Dear Editor,
As our cops fortify a special unit while eyeing new tactics to cripple criminals, the police should understudy the techniques used by the senior (criminal executive officers) CEOs/dons and how they organise security downtown.
The dons provided mainly on-the-ground security, 24hrs security, tantamount to community policing. They had available all information on the criminal actors and their families in their jurisdiction. The police weakness downtown is that by 6:00 pm or 7:00 pm all or most police and handcarts on Barry or Princess streets are nowhere to be found; so a break-in between Saturday evening and Monday morning could be completed with great efficiency. The private security companies that mainly do money pick-up get around that by having remote security with the use of cameras and deploy a force appropriately. If one cannot afford that they have to work with the CEOs; the police is of little or no effect in that case.
The police needs to work with greater and efficient use of technology and on-the-ground information and personnel. The most effective policing downtown would involve some home-grown district constables, foot soldiers and blue-seamed officers. They know the culprits and you have to be as resolute, harsh and respectful combined with the leadership qualities of any don.
The JCF police patrols seem to move/operate aimlessly; arriving after the criminals are long gone. They should carve out the place in squares and have security in places similar to how the dons did. These higher level dons should be incorporated/consulted in preparing effective tactics to cripple criminals. Burying our heads in the moral/intellectual sand heap will only make things worse.
Michael Spence
Kingston 6
micspen2@hotmail.com
We need to police as the dons did
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As our cops fortify a special unit while eyeing new tactics to cripple criminals, the police should understudy the techniques used by the senior (criminal executive officers) CEOs/dons and how they organise security downtown.
The dons provided mainly on-the-ground security, 24hrs security, tantamount to community policing. They had available all information on the criminal actors and their families in their jurisdiction. The police weakness downtown is that by 6:00 pm or 7:00 pm all or most police and handcarts on Barry or Princess streets are nowhere to be found; so a break-in between Saturday evening and Monday morning could be completed with great efficiency. The private security companies that mainly do money pick-up get around that by having remote security with the use of cameras and deploy a force appropriately. If one cannot afford that they have to work with the CEOs; the police is of little or no effect in that case.
The police needs to work with greater and efficient use of technology and on-the-ground information and personnel. The most effective policing downtown would involve some home-grown district constables, foot soldiers and blue-seamed officers. They know the culprits and you have to be as resolute, harsh and respectful combined with the leadership qualities of any don.
The JCF police patrols seem to move/operate aimlessly; arriving after the criminals are long gone. They should carve out the place in squares and have security in places similar to how the dons did. These higher level dons should be incorporated/consulted in preparing effective tactics to cripple criminals. Burying our heads in the moral/intellectual sand heap will only make things worse.
Michael Spence
Kingston 6
micspen2@hotmail.com
We need to police as the dons did
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