Rookie cops on the beat with veteran officers
(CNS): Twenty-two new police recruits who graduated last week after 17 weeks of rigorous basic training are now working alongside veteran officers, who will mentor these rookies over the next six months. The recruits are on the beat as part of the regular shift system and will continue learning on the job with the experienced officers, who will assist and guide them in their operational duty.
Half of the recruits have been assigned to the Eastern Districts, where a satellite unit of the Traffic and Roads Policing Unit was launched Monday.
In addition to the 22 RCIPS recruits, one trainee with the Anti-Corruption Commission who was also part of this recruitment class will now be working alongside the experienced specialist officers in the ACC.
According to an RCIPS press release, over the course of four months, the group of seven women and sixteen men learned all about policing in the classroom. But they had the chance to spend the Christmas period providing support to officers on the road with the Traffic and Roads Policing, Custody, and Community Policing Units, before returning to the classroom for the remainder of the course and the final exam.
During their recent graduation, Governor Martyn Roper welcomed the diversity of the class who through their service will put themselves in danger to protect everyone else in the community.
“You should know that we greatly appreciate what you do on the front line every day to serve your community and support all who make these Islands their home. I wish you all the best for what I’m sure will be rewarding careers ahead,” he said.
Police Commissioner Derek Byrne encouraged them to do their best. “Policing is a noble profession and one where you can feel proud and satisfied for the role you will play in contributing positively to your community,” he said. “It will be challenging at times, and will require perseverance and resilience to manage the highs and lows in a profession where no two days are the same.
“Your experiences gained and comradery established during your training will set you in good stead to carve the career you want from the excellent opportunities available within the RCIPS. I encourage you to work hard, learn from the leaders around you will have every chance to succeed,” he added.
PC Shemar Dawkins, who was chosen by the class to speak on their behalf, said all their trainers had gone the extra mile to ensure their success. Eight of the recruits who excelled in various areas during training were also given special awards.
* Team Spirit: PC 126 Calasia Burke
* Top Academic Award: PC 338 Lamoy Moodie
* Resilience Award: PC 369 Tyrik Taylor
* Resilience Award: PC 359 Shante Ramoon
* Resilience Award: PC 315 Micah Ebanks
* Drill and Deportment: PC 319 James Jackson III
* Most Outstanding Student: PC 345 Timothy Munroe
* Most Outstanding Student: PC 126 Calasia Burke
The RCIPS congratulated the Recruit Class of 2021 on successfully completing their training course and wishes them all the best in their future service to the Cayman Islands.
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the blind leading the blind…
Perhaps these recruits are mostly Jamaican, or other foreigners? For the love of Cayman? I doubt it! For the love of life in Cayman, Government salary and perks and a stripe of authority in someone else’s country? For sure!!
Meanwhile, the Jamaica Constabulary has just revealed that it arrested a few of its own Police officers for being ACTIVE members of a violent gang!! Any surprise?
They’ll soon be here applying to and being accepted by RCIPS!
Young Caymanians, get some effin ambition and get off your asses and join your local police force. Our public legal system is already in foreign control.
Have some national pride!!!
Teach these kids how to use a radar gun and get them out on patrol on ETH and west Bay Road. Crazy ass drivers who think they’re at Daytona International Speedway. And while their at it, arrest the multi tasking texting/talking crowd.
More police than Quakers have Oats the highest per capita in the entire region the largest budget bigger than some countries in the Caribbean.who and what for Cayman?
Not enough Police officers? COMPLAIN!
More Police trained and hired? COMPLAIN!
Some people just can’t be pleased.
Depth of payroll certainly isn’t the problem: it’s eroded public trust from years of sequestered clubhouse invisibility, inept response when it’s urgently called for, rudeness high-handedness and betrayal of victims, dismissed prosecutions, and demonstrable results for the cost. At this point the cost side being the size of a small NATO defence budget. So yeah, complaints on non-delivery are warranted. We’ve paid several times over, for basic competence.
At the time of the last Annual report in 2020, we had over 404 full time career uniform officers, 40 specialist Police Staff, and 59 civilian staff on the public payroll. How many are on the force now, and what do they do? What are their performance criteria? There’s no visibility on where these officers are deployed, and what these departments accomplish in a year apart from an unverified statistical comparison to previous year’s select data suggesting causality. There’s no interest on polling of the public on how they are doing, how they are perceived, or where they can and should improve. Not much trust to work with sadly.
How many can read and write?
Good point. Some RCIPS officer’s reports are an embarrassing and insulting to proper grammar.