Retail Exclusion Zone If someone is caught stealing from member stores, the retailers can decide whether the offenders are going to be banned and issue them with an appropriate banning order from all stores in the partnership.
Shop watch This is an intelligence-led system where retailers can keep in contact with each other via the radio link and warn people if, for example, known offenders or people acting suspiciously are in the area.
CCTV The town has 12 street cameras along with systems in the Westmorland Shopping Centre and Elephant Yard. The street cameras are monitored in the WSC with access to the monitors also available in the police station.
Barwatch This is similar to shopwatch with each member having a radio link. Under this scheme individuals can be banned from all member premises.
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