No structures were created to utilise the threat analysis in an orderly manner in the fight against crime. In order to address the above inadequacies, the representatives of the Eastern Cape suggested the establishment of Organised Crime Threat Analysis Committees in every province. During an inter-provincial Detective Management Conference held during November 1997 and at the subsequent Senior Management Forum it was decided that such OCTA committees had to be implemented in the provinces and right down to area level. A workshop thereupon arranged by the CIMC dealt with issues such as the HOW and WHEN of the initiative. The committee members comprise all the commanding officers of the various specialist or other units concerned, irrespective of which specific components they resort under in a given province.
Categorisation is nothing other than the implementation of a management process as first priority.
By putting prioritisation first, certain important factors may be disregarded. Primary categorisation, on the other hand, will ensure a manageable process. All crime threats in this category are considered of equal importance and have to receive immediate attention. All organised crime threats merit serious attention, but for a variety of reasons some are considered to deserve less immediate attention than RED category threats. Such threats may become RED threats, or in time be consigned to a lower priority.