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AIF Security Task Force a success
By CMU Editorial | Published on Thursday 15 October 2009
The Association Of Independent Festivals has proclaimed that its previously reported Security Task Force has been a success. As previously reported, the AIF set up the task force to try and tackle festival-related crime, in part by sharing knowledge and expertise between festival promoters, their security personnel and local police, in particular to target thieving gangs who descend on numerous different festivals.
After its first season in operation, the AIF say the task force has already helped bring down crime levels at the festivals affiliated to the scheme. They explained in a statement yesterday: “These early results have proven that not only can different security firms work closely together but that when festival promoters, the police and relevant authorities work together unilaterally it is possible to deal a major blow against this small minority whose sole purpose of attending festivals is to commit serious crimes. With the intelligence and knowledge gained this summer and the successful identification and profiling of known criminal elements, AIF expects this year’s spectacular results to carry through to next year when promoters will be even better placed to ensure that festival goers are able to relax and enjoy their weekends in peace and (un)quiet”.
AIF board member Jim King added: “The number of reported crimes per festival capacity has been reduced across all the shows that we manage this year which has been an excellent result. Greater focus on sharing of information between festivals, police forces and security companies does produce results and the work must continue”.
