Jamaica’s Crime-Fighting Paradox

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Letter to the Jamaica Gleaner editor – Monday, December 7, 2009
From: Neville Carnegie (New Jersey, USA)
Re: Jamaica’s Crime-Fighting Paradox

Dear Editor,

In seems like in Jamaica, the war against crime is also a war against law enforcement. The paradox is real, and it is disturbing. Corruption has blurred the line between the good police and the bad police.

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is empowered by law to protect the lives and property of citizens. The public has entrusted the police with power and authority to detain citizens accused of committing crimes until there are judicial hearings to determine those citizens’ guilt or innocence. Police personnel are expected to be honest, truthful, fair and dedicated to the rule of law. Therefore, criminal acts committed by a policeman should be an extremely rare occurrence. Unfortunately, criminal behaviour has escalated within the JCF. It’s the nightmare that we all fear – rogue cops … more

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