We are pleased to share a Retail Crime Prevention Kit supplied by Surrey Police that details how retailers can review their business from a retail crime prevention point of view. It also details assistance with safeguarding, anti-social behaviour powers, some training links, and a witness statement template for providing CCTV to police for an investigation. This document looks useful for all retailers and good knowledge for all stores to have.
You can download the Retail Crime Prevention Kit here
And the CCTV Witness Statement template here
In the event that we find ourselves the victim of retail crime, the most crucial pieces of evidence for a prosecution are CCTV and a witness statement.
The attending officer will often take a statement themselves, however in order to reduce the time staff spend away from their roles, they could fill out a pro-forma statement prior to officers attending the scene. If this pro-forma is completed, it would cover the necessary information for a prosecution. This statement has been developed in conjunction with the Crown Prosecution Service.
