Marigot is the latest community targeted by an official anti-crime consultation initiative.
The series of public discussions spearheaded by the Ministry of National Security is intended to help the authorities better tackle growing incidents of violent crime which affect both locals and visitors.
Government officials, criminal justice professionals, academics and members of the general public have been identifying strategies that it is hoped will help prevent or significantly reduce serious criminal activity on the island.
Tougher laws, harsher punishment, greater community involvement and community policing are some of the recommendations being discussed.
At the Marigot session Attorney General Levi Peter emphasized the need for closer attention to be paid to the manner in which people are socialized from a young age.
“The general decline in the way we interact with each other is something which we may think is simple but in my view is very significant. The decline in the display and exercise of courtesy that used to exist in our communities is of critical concern,” Peter told the meeting.
He also suggested that lack of empathy with fellow man and woman, brother and sister were significant factors which are contributing to serious crime.
The Attorney General said he was confident that some success could be realized if more attention is paid to getting people off the track of committing crime.
Dominica’s Chief of Police Cyril Carette meanwhile reiterated a call for greater collaboration to tackle Dominica’s crime problems.
“I think there should be greater collaboration between law enforcement and the communities to ensure that we can effectively fight serious crimes,” Commissioner Carrette said.
Thast a very good effort on the part of the AG and Police Chief but they must start fighting crime at the top and then it will trickle down to the basic man on the street. Then and only then we will see change in the crime wave in Dominica.A lot of people seeing whats going on at the top and as the Police Chief said (monkey see so monkey do)…
Now he is coming to talk about crime, they had a meeting in Portsmouth and pure labourites attended, to try to make it look god, stop playing politics with crime, most of the recent crime wave in Portsmouth was caused by the AG’s former clients and the last shooting was weapons used by the AG’s client shot dead in January, Behanzin is right they have no moral authority to talk about crime. Lie to the Court of Appeal to win Appeals, now want to talk about crime! We must really be stupid not to see what is going on here!!!! 8 dead and counting!!!!!
Were the Religious Leaders in the Village invited to attend the meeting because it’s their resposibility to educate the people of the Villages the word of GOD and what effect it have to say about committing Crime also the way we should be living with each other according to the word of GOD their is a roll for them too so if you want to be going around talking about Crime inittive Mr.Attorney you should include the religious leaders and Policemen too.
And the Parl Rep. should also part of the discourse.
Its a public discussion no one is barred from attending. I’d hope the religious leaders see it fit to attend & contribute because its their civic & religious responsibility.
is not new legislation to control people Carette want nuh……
he want to tell police officers who to talk to and who not to talk to or else….
and those abusive Dominicans….. what happen beating not working?
the family structure needs to be addressed