JAMAICA CONSTABULARY FORCE The Commissioner's Report

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ESSAGE.3PORTFOLIOLEADERS.5CFOCUS.7STRATEGILAW edsystem ojects.48

eyears(20182020),broadlycategorisedintheareasofLaw order.Inresponsetothesechallenges,theLaw opmentalandinfrastructuralneeds.Improving the staff welfareand job competences,building and renovating dexpanded,whilenew mthebasisofaproperlyrunorganization.

cwithcallsfortheentireForcetobedisbandedcomingfrom ofthe lack of trustresulted from inadequateengagement withthe public. A ondogged the ectthis,thereality,butfarmoresothe perception,needed a ER’SMESSAGEIn March 2018, on assuming the post zation’sover150yearhistorywithitsentrenched culturalmores and reputation rcomingthissystemicinertiahadbeenmetwithaclosing of ranks, particularly ence;sensiblecrimefightingstrategies and approaches that have beenabandoned asthe dequatelogisticssystem einparttoapromotionsystem thatappeared opaque tothe membershipand agenerallack ofattention tothe welfare ructureandthereforehadto fend for themselves or rely on workedwiththeJCFoverthepreceding decadesand having own assessment of the actualcapacity,personnel, policies and infrastructure ionprogramme toincreasethe ationandsustainability.

nyearhighin2017of1,647 persons.There wasa rderwhichalsohadtobeaddressedwithurgency.Ithank the men and women of eJCFisTherewasalso alackofcapitalinvestmentfor ipmenttodeteriorateto ofwhom sasterRiskManagementAct A)andsupporttheMinistryofHealthand CommiWellness (MOHW) in quarantine and uestoadjustmanyofitsoperationsasitestablishesnew norms tocope withthe impact fForcecapacity,personnel,policies&infrastructure

onsultationandplanning,theteam dershipandoversighttooverseventyfive appointed inJuly2020 bythePoliceServiceThrCommission.

ceoftheDeputyCommissioner errorism rate

reasorpillars.Theseare:1.LawEnforcement DivisionspecificPolicingPlans EnhancedSecurityMeasures AntigangStrategy SciencebasedInvestigativeStrategy TrafficManagement RapidResponse CommunityIntervention2.ForceTransformation Structure People Infrastructure Equipment orce: ForceforGood RespectforAll RuleofLaw

sandoutcomes/results).

oreholisticanddeliberateapproachto policing communities.The ectivedivisions.

claredinfourcommunities: MountSalem –September1,2017 DenhamTown–October17,2017 GreenwichFarm –July1,2020 smuchas89% inmurdersand91% alsobenefitfrom herform fapproximately22% therwiseoverriddenwithgangviolenceandguncrimes.

heantigangstrategy,apartfrom theirfreedom udingtheCounterTerrorism & ngefforts.

equiredashiftfrom iantonwitnessstatements,totheprocessbeing encrimesceneshave progressed severalmajorinvestigations inthe Courts.The linkages have aided prateforhomicides,comparedto39% in2019.

andenforcementespecially withinthe commercialdistrictsasvehicle ownershipand the motoring m orisedandHighwayPatrolDivisionhas fostered improvements in our ithasbeenveryeffectiveatdeterringandintercepting robbers, apprehending othercriminalsand intervening randsurroundingcommunities.A R.

7.CommunityInterventionCommunityinterventionsform dentsinseveralremotecommunitiesintheparish.

esults).1.WelfareDepartment–June2018Uponassuming mallycomefrom benefitsforthedependentsofdeceasedofficers,from MD lthandwellbeing.Thedepartmentalsomaintainsstrong

blishedandbyFebruary2020,150rankandfile memberscommenced training in Change Management(funded ection ofnew graduatesspecificallytrained toride motorcycles,significantlyenhanced cilitated greaterlevels ofaccountability,improved command and ytokeepthem safe.

Thisdepartmentwasrevamped through acivilservice establishmentand the onandadvicetomembersoncivilandcriminalmatters.The team isactivelyinvolved inthe drafting and reviewing ofcontracts,memorandums edinthepubliceducationcampaign.Theteam .

abularyForcehasembarked ed gCommitteewasthereforeestablishedinFebruary2019to guidetheTechnology thrustwhichled tothe formation ofthe Technology BranchinJune tionalstrategy;reviewsand approvesbusinesscasesforacquisition theimplementationandintegration ofa numberoftechnologiestoimprove police efficiencyand u

(technology and infrastructure), research and policy development, procurement and logistic services. TThree of the current Deputy Commissioners were appointed in July 2020 by the Police Service Commission. Dr Kevin Blake, DCP Force Development & Logistics Portfolio Mr Clifford Blake, DCP Strategic Operations Portfolio Mr Richard Stewart, DCP