– inappropriate behaviour of ranks among matters being dealt with

MORE public trust in the Guyana Police Force (GPF) is expected in the New Year, as Commissioner of Police, Leslie James has said that by the end of March 2019 persons would see a much reformed police force.

In the past, there have been complaints about the inappropriate behaviour of officers, complaints which have caught the attention of the GPF’s administrators.

“Ranks have not been trained to do some of the things they have done or allegedly have done … somehow they are still bent on doing those things but we are dealing with it…soon citizens can feel free that the engagement with ranks will not result in profiling and so on,” said the top cop during his response to questions from young people on the second day of the inaugural Guyana National Youth Conference on Thursday.
His response was directed to a particular question relating to if ranks were trained to deal with young people.

One of the youth participants even went on to say that some of his engagements with officers left him feeling like a victim in his own country.

In an effort to allay any fear, James said the situation is not one of “gloom and doom” because officers of the GPF have received the requisite training on engagement with any person.

He however reiterated that some of the officers do not abide by the training and it results in persons having bad experiences with those officers.

“We are training ranks on everything which encompasses dealing with cultural issues… but there has never been a specific instruction for profiling,” said the Police Commissioner.
He informed persons that the police administration, with the new team, has started to examine the training environment and curriculum for officers.

According to the Commissioner, everything is being dealt with to ensure that there is a semblance of change when compared to what happened in the past.