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Proactive workplace violence prevention

For more than 45 years, Control Risks has advanced the concepts of proactive workplace violence prevention, threat assessment and threat assessment training, developing programs to identify and mitigate threats before they become a crisis.

We have formed a market-leading speciality threat management team with extensive expertise in behavioral analysis, threat assessment, mental health issues and violence prevention and response programmes. The team is comprised of former leaders of the Federal Bureau of Investigations and local law enforcement as well as attorneys and mental health professionals. 

Unmatched experience, high-profile reviews

Our expert consultants have unmatched experience in conducting on-site reviews of high-profile active shooter events and have designed and implemented hundreds of risk management plans for potentially violent individuals.

Their depth of experience includes:

  • Strategy development that establishes the vision for your programme and delivers strategic roadmaps to support the establishment, optimisation or transformation of your programme
  • Workplace violence programme review and development
  • Threat management and violence prevention
  • Specialised expertise in navigating mental health and legal issues
  • Cyber and insider threat capabilities: Basic, Advanced, and HR BTAWS
  • Aligned with ASIS and ATAP standards

We offer flexible commercial options including retainer services for prioritised access to our expert threat assessment and management guidance and our team of Workplace Violence Prevention and threat management experts. Our team has developed a global network of threat management professionals within Control Risks available to provide service in every region.

For more information on our Workplace Threat Management services, or to speak directly with an expert, please email 

Online Private Investigators

Do you need the help of an online private investigator?  If so then we can help. Private detective is a multi-award winning private investigation firm specialising in online private investigation. We have a specialist team of professional and highly experienced online investigators whose daily job is to carry out online investigations. Our Online Private investigators have experience within both the commercial and private sector and have carried out hundreds of online private investigations.

Online Private Investigator Service

If you need the services of online investigator you should consult with us today. Our private investigators specialise in the following online investigations:

  • Cyber Stalking Investigations
  • Cyber Harassment Investigations
  • Cyberbullying Investigations
  • Online Identity Theft Investigations
  • Fake Profile Investigations
  • Email Tracing
  • OSINT Investigations
  • Copyright infringement investigations
  • Internet Fraud Investigations
  • Online Dating Scams Investigations
  • Social Media Scams
  • IP tracing Investigations
  • Reputation Management Investigations
  • Online Abuse Investigations
  • Trolling Investigations
  • Revenge Porn Investigations

Online Investigators

Our online investigators are a dedicated team of professionals who adhere to the highest professional standards. Our online private investigator skills are second to none and our techniques and experience have been highly commended by the national press. If you need to work with an exceptional team of online private investigators then look no further than us.

If you need the services of an online private investigator then it is essential that you hire the right online private investigators. Deal with the best online private investigators and call private detective today on  we will be happy to assist you with your online investigation. + 577 40 30 05

Crime Prevention Units

The objective of Crime Prevention teams is to design risk management solutions that integrate

traditional areas of expertise, while incorporating a strong intelligence gathering component and

to have these solutions applied by dedicated and conscientious experts to deliver a

results-oriented service.

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With an operations team that has the experience and skill necessary to understand each client’s

unique situation and assess which tools would be best suited to solving the problem,

Justicia

Investigations can offer clients a complete and unbiased range of services to deal with their

particular risk profile on a national level.

The Ours concept was conceived by Justicia Investigations in response to industry demand for retail

Risk management innovation.

The first unit was deployed at the Gateway Theatre of Shopping in

September 2001, and for seven years, was Gateway’s best-kept security secret.

This has been followed with the same success at Menlyn and Maponya Malls,

as well as with short-term operations

at Kollonade, Sandton Square, and Lakeside Mall, amongst others.

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Year-on-year increases in crime statistics have to be regarded as clear evidence that the security risk

cannot be dealt with in the same way it has been for so many years –

One cannot keep doing the

Doing the same things over and over again and expecting a different result.

To reach a position where a different approach can be adopted within various

environments, it is important to first understand

The psyche of a criminal.

One of the primary advantages of the Crime Prevention Unit is that it operates in plain clothes

and are therefore not restricted by the same factors that impact uniformed officers.

Additionally, Our members, rather than being “security guards”, are of a much higher calibre and

are adept at

Managing covert crime prevention and intelligence gathering operations.

A crime prevention operation is a practical, measurable, and manageable security intervention that

offers clients an innovative, cost-effective, and highly efficient solution to a growing threat;

  • Our officers – Physical plain clothes security officers with a primary focus on crime trends and undesirable activities that hurt an organisation.
  • Optional Undercover Operatives/Informers – an intelligence gathering mechanism to be implemented amongst the various service providers to gather intelligence from within the service providers and persons who have intimate knowledge of the centre and operate over various operational hours.
  • In several instances, additional covert operatives may be required to be deployed to assist in gathering intelligence or executing additional duties as needed, for both on-site and off-site operations.

In order to achieve full operational efficiency, Justicia would use the defined operational

requirements as a starting point and then undertake a process that entails considering the various

aspects relevant to the situation that which the system was implemented, including working with all

The stakeholders are involved in determining their specific requirements. Issues covered will

include:

  • Priorities
  • Response times throughout the system
  • Responsibilities of different parties
  • Audit trails
  • Future needs

These requirements will be communicated effectively to operators before they commence.

However, not only is it necessary to communicate what managers see as operational requirements,

it is also necessary to get the operator thinking through what they perceive as the requirements for

the cameras they are using. Where operators are well-tuned to the risk areas, their surveillance will

be more efficient.

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Undercover Agents & Operatives

Often the questions a company has when experiencing problems are:

  • Was there a mistake in the stock take or do I have a theft problem?
  • Are my dispatchers and receivers honest, are we receiving short or delivering extra?
  • Are my processes and procedures being followed?
  • Are my drivers reliable and honest?
  • Is my stock being damaged intentionally?
  • Are my employees planning industrial action?
  • Are my security staff colluding with staff members?

The age old adage “intelligence is power” rings true when describing the successful infiltration of an undercover operative into the workforce.

The infiltration of an undercover is a cost effective and efficient solution for identifying issues that are not usually visible or noticeable to management. Statistics prove that most crimes in the workplace are committed with the knowledge of other employees, who don’t necessarily condone the action, but fail to report it due to fear of intimidation and reprisal.

Covert Cameras

The hidden cameras come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and capabilities.

The physical environment where these cameras are to be deployed often determines what type of camera should be used.

There are also several different techniques to hide a camera.

The investigators have vast experience of what works and what does not work from a component / technique point of view.
It is equally important that the investigators consult with the client to ensure that the hidden cameras will achieve their desired purpose.
Example – a theft could take place in front of a camera but, because it appears to be part of the subject’s normal operational functions, the video footage could be worthless as evidence.
Placing hidden cameras therefore encompasses a lot more than just hiding a camera.

Vehicle Tracking

Several types of vehicle tracking systems utilize different methods of location and transmission technology.

The most common vehicle tracking device for investigation purposes is a GPS “slap & go” unit. The

unit is self-powered and designed to be attached to the target vehicle without having to gain entry

to the vehicle. The unit transmits a GPS location of the vehicle, and in the best case, the vehicle’s

location can be established to one metre accuracy. The mapping with the relevant vehicle positions

is web-based so as long as one has access to the internet, the vehicle position can be established

via a password accessed website. Once the investigators have established the client’s needs, there are several different configurations of the unit that can be set. Although the unit stores all the

historical data of where the vehicle has been, a “go” or “no-go” area can be set where a breach

would result in an alarm and notification sent to the user by e-mail, sms, a call from a third-party

control room, etc. This would allow a proactive approach in response to the breach.

Routine Polygraphs

In an attempt to demystify the subject, it should be made clear that there is no

a known instrument that can detect lies.

If the label “lie detector” must be used, it is best attached to the examiner who interprets the

physiological by-products of a tested person’s emotional responses, and by using various

techniques in conducting the polygraph examination, can offer an opinion on the truth or

deception.

The test itself is a series of questions asked of the subject, and the simultaneous

recording by the polygraph instrument of the subject’s bodily changes in

response to these questions.

The polygraph examination is best described as a scientific diagnosis of the psychological, physical

and emotional changes are triggered when a subject is examined.

Pre-Employment Polygraphs

A person cannot be forced by law, or otherwise, to undergo such a test.

However, most people with a clear conscience are only too keen to prove their innocence of criminal activities.

Incident Related Polygraphs

An employer, or accountable person will be faced with a dilemma of needing to

expose the guilty party, without unduly affecting innocent parties, as timeously

as possible.

The polygraph test, therefore, serves to highlight both the innocence of the “not guilty”, and the guilt of the perpetrators. The process is also efficient in so far as time lines are concerned and can

sometimes obviate the necessity for lengthy, expensive and time consuming investigative

processes.

It is essential, at the outset, that the polygraphist is briefed with regards to the circumstances and issues under investigation.

No one is legally obliged to undergo a polygraph examination, although it must be stated that

failure to take a test, can (rightly or wrongly) arouse the suspicion of an employer or investigator..

Before taking a polygraph test, it should therefore be carefully explained to the subject that his/her

participation in the process is voluntary.

Lie Detector Tests

In current times, when a person takes a lie detector or polygraph test, four to six sensors are attached to them. A polygraph is a instrument in which the multiple (“poly”) signals from the sensors are recorded (“graph”). The sensors usually record:

  • The person’s breathing rate
  • The person’s pulse
  • The person’s blood pressure
  • The person’s perspiration

When the lie detector test starts, the examiner asks three or four simple questions to establish the norms for the person’s signals.

Then the real questions being tested by the lie detector are asked. Throughout questioning, all of the person’s signals are recorded. Both during and after the test, a polygraph examiner can look at

the graphs and can see whether the vital signs changed significantly on any of the questions. In

general, a significant change, such as a faster heart rate, higher blood pressure or increased

perspiration, indicates that the person is lying. private detectives’ team of lie detector experts have

been trained by the Academy for Scientific Investigative Training and the American International

Institute as professional lie detector examiners. Years of carrying out lie detector tests, coupled with

their vast experience gained by spending a number of years in specialised units in the police force

and their understanding of human physiological reactions to deception, places this team at the

forefront of identifying possible dishonest individuals, as well as the exclusion of innocent parties

from investigations.