Our Vision, Mission, Values & Goals

Our Vision

One of Government’s primary strategic partners in leveraging a substantial and sustainable reduction in crime, to enable a safe and secure South Africa.

Our Mission

To support government to rapidly and substantially reduce the levels of crime in South Africa through:

• Gaining a deep level of understanding of crime in the country and contributing towards government’s overarching strategic objectives & priorities;
• Deploying and transferring appropriate business skills to facilitate the enduring enhancement of structures, organization, systems and processes in the relevant Government departments;
• Assisting government to implement a carefully defined portfolio of projects that measurably improve the Criminal Justice System (CJS) performance and institutionalize best practices;
• Transfer of appropriate business and process skills relating to governance, management and leadership;
• Mobilizing businesses to enhance practices to prevent and combat crime.

Our Values

BACSA will aspire towards a set of shared values which are consistent with our core Vision and Mission, including:

• Trust and honesty;
• Integrity;
• Respect and dignity;
• Professionalism; and
• Commitment.

Our Goals

The realization of BACSA’s vision will be measured against the following goals:

• Government’s institutionalization and maintenance of proven joint projects in the fight against crime;
• A results-driven and sustainable partnership between Business, Government, and Communities, in the fight against crime, resulting in a growth in public confidence and a reduction in crime as reflected by national crime statistics and crime trends;
• A significant reduction in the levels of targeted crime types measured against appropriate agreed benchmarks;
• Significant improvements in the effectiveness and efficiency of the Criminal Justice System such that it acts as an effective deterrent to crime, operating at levels comparable with international best practice.