Dear Editor,
The crime situation is quite alarming and the fears of the Jamaican people of the spike in the number of homicide is further exacerbated by the minister's statement to Parliament that murders may very well reach the 100 mark by the end of this month. Frightening indeed!
Crime in Jamaica, like anywhere else in the world, is a social and economic problem. And, unless the Government and other stakeholders start treating crime as such our homicide rate will not reach any manageable level.
Most of our crime hot spots in this country cannot be effectively policed due to infrastructural network deficiencies in these unplanned communities. Inner-city squatter communities and other unplanned communities account for the majority of criminals and criminal activities.When the socio-economic background of the criminals are checked out it has been observed that most are from the lower socio-economic grouping. Let us start the intervention and strategy at the social and economic levels. It may take more time, but it is the most effective and guranteed way to arrest this monster.
Fernandez Smith
Duanvale PO
fgeorgesmith@yahoo.com
100 murders in a month?!
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The crime situation is quite alarming and the fears of the Jamaican people of the spike in the number of homicide is further exacerbated by the minister's statement to Parliament that murders may very well reach the 100 mark by the end of this month. Frightening indeed!
Crime in Jamaica, like anywhere else in the world, is a social and economic problem. And, unless the Government and other stakeholders start treating crime as such our homicide rate will not reach any manageable level.
Most of our crime hot spots in this country cannot be effectively policed due to infrastructural network deficiencies in these unplanned communities. Inner-city squatter communities and other unplanned communities account for the majority of criminals and criminal activities.When the socio-economic background of the criminals are checked out it has been observed that most are from the lower socio-economic grouping. Let us start the intervention and strategy at the social and economic levels. It may take more time, but it is the most effective and guranteed way to arrest this monster.
Fernandez Smith
Duanvale PO
fgeorgesmith@yahoo.com
100 murders in a month?!
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