Trinidad and Tobago Police Service
used to be a noble institution consisting of good citizens. They used to have a
good reputation of being the force of the country, protecting its residents.
However, the recent newspaper
articles depict a story of violence and overuse of power in the system. Trinidad
and Tobago Police has become known of oppressing the weak nowadays. The police
institution of Trinidad and Tobago is often the reason of complaints other than
the institution where complainants run to.
Trinidad and Tobago government
established a “Police Complaints Authority” that will attend to the complaints
of the citizens regarding abuse of power and oppression. Police Complaints Act
17 was established since 1993 and was announced in 1995 for this reason. Anyone
harassed by a police officer can now log in to their website and report a
complaint.
This study will describe a broader
explanation and information of how and when a dignified police station ceased to
serve its purpose to their country. This study will include some of the
important events in the history of Trinidad and Tobago that is relevant to the
change of performance of its police service.
This study will mostly consist of
Newspaper Articles, to support the important events in the history of police
service as well as its negative and positive contribution to the name of the
police institution. Interview will also be made to the existing police officers,
as well as retired police officers, to support the data gathered from news
articles.
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