A. AN ORDER REQUIRING DEFENDANTS TO:

Create a program that would allow second- hand businesses and Police an opportunity to work together to deter crime.
In order for this type of action to be successful the police must provide lists of stolen property to businesses that have signed up to a code of practice.

This would include the business agreeing to keep written records of the items they buy and checking property offered to them for possible problems. It could also include photographing or fingerprinting sellers of items valued at over $100.

There would also need to be a protocol agreement for handling stolen property that does end up in the business.
Like requiring the alleged victim to positively identify the item with serial numbers before it is confiscated. Limiting searches of businesses cooperating with an investigation. Giving the business a property receipt and case number for items seized, And possible means of providing restitution to a business that becomes a victim themselves once stolen property is identified.

Police should also provide details of prolific offenders with the shops that join the program, so that they are aware of people who steal and who will be looking for outlets for that stolen property. When these people attempt to sell things to the business, the business will be in a position to acquire information for police without risking becoming a victim themselves.

Criminals who steal need to sell that property and police, by working with secondhand outlets, would be able to make it more difficult for criminals to dispose of stolen goods this would lead to the recovery of more stolen property.