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Contact: John Emmanuel

Wednesday, July 19, 2000 - The Ministry of Legal Affairs, Home Affairs and Labour has taken another significant step in addressing the many problems facing law enforcement on the island. On Wednesday, July 19, 2000 the Ministry with assistance from the Peel Regional Police of Canada began an intensive two and a half week Crime Scene Management Training Programme for police officers involved in crime interdiction. 

Police Commissioner Francis Nelson says the training programme comes on the heels of sharp criticisms being levelled against the Police and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, over the mishandling of some high profile cases. 

According to Commissioner Nelson, “There are definitely problems as we see it in terms of our way of operations. We’re talking about the whole question of collection and presentation of evidence in our court system and this has been creating a nightmare for us as far as it relates to how we go about presenting the evidence. The only way we as law enforcement officers can be successful in crime detection is to provide this level of training in all aspects of fingerprinting, forensic crime scene examination and photography which is crucial to persons who are engaged in producing qualitative and quantitative evidence as the backbone of criminal prosecutions.” 

Legal and Home Affairs Minister Honourable Velon John says the workshop training is the first phase in placing local law enforcement officers on the cutting edge of sophisticated crime interdiction and management. 

“This workshop comes a time when functional levels of professional sophistication are needed to combat the increasing incidence of crime regionally and internationally and also to contain the criminal ingenuity of those who callously and dispassionately exploit the vulnerabilities of our societal system and system’s members, and so crime scene management must be seen not as the mechanical gathering of potential elements of evidence but the scientific and professional application of knowledge gleaned from a rigorous acquisition of forensic related information,” Minister John told his audience at the official opening of the workshop.   

Forensic Crime Scene Specialist, St. Lucian Joseph Berkeley is facilitating the Crime Scene Management Workshop. Mr. Berkeley first worked as an officer of the St. Lucia Police Force before his attachment to the Peel Regional Police of Canada. 

Some of the topics to be covered during the course include Crime Scene Protocols for DNA evidence, Protecting the Crime Scene, Case Presentation and Handling, Criminal Profiling and Sexual Assault. 

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