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Increase in neighbourhood police on the cards

Jan 03, 2013 News

The Home Affairs Ministry plans to flood a number of communities with Neighbourhood Police in an effort to clamp down on the growing incidences of domestic violence and child abuse.
This initiative was announced by Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee last Monday during the unveiling of a national security plan.
Rohee told the gathering at the police officers’ training centre that his Ministry is of the view that a new preventative and proactive approach is required on the issue of Domestic Violence and Child Abuse.
In this regard, the Ministry is of the view that an expanded physical presence on the ground for the purpose of information-gathering and prevention could go a far way in preventing and reducing these unwanted incidents.
“An appropriate approach in our view would be a three-pronged approach.  First, would be to recruit larger numbers of Social Workers who would be stationed at an appropriate location in each Station/Magisterial District or National Democratic Council, and second, increase the numbers of Neighbourhood Police who patrol the neighbourhoods 24/7, principally by day since, on the one hand, the Police do not have the numbers to patrol on foot in each village day and night while on the other hand, members of Community Policing Groups are active usually by night,” the Home Affairs Minister explained.
“The answer therefore lies in the recruitment of more Neighbourhood Police,” he added.
Advertisements will soon be placed in the media inviting persons to apply to be members of the Neighbourhood Police.
According to Rohee, Cabinet has approved the recruitment of 100 Neighbourhood Police ranks. He said that the Ministry will work closely with the Ministry of Human Services with respect to the possible recruitment of an increased number of social workers.

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