When a report is made to the police, the first obligation of the police is to make an official record of the persons visit to the police and what was the nature of the visit.
After which the police will examine the content of your story to see if the nature of the report constitutes an offence for which the police has Jurisdiction over Criminal. Please take note, the police has Jurisdiction only over those offences that constitutes criminal offences, infractions and violation.
There are some offences that the police has Jurisdiction over that he cannot deal with unless he witnessed it himself.
Then the police must informed the person if that report meets the criteria of reports the police are authorized to deal with. If it is not the police must informed the persons of that fact and give them further but basic information as to what other steps they can take.
The police should basically say to the person, the report you are making is a civil matter, the police don't have the authority to deal with civil matter. You should to contact a lawyer or the court, the court staff can direct you on how to file a civil case without a lawyer." It is important to note; the police is not to tell the person which lawyer to go to, etc.
If the report falls under the class of reports the police has authority to deal with, when a report is made, he must informed the person on the police policy on dealing with such offences, and find out what the complainant will have the police do on their behalf.
The complainant wishes must be followed except for cases of Rape, domestic abuse, child abuse and of course murder. All of the above category of offences must be investigated regardless if the complainant wants the police to or not.
The next step that should be taken is: a written and signed record of the persons story must be made, an investigate must be carried out to determine it the report or what part of the report that was made is the truth. after the investigation a decision will be made if to
prosecute or not.
Mr.Allan Palmer is one hundred
ReplyDeletePercent (100)correct.Can remember you in the days of the vigilante group around Kingstown.Feedbacks from our colleagues in St Vincent to us (Palmer)has changed since the New Regime has taken over in 2201.We in the diaspora is where is (THE HOME 🏡 OF THE BLESSED 😇)….The conditions of Central Police 👮♀️ Station in the centre of our capital Kingstown is so deplorable that it pains me when i visited in November 2023.I paid attention to Central Police Station,The NewProvision Market and the Parliament Building and decided to walk to zVictoris Park in slow and in quick time.As I started to march westbound alongHillboro Street and reached in front of the Parliament Building and the Provision Market I had to halt,present my arms and about turn up to Halifax Street,stood at White Chapel 💒 Steet in amaize…I looked left,right,straight ahead and could not revers becanse I was sticker on the traffic.Suddenly I heard the sound of the serine as I looked towards Grenville Street I saw three vehicles darting between vehicles heading to my direction and where I was standing to give way to the sirens 🚨..Palmer can you tell me what became of the siren at Central Police Station?🙏♥️🇻🇨👮♀️💒👀☮️😍