KEN MEANWELL STAFF OFFICER SECURITY SYSTEMS GROUP ACPO CRIME PREVENTION INITIATIVES LTD
BACKGROUND • Member of ACPO Intruder Alarm Group - January 1995 • Became Secretary to Group -December 2002 • Full-time Staff Officer employed by ACPO CPI Ltd - January 2004
What is the Purpose of the ACPO Policy Reduce crime Reduce false calls Arrest offenders
How do we achieve this?
BY Engaging with and developing the industry Improving standards of installations, maintenance and monitoring Encouraging the industry to manage itself
POLICE RESPONSE LEVELS Level 1 – Immediate Level 3 – Response Withdrawn All dependant upon operational police requirements of Force
ATTENDANCE TIMES • Urban - 10 minutes • Rural - 20 minutes
Threats to ACPO Policy Non Compliant Companies
EFFECTS OF POLICY 1,052,538 false calls in 1996 152,700 false calls in 2013 96,130 genuine calls in 1996 10,368 genuine calls in 2013
THE FUTURE Continue to reduce false calls to an acceptable level Develop and apply existing policy Identify good practice – encourage better performance Introduce electronic transfer of activations
A big thank you – job well done
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