The police must be forthcoming and announce whether they have a recruitment strategy

Aug 30, 2015 Letters

Dear Editor,
The short-sightedness of the Guyana Police Force in its rush to judgment never ceases to amaze. Imagine the GPF has information about its recruitment levels, fails to apprise the public of its challenges, but takes the time to be reactive (as in everything else) when it responds to a very informative letter by accusing the writer of ignorance. In the first instance what is so offensive about the writer Patrick E. Mentore’s suggestion that maybe the police can learn from the GDF in terms of how to recruit suitably qualified candidates? The mention that all its training centres are filled to capacity does not negate the points raised by Mentore including the need for a recruitment strategy and the elements intrinsic to such strategy.
The police must be forthcoming and announce whether they have a recruitment strategy and respond to the very salient points raised instead of hiding behind emotive statements. With respect to the issue of being able to house only 330 recruits at any one time, I would like to know if some consideration has not been given to reviewing the training curriculum and methods of delivery so that ranks will only spend three months in residence and the other three months in the field gaining practical exposure under supervision. What that could achieve is that another 330 could be inducted for a period of three and the cycle goes on. What this means is that instead of churning out 660 annually the force would be accommodating double the numbers in residence annually. The first 330 will be evaluated during their field exposure for final grading at the end of their six-month introduction to the force.
The police also mention that some drop outs might not have the required academic performance in the classroom, but does not say if – like the GDF, remedial classes in academic subjects are offered. Furthermore the force needs to explain if – like the GDF, it has a career path development plan so as to transform the thinking of those who went looking for a job in the first place, to become career police men and women. The force also needs to explain its rationale behind transferring ranks to certain areas of the force which effectively kills their chances for upward mobility.
I think that there are times when the police should look before they leap and make utter fools of themselves.
Edmund Syfox

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