There must be closer collaboration between the region’s security forces

May 19, 2009 Letters

Dear Editor,
I have read your editorial on May 16th 2009 captioned, “Policing strategy” and I have agreed with some of your views.
It should not be a surprise that the discussion appeared to be scattered all over the place and that nothing will come out of the discussions.
There must be closer collaboration between the forces. We occupy a small area and there is a need for us to forge closer ties in order to reduce the incidence of crime.

Yes! I agree with CARICOM Ambassador of Directorate of Human and Social Development that any sustainable police reform rest with the construction and implementation of crime prevention strategies.
This is adopted when you are taking a proactive approach to policing. You must remember that the majority of the region’s police force are reactive and this cannot continue.
A more proactive approach to policing is needed in order to eliminate the growing number of gangs, the fight against drugs and transatlantic crime.

Community based policing must be practised because the information on solving crime lies in the community. I support any effort to see community policing revived.
Yes! It would need the involvement of various agencies and groups in society.
In a recent letter to you on May 6th 2009, where I mentioned social crime prevention as one of the tools in preventing crime; this is where all organisations will be involved in the fight against crime.
There must be an alliance between the police and our research centres, which will provide information on behaviour change; this is critical in any crime prevention strategy that you want to adopt.
The fear crime is here and it will be among us for a very long time until a serious approach is taken against crime.

The governments in the region must be more proactive and stop wasting money and divert that money to the law enforcement agencies, enhancing their investigating skills and also equipping them with the necessary tools to do their jobs.
I cannot speak for the other islands within the region but in Barbados you have a well qualified police force both academically and technically. The Commissioner, his Deputy and at least two assistant commissioners, senior and assistant superintendents have either a BA or Master degree and the rank in file at least 35 percent have a BA.

Before the 911 attack intelligence-led policing were not practised on such a wide scale, but in private policing this was widely practiced, because private policing is more proactive.
I am in agreement with the use of force when officers believe beyond a shadow of doubt that their lives are under threat and the use of force is the only alternative to resolve the problem.
Morris Springer

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