Social issues must be considered to deal with crime says police commissioner
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Contact: Shannon Lebourne
Thursday, October 14, 2010 – Meanwhile, Police Commissioner Mr Vernon Francois is calling for a multi-sectoral approach to fighting crime and violence in the country.
According to Commissioner Francois, we must reinforce good family structures, adopt positive moral values and tolerance if we are to achieve any sustainable and effective handle on crime.
“Crime is a social problem and we cannot only prescribe law enforcement procedures to what is actually a social problem. We need to look at the problem and determine as a society what are doing. Law enforcement has a very important role to play and we keep playing our part. Of course, there are different things that we can do to improve but the point is it has been shown that even if you get law enforcement perfect and the rest of society is not involved in the process or if it’s not the business of society then it is going to be very difficult to deal with this particular social problem that is facing us.”
Commissioner Francois while appreciative of the support given by the public in providing valuable information in the fight against crime, requests that law abiding citizens allow the law men to carry out their duties without interference, especially when police execute various operations in troubled and inner-city communities.
“We want the problem to be solved, we want police to be out there and aggressive, but some people still believe we should not interfere with their friends and family or come into their community. I am not advocating that police should have a free hand to do whatever they want because obviously that will be detrimental to society, but definitely people who want to unnecessarily involve in police work and make it more difficult are not helping the situation at all. We need encourage an environment where police do the right things and members of the public also understand that they have a role in no interfering I police work when we carry out operations in some of the communities.”
Notwithstanding the many challenges, Commissioner Francois assures the public of the police’s commitment to serving them in a professional manner.
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