00:02142 police officers are now graduates of the police prosecutors program facilitated by the
00:08police academy as the ttps tries to improve its operations and service in simple language we have
00:17to get the whole thing right from the crime scene to the investigation to the evidence to the case
00:26file and finally to the courtroom the programs represented here today were designed around those
00:34operational needs the investigation of serious crimes program was developed out of a need to
00:41improve detection and investigative performance the homicide specialization covers areas including
00:49evidence collection and handling and interviewing and interrogation techniques and even family liaison
00:59the police prosecutors program strengthens legal knowledge research trial preparation and advocacy
01:09so when you leave here with these advanced qualifications
01:13i do not simply see 142 persons with diplomas i see greater capability being returned to the
01:22trian tobago police service and that capability must translate into results the commissioner reports
01:30however that results are already being seen thanks to the hard work of police officers as at the 30th of
01:38september 2026 trader and tobago recorded 265 homicides for the corresponding period in 2025 they were 275
01:54and in 2024 they were 475 that means that compared with 2024 this country recorded 210 fewer homicides
02:07a reduction of approximately 44.2 percent and when we look at the comparative period going back to 2001
02:19serious reported crimes including homicides are now at levels comparable to 2007.
02:29that is a direct result of your hard work and your sacrifice so clap for that
02:38nevertheless the top cop says even one death is one too many he's urging the graduates to share their
02:45education and training with their peers the statistics tell us that progress is being made
02:55but progress is not victory there are more crimes to prevent more cases to solve
03:01and more victims to support more offenders to bring to justice and more public trust to earn
03:12so when you leave here we get to work serve with competence serve with courage serve with integrity
03:21and use what you have learned to make trinidad and tobago safer
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