TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO POLICE SERVICE Police Administration Building, Corner Edward & Sackville Streets, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I. Tel: +1 868 623 8429 • Fax: +1 868 623 2585 • Email: cop@ttps.gov.tt PoliceServiceTT ttpoliceservice www.youtube.com/user/TTPoliceService Effective Policing Approach Trinidad and Tobago, with its beautiful beaches, euphoric carnival festival, enchanting rainforests and fun-loving people, recorded an all-time high of 22,162 serious crimes in 2009. However, by 2014 the numbers drastically dropped by 45.5 per cent to a 30-year low of 12,055. What is responsible for the plummet in serious crimes? This phenomenal success is largely attributed to a radical change in the policing approach under new leadership. The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) diverted from its traditional reactionary policing model featuring routine patrols and response to crimes from stations to a preventative one by implementing its Effective Policing Approach which placed crime prevention as its highest priority. This new proactive, service-oriented approach combined several contemporary policing strategies (Evidence-Based Policing, Hotspots Patrols, COMPSTAT and Policing for People) into one. It allowed the TTPS to deliver unprecedented increases in patrol time in high crime hotspots within communities. A major boost in resources provided by the government contributed to this achievement. The vehicle fleet was expanded by 332 and equipped with GPS tracking devices, while over 1200 new officers were recruited. The TTPS and the University of Cambridge, UK, also formed a special relationship to implement a Hotspots Patrol experiment and train 400 officers in Evidence- Based Policing. The TTPS is now considered a trailblazer in using GPS to track and deliver mobile patrols in high crime hotspots. All hotspots are electronically geofenced to precisely calculate the patrol time spent in each. The objective is to maximise the deterrent effect of mobile patrols on crime. The Effective Policing Approach is guided by the TTPS Strategic Plan (2014–16) and the annual operating plan, which are posted on our website to give the public easy www.ttps.gov.tt access to detailed information on strategies, policies and actions being pursued by the organisation. The plans were developed with direct contributions from internal and external stakeholders (business, religious and community-based organisations). The TTPS accounts to the public and obtains feedback on its performance by holding monthly community outreach meetings, weekly press briefings and a daily interactive television programme. These activities are geared towards achieving our vision ‘to make every place in Trinidad and Tobago safe’. Mr Stephen Williams (MBA, M.St, LLB, LEC, MCMI ) Commissioner of Police (Ag.) Trinidad and Tobago Police Service
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