Dr Horace Chang outlined plans to place some 500 closed protection officers (CPOs) on front-line crime-fighting duty. But there has been no perceptible decline in violence and gun crimes under his watch. The reality on the ground is that even with the COVID-19 pandemic and its accompanying restrictive measures such as lockdown days and curfews, the crime wave has continued. We are not convinced that merely placing 500 policemen on the streets will put a dent in the crime situation. Technology has to be part of the police strategy.
Source: https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/commentary/20211009/editorial-facing-security-crisis