Acting Commissioner of Police Clifton Hicken has read the proverbial ‘riot act’ to Junior Officers from the twelve Regional Police Divisions whom he met on Thursday at the Officers’ Training Centre on Camp Road, Georgetown.
“I am not going to ask you to do anything outside the realm or scope of your work…you will be judged based on your performance,” the Top Cop told the Junior Officers, according to a statement from the police.
Among those he spoke to were Cadet Officers, Assistant Superintendents and Deputy Superintendents, many of whom are Sub-Divisional Officers, Divisional Detective Officers, and Officers in Charge of Traffic in their respective Divisions.
The meeting on Thursday follows several similar ones that were initiated by Hicken the previous week when he met separately with all the Sergeants, Inspectors, and Regional Commanders in which he outlined his and his Executive leadership team’s vision, strategic plans, and new posture.
Hicken, the statement said, used the forum to further remind the officers of the important roles and responsibilities as outlined in the standing orders, coupled with the implementation of the Strategic pillars of the 2022-2026 strategic plan.
The Top Cop stated: “We’ve got to identify the gaps and we’re going to fill those gaps as a collective. I want to remind you that the chain is as strong as its weakest link, and so you’re going to complement each other in terms of knowledge and experience.”
Hicken also addressed the laissez-faire attitude exhibited by the junior officers and said that members of the Force will be evaluated and promoted based on performance.
He alluded to the fact that in providing the service as mandated by the GPF, reports and occurrences must be followed up by giving victims a feedback on the status-quo of the investigations.