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tampered with as a result of the technology employed which
automatically applies timestamps, which cannot be altered, to
all recordings. This innovation will allow for stronger court cases
to be built as it leaves less room for accusations of improper
interviewing protocols to be levelled against the police.
CCTV Cameras
The TTPS IT Unit has been one of the units at the forefront of
implementing policies which ensure that the goal of the Police
Service to be a transparent organisation, accountable to the
public, is achieved. As such, the unit has overseen the installation
of CCTV cameras which have to date been installed internally
and externally in almost every police station and building.
TTPS Website
Trinidad and Tobago Police Service website was upgraded
within the last six months. In keeping with the service’s core
value of professionalism and its strategic goal to “Improve the
Level of Citizen-centred Service,” the site has been designed as
a medium for the dissemination of key, relevant and generally
current information about the Trinidad and Tobago Police
Service. The IT Unit has ensured that the website is a medium
through which members of the public can involve themselves
in a partnership with the police, aiding in the fight against
crime, by providing information, such as ‘tips’ in real time. An
interactive map of Trinidad and Tobago, which allows
members of the public instant access to contact information
and precise locations of every police station in the country, is
among the several innovations implemented by the IT unit in
its restructuring of the TTPS website.
Body Worn Cameras
In keeping with the highest standards for law enforcement and
the global trends of law enforcement agencies around the
world, the IT Unit would be responsible for the imminent
acquisition, provision and servicing of body cameras for
police officers. There have over time been several
controversial police- involved altercations in which there is
a marked disparity between recounts of the initial
interaction between the public and the police in the public
domain. The effective implementation of Body Worn
Cameras by the IT Unit would therefore provide an
independent point of view that cannot be disputed.
The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service’s IT Unit has
undoubtedly made several positive changes in the way the
police service does business. It boasts of a public Police
Database that is 23 years old - the oldest computerised
Police Database and Record Management system in the
Caribbean and modern GPS systems that enable officers to
stay ahead of the technological curve in a dynamic security
environment. The unit, in spite of the challenge of meeting
the demands of a demanding security service, has risen to
the challenge of being a competent and innovative
technology solutions provider. Though the maxim ‘the only
thing constant is change’ is especially true for the
technology sector, the TTPS’ IT Unit has proven that within
its ranks, the one thing constant, is the dedication of its
staff to advance the work of the TTPS through
industriousness and industry.
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