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PARTNERING WITH<br />
COMMUNITIES FOR A SAFER<br />
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO<br />
Kerwin Gordon<br />
Corporate Communications Officer<br />
ir Robert Peel considered the father of<br />
modern day policing, once observed that<br />
getting out in the community and dealing<br />
with the daily issues that concern people, is<br />
the key to effective policing.<br />
Earning peoples’ respect and co-operation in<br />
preventing crime are the bedrock of good policing,<br />
as this allows citizens to exert an effective<br />
democratic check on the police, according to Sir<br />
Peele, who is popularly quoted for his saying “the<br />
police are the people and the people are the police.”<br />
The vision of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service<br />
(<strong>TTPS</strong>) is to make every place in Trinidad and<br />
Tobago safe. Therefore, in keeping with the<br />
‘Peelian’ principle, we are cognisant that solving<br />
crime and maintaining safety and security are<br />
impossible without the help of the public. Joint<br />
responsibility and partnerships according to Sir<br />
Peele will be crucial to the success of any policing<br />
model.<br />
Deputy Commissioner of Police, Operations, (Ag.), Deodat<br />
Dulalchan, responds to an issue raised at a Town Meeting,<br />
alongside him is ACP (Ag.) Carlisle Huggins.<br />
It is against this backdrop that on August 6th, 2014,<br />
the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service began the<br />
process of community engagement through the<br />
hosting of regular town meetings.<br />
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