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| Dr Meredith Derby |
The persistent issue of crime prompts a critical examination of the factors contributing to the consistently high crime rates over the years. Various reports link violent behaviour to physical abuse as a method of disciplining youth, while others highlight the lack of economic resources as a significant cause. This presents a complex and serious social problem.
Current strategies primarily emphasize increasing police presence and boosting security measures. However, a critical question arises: Is there a comprehensive social plan in place to tackle the root causes of crime and outline clear objectives and key performance indicators (KPIs)? For the past 25 years, the dominant response has been to ramp up policing efforts, which often proves to be a temporary fix rather than a strategic solution with SMART objectives.
Jamaica is known for its high density of churches, and organizations such as Jamaica for Justice play an important role in the community. It is essential to gather relevant statistics and insights into existing social programs designed to address these pressing social challenges effectively. Only through a holistic approach can we hope to make meaningful progress in reducing crime and fostering a safer society.
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No more Criminals Paradise
ReplyDeleteDr Derby I like social programs but the thing overlooked by many is that now we have a Crime Industry(CI)that has overshadowed many industries.
CI is at minimum 10% of GDP employing thousands.
Agriculture is 7% of GDP 19.42 billion USD (2023)
Sources include: World Bank
Approximately a $1.9 billion industry the country could become destabilized if the CI is destroyed.
As it is Crime is important for the stability and growth of Jamaica's.
Crime Fighting is actually growing the industry.
The ligitimate sector constantly playing catchup with the illigitimate sector.
Any Crime Industry reduction.plan must include Rural development,developing other viable sectors of the economy,a rural criminal sanitation and insulation plan,outlawing the promotion and dissemination of murder literature and music,implementation of a express murder trial court system and rapid executions for murderers and child rapists.
No more Jamaica a Criminals Paradise.
It costs US$10,000 per prisoner per year Life sentences having moved to 50 years is $US500,000 ×160 to on is $Ja80,000,000 burden on the taxpayers to prison franchisees lining up to make huge profits off the Crime Industry.
A holistic approch beneficial to the Jamaican people must be embarked upon.
Someone should contact Edward Seaga to find out the following must be studied:
1980= 899 murders
1989 =439
Last 2 hangings in 1988 of 2brothers from the Bethel Town Police Division in Westmoreland.
RIP "Busta" a good hard working countryman was murdered.
Since murder has become a murdertaining sport as murderers and ossirted criminals become celebrities as our young men and women aspire to be assorted murderers and criminals.
Crime is important for the growth and stability of jamaica? What planet is this individual surviving on ??
ReplyDeleteRight here in our wonderful Criminals Paradise.
DeleteSun,sea,guns,gallows,murder music,Reggae Music,Duncehall and Dancehall,competent and incompetent politicians,great public servants,nationalists,patriots ,sprinters,balkers,gunmen,fishermen and a myriad of wonderful people vying for supremacy.
I love my country rescue the perishing care for the dying.
The statement is factual. "As it is Crime is important for the stability and growth of Jamaica."
DeleteIf crime and corruption are to be eradicated or brought under control, there would be a different Jamaica. One you may not recognize. A large percentage of Jamaicans are corrupt, some aren't even aware they are corrupt, because they have gotten so immune to it. Nonetheless, it is in the best interest of the country to stomp it out, come what may. This has to be done by an outsider or through external pressure.
The statement "Crime is important for the stability and growth of Jamaica's" seems counterintuitive, as crime typically hinders stability and growth . Jamaica has struggled with high crime rates, including violent offenses like murder, shooting incidents and rape.
ReplyDeleteCrime poses significant challenges to Jamaica's stability and growth, and addressing these issues requires a multifaceted approach that involves law enforcement, community engagement
I am not that bright but it would seem that the previous commentator meant that our levels of crime is generating significant economic activity hence so many of us are making a livelihood from criminal activities that it has to be recognized as an industry. Not sure about the authenticity of the numbers but he assigns a 10 % of GDP to what he calls a Crime Industry or CI. There is some sense to it from the perspective that we lack economic growth in critical industries that might attract some of these "workers" in the crime industry or as we call them criminals. The problem with the theory though is that many criminals want easy money so they may not want to work in any other industry. Also there are criminals with social problems including those who are victims of abuse (a big problem in Jamaica which we refuse to acknowledge and address) who turn to a life of crime. Those persons will not do anything else unless the root causes of their problems are addressed.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous who wrote at 16:43, the fact that persons who commented before you did not get what was being said by the 1st commentor is a reason why we can't address the problem of crime. We can't seem to understand or recognise the cause of the problem. Some people live lavishly from the proceeds of crime. Another cause that most often gets overlooked is our very weak and feeble family structures. This also needs urgent attention.
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