Cops engage community in anti-crime clinics
RCIPS Community Clinic at Grand Harbour, 15 June 2016
(CNS): The RCIPS is holding another round of ‘community clinics’ this week at various locations on Grand Cayman, giving the public a chance to speak directly with police officers about their concerns. Replacing the town hall style of public meetings, police management have said these clinics are proving more effective with their informal approach. Setting up at places with high foot traffic, such as supermarkets, malls and hospitals, the clinics provide a more comfortable, convenient way for people to speak with officers, the RCIPS stated.
The concerns are then addressed through a Problem Oriented Policing and Partnership (POPP) approach, in which the community, police and other agencies work together to solve the issues that have been raised and the things seen as the wider community problems, a police spokesperson explained.
Although some community meetings continue, the police said they have found that many members of the public prefer the one-on-one format.
“The idea of the clinics is that we go to the residents, instead of residents trying to find the time in their busy schedules to come to us,” said Acting Chief Inspector Lloyd Marriott, the acting area commander for George Town District.
Clinic schedule:
| DAY | TIME | LOCATION |
| Wednesday 15thJune | 9am-12am | George Town Hospital |
| Wednesday 15thJune | 3pm-6pm | Hurley’s Supermarket |
| 15th June | 5pm-7pm | Foster’s Food Fair (East End) |
| Thursday 16thJune | 11am-2pm | Kirk Market |
| Friday 17th June | 10am-1pm | Foster’s Airport |
| Friday 17th June | 3pm-6pm | Foster’s Strand |
| Friday 17th June | 5pm-7pm | Chisolm Market (North Side) |
| Saturday 18thJune | 11am-4pm | A L Thompson |
| 18th June | 9am-11am | Foster’s Republix (West Bay) |
| 18th June | 1pm-3pm | Cost-u-Less |
| 18th June | 11am-1pm | Foster’s Food Fair (Countryside) |
I know one thing, if you want anything written down, you will have to do it for them!
Hey look on the bright side. If there wasn’t any crime there wouldn’t be a need for police. We need crime if we’re gonna have law enforcement. What good is enforcing laws if people aren’t breaking them? Keep the crime high and keep the incompetent officers around while the ones with sense end up leaving because they realise the current leadership isn’t getting us anywhere.
The efficacy of publishing a PR schedule for June 15th, on June 16th is an exemplum of the historical performance of RCIPS; a day late and a dollar short.
Will they also be selling raffle tickets like everyone else who sets up a stall outside a hardware store??
Huh? So they get a few cops to sit at a table and then we get to ask them why they are sitting around doing nothing? This is just PR spin coming from the tiny shake up. Don’t worry, they will be back to no action in no time.
Great, now we know where the cops are, I feel a little street crime coming on…