And while the acting PM looks forward to seeing the changes the New ComPol will bring to the Police Department, he points out that the crime situation that is plaguing the streets of Belize can never be solved if it is not tacked holistically. Faber says he lends the full support of his ministry of Education, Youth, Sports and Culture to tackle the ongoing issue of violence on the streets.
Hon. Patrick Faber - Acting Prime Minister
"The issues that are plaguing us in terms of crime are not issues for the police alone and until we are fully embraced that and what my position is as one of the ministers involved with social portfolios, we have to get back to some of the basics of how to fix our family issues, how to better bring up our children from very young, how to be there to give them that guidance and until we do that, then I think the policing and all the other issues will continue to be man-made effects. Now I don't want anybody to misinterpret what I'm saying, we absolutely need good and strong policing and it can certainly help us in terms of the fight against crime but it cannot in isolation be the fix it all for these situations."
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