APPENDIX

CONDENSED QUESTIONNAIRE FOR SOUTHERN AFRICAN POLICE AGENCIES

The … Police Service: General Questions

1. What was the total number of members serving in the … Police Service as at 31 December 1999?
Answer:

Explanation (only if thought necessary):

2. How many members of the … Police Service are allocated to the investigation of criminal cases? (e.g. how many members serve in the CID or how many are in the detective branch?)
Answer:

Explanation (only if thought necessary):

3. What was the total amount of money that was allocated to the police components that investigate criminal cases during the 1999 financial year? (e.g. to the Detective Branch or the CID)
Answer:

Explanation (only if thought necessary)

Definition of Organised Crime

4. Has the … Police Service adopted a definition of organised crime? Please tick with a tick.

Yes No

5. If the answer to Question 4 is "Yes", what definition of organised crime does it use?
Answer: (If this is insufficient space, please attach the definition to this questionnaire):

Police units to combat organised crime

6. Are there specific units within the … Police Service whose task it is to investigate criminal offences committed by organised criminal groups? (e.g. Narcotics Branch, Organised Crime Unit or Endangered Species Unit)

Yes No

7. If the answer to Question 6 was "Yes", (i) what are the names of such units (e.g. Narcotics Unit, Endangered Species Unit etc.), (ii) how many such units exist and (iii) what are their main tasks?
Answer: (if this is insufficient space, please attach your response to this questionnaire)

The nature of organised crime in …

8. The different organised criminal groups in the SADC Region are involved in a wide variety of criminal activities. Please indicate whether or not organised criminal groups in … are involved in the criminal activities listed below. (please tick with tick).

In addition, if the particular criminal activity is a cross-border one, i.e. the criminal groups in question commit their crimes within and outside ... please indicate with a tick

		Yes	No	Not known	Cross-border
8.1	Drug trafficking
8.2	If the answer to 8.1 is "yes", please indicate the type of drugs below:
	Cocaine
	Heroin
	Marijuana
	Mandrax
	Other synthetic drugs
	Other drugs (Please specify)
8.3	Counterfeit notes
8.4	Forgery
8.5	Poaching
8.6	Smuggling ivory and rhinohorn
8.7	Dealing in endangered species and/or products (other than ivory or rhino horn)
8.8	If the answer to 8.7 is "yes", please specify:
8.9	Smuggling firearms
8.10	Smuggling illegal immigrants
8.11	Trafficking in women and/or children
8.12	Prostitution
8.13	Child pornography
8.14	Pornography
8.15	Money laundering
8.16	Insurance scams
8.17	Bank fraud (cheques etc)
8.19	Credit card fraud
8.20	Other large-scale fraud/embezzlement
8.21	Illicit dealing in gold
8.22	Illicit dealing in diamonds
8.23	Illicit dealing in other precious metals, semi-precious metals or gems
8.24	If the answer to 8.22 is "yes", please specify:
8.25	Kidnapping for ransom
8.26	Extortion, including protection money
8.27	Illegal trafficking in explosives
8.28	Illegal gambling
8.29	Trading in human body parts
8.30	Armed robbery
8.31	Vehicle theft/hijacking and trafficking
8.32	Smuggling of cultural artefacts
8.33	Loan sharks/usury
8.34	Environmental crimes, including illicit waste disposal
8.35	Computer crime, including internet fraud
8.36	Intellectual property theft, including software piracy and dealing in counterfeit goods
8.37	Corruption in the business sector
8.38	Corruption in Government departments
8.39	Other criminal activities not mentioned above
8.40	If the answer to 8.38 was "Yes", please specify:

9. Of all the criminal activities mentioned in Question 8 above, please specify the ten that you regard as constituting the most serious threat to … .

(Please list them in the order of seriousness. If those that are a serious threat to your country are less than ten, please only list as many as you regard as constituting a serious crime threat to your country)

9.1

9.2

"Indigenous Organised criminal groups"

(Please see the explanatory note on page 3 of this document)

10. Please specify the five most serious criminal activities (i.e. those that constitute the biggest crime threat to your country) in which "indigenous organised criminal groups" in … are involved. Also indicate whether those criminal groups operate only within …’s borders or whether they are involved with cross-border crimes.

Type of Criminal Activity Cross-border

10.1 Yes/No

10.2 Yes/No

10.3 Yes/No

10.4 Yes/No

10.5 Yes/No

"Transnational organised criminal groups" ?

(Please see the explanatory note on page 3 of this document)

11. Please specify the five most serious criminal activities (i.e. those that constitute the biggest threat to …) in which "transnational organised criminal groups" that operate from … are involved. Please confirm if the criminal activities referred to also take place across the borders of … .

Type of Criminal Activity Cross-border?

11.1 Yes/No

11.2 Yes/No

11.3 Yes/No

11.4 Yes/No

11.5 Yes/No

12. Are criminal groups that consist wholly or in part of nationals originating from the following countries active in …? Please tick

Criminals originating from Active in …?

Mozambique Yes/No

Zimbabwe Yes/No

Namibia Yes/No

Swaziland Yes/No

Lesotho Yes/No

South Africa Yes/No

Zambia Yes/No

Angola Yes/No

China/Hong Kong/Taiwan Yes/No

Russia Yes/No

Pakistan Yes/No

Nigeria Yes/No

India Yes/No

Lebanon Yes/No

Cameroon Yes/No

Romania Yes/No

United Kingdom Yes/No

Japan Yes/No

Other: (please specify, e.g. other neighbouring states, the East or Europe)

13. Of those that you have ticked as "Yes" in Question 12 above, which three do you regard as constituting the biggest threat to …?

13.1

13.2

13.3

14. How would you describe the penetration by organised criminal groups of the legitimate economy (i.e. private sector businesses and business organisations) in your country? (Please tick)

Low (i.e. not significant)
Medium (i.e. Penetration into some areas and industries)
High (i.e. Significant penetration into numerous areas)
Very High (i.e. Major impact on legitimate economy)

15. How would you describe the penetration by organised criminal groups of state structures (i.e. local, provincial and national government structures) in your country? (Please tick)

Low (i.e. not significant)
Medium (i.e. Some penetration into lower levels of some departments)
High (i.e. Significant penetration into numerous areas)
Very High (i.e. Major impact on State structures)

16. How would you describe the extent to which organised crime has increased/decreased in your country during the past five years? (Please tick)

Decreased slightly
Decreased significantly
Static (i.e. no increase or decrease)
Moderate Increase
Major Increase

17. Do you think that additional or more effective legislation against organised criminal groups would assist in combating organised crime in … more effectively?

Yes No

18. If your answer to Question 17 was "Yes" please indicate what aspects additional legislation should cover in order to combat organised crime more effectively (e.g. money laundering, stiffer penalties, mutual legal assistance, legislation on corruption, etc. etc.)

19. Do you think that international assistance to the … Police Service or to the criminal justice system in … would assist in combating organised crime more effectively?

Yes No

20. If your answer to Question 19 was "Yes", please indicate the three areas in which international assistance to the … Police Service will contribute the most to combat organised crime more effectively. (e.g. detective training, border control, training in narcotics detection, etc. etc.)

21.Do you think that improved co-operation between the member states of SADC would make the fight against organised crime in the region more effective?

Yes No

22. If the answer to Question 21 was "Yes", please indicate in what way co-operation between SADC member states could be improved to enhance the fight against organised crime.

23. If you have any comments, criticism, or advice about this questionnaire or the manner in which it was administered, please record them below:

24. Contact person from the … Police Service: Please provide your particulars or the particulars of the appropriate contact person in the … Police Service with whom I could liase about this questionnaire if necessary.

Rank and Name
Physical address
Telephone No and Fax No
Thank you for your assistance!

This questionnaire was prepared by:
Peter Gastrow, Institute for Security Studies, Cape Town
Tel: +27-21-4617211 — Cell: 0836771251 — Fax: +27-21-4617213
Email: gastrow@iss.org.za

For any questions or comments, please use the above contact details.