Introduction
The Northampton Retail Crime Initiative (NRCI) aims to reduce retail crime and anti-social behaviour throughout ALL shopping areas of Northampton. The NRCI has become an internationally recognised award-winning scheme through its proactive work. It is best known for it's Exclusion Order Scheme that bans persistent retail offenders from stores but there is so much more to the NRCI.
Working Together
The NRCI is led by a Board of Directors taken from a cross section of the business community of Northampton. A coordinator and administrator are responsible for the day to day running of the scheme and are assisted by the Police Liaison Officer who is an experienced PCSO.
In brief, the NRCI operates an information-sharing scheme which gathers information from members and the police at a central point. This information is then analysed to identify crime patterns and persistent retail offenders. The NRCI then alerts members to counter any emerging crime patterns and also targets those offenders identified as 'lifestyle criminals'.
The NRCI works in partnership with various agencies including the Police, Northampton Borough Council, CCTV Control Centre, Youth Offending Team, Actuate Learning & Development Ltd, other county and national retail crime schemes including Partners Against Crime in Milton Keynes & the Midlands Regional Crime Initiative.
The NRCI is a member of the Action Against Business Crime and a holder of the Safer Business Award.