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Leicester City Watch names offenders
Leicester has a hard core of 44 prolific offenders who steal from shops in the city and it is also apparent that shops are being targetted by thieves from all walks of life who show little shame for stealing.
City Watch felt there was a need to try and bring home to people the consequences of shop lifting and other offences which happen on the city’s streets, such as violence and alcohol induced disorder.
City Watch has now agreed with Leicestershire Constabulary, under their Justice seen Justice done programme, where details of convicted offenders are publicised on their website, that City Watch will publish the names, addresses and offence details of convicted shop thieves and other offenders on the City Watch web site as well. This is now accessible to the public and the first convicted offenders can be seen on the news page of the website – www.citywatch-leicester.org.uk It is hoped in the near future that images of offenders will also appear with their details.
Graham Collins, City Watch manager said, ‘There appears to be little shame attached to stealing from shops and we wanted to bring home to people that it is a crime. The information will be made public for a limited period and our hope is that the short sharp shock of giving wider publicity to information which is already in the public domain will help to reduce shop theft. Hopefully, if people see that relatives, friends, neighbours or work colleagues have been convicted of theft, this may act as a deterrent and help to reduce theft from shops.
‘In many cases shop lifting is seen as a victimless crime, but this is not so and the consequences for shops, their staff and the city in reduced profitability, lost jobs and even store closures have to be recognised as the serious social and economic consequences of the offence.
‘We also want to make a statement about other criminality which affects businesses, so we will also make public details of people who have been convicted of offences of violence and assault in shops and in relation to pubs and clubs.’
For more information on how the scheme works, contact Graham Collins at Leicester City Watch.
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