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Decades of Suppression Stupidity
posted (February 27, 2019)
And maybe those ascending women commander will soften the police approach to crime suppression, which - in the words of one former Commissioner - usually just means rolling out with more brute force and ignorance.

In line with that, tonight, we continue our coverage of social violence anthropologist, Dr. Herbert Gayle's lecture which he delivered on Friday night at the Bliss Center.

Tonight, we feature his comments on crime suppression strategies by police, which was the main theme of his presentation. He said that in Jamaica, like Belize, crime suppression has been the main strategy for decades - without success:…

The entire presentation was almost two hours long, so for the rest of the week, we'll be covering just a few points with news clips.

Gayle's entire lecture will air on Saturday evening on Channel 7.

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