Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan yesterday urged Community Policing Groups (CPGs) to make efforts to tackle the root of crime in communities.
“It is important that we see the community policing group as being more directly involved at the community level, solving crimes, yes, but also helping in the preparation of solutions to those crimes, getting to the root,” Ramjattan said at a news conference in the Ministry’s boardroom as celebrations began to mark the 40th anniversary of Community Policing Organisations in Guyana.
Tackling the root causes is needed, he added, because when the