed at gunpoint four (4) times in the past six (6) months. The suspect comes late at night when there is substantial cash in the register drawer, comes through the poorly lit back door near the business office, points the gun at the clerk and demands all of the cash, Newport cigarettes and a plastic bag. He takes the clerk’s cell phone and locks him in the restroom before leaving the store.

Use the 25 Techniques  of Situational Prevention to identify and explain possible ways to increase the effort and risks, reduce the rewards, reduce provocations and to remove excuses.

Answer 1

The store owner should take to following steps to :

Increase the effort :

•Target Harden

The store manager to make sure there are anti robbery screens in the store

Packaging should be tamper proof

Install steering locks and immobiliser

•Control access to facilities

Baggage screening of customers

Electronic card access for staff

Entry phones

•Delflect offenders

Seperate bathroom for mes and women

Street closures

•Secure exits

Showing bill at exits

Electronic tags on merchandise

Increase the risk

•Extend guardianship

Takin routine precautions like going out im group at night, leaving an occupancy sign

•Assisting natural survelliance

Improving street lights

Supporting whistle blowers

•Utilizing Managers at place of work

Appointing two or more clerks in store

Rewarding vigilance

Reduce the reward

•Concealing targets

Off street parking

Unmarked bullion trucks

•Disrupt markets

Buying from licensed street vendors

Controls on classified ads

•Remove targets

Women’s refuges

•Identifying property

Licensing the vehicles and marking parts

Marking property

•Deny benfits

Ink merchandise tags

Cleaning graffiti

Reduce provocations

•Reducing Stress and frustration

Polite service

Efficient queues

Expanded seatings

Soothing music

•Reducing emotional arousal

Enforcing good behaviour among staff

Prohibiting racial behaviour

•Avoiding disputes

•Discourage imitation

Do not disclose the details of modus operandi

Remove excuses

•Setting rules

Rental agreements

Codes of harrasment

•Posting instructions

No parking boards

Private property boards

•Assist compliance

Public restrooms

Providing dustbins

•Alerting conscience

ShopLifting is stealing borads

•Control of drugs and Alcohol

Alcohol free events