Rajiva Wijesinha

“ With the forces near to bringing the struggle against terror to a successful conclusion, we should not wait to begin the process of training and administrative streamlining that will ensure a police force that will, as CRM says, restore the ‘pride and professionalism which is still fresh in those of us with longer memories’. ”

“ Some of this neglect has arisen because of the obviously necessary priority accorded in the last decade to training of the armed forces. Thus, whilst we obviously have a professional armed service, that not only functions effectively, but also does so with full understanding of national and international law, training towards similar professionalism has not been extended to the police, through no fault of its own. ”

“ The core function of the police, crime prevention and detection, cannot be neglected. Particularly now, with the increased need for a multi-ethnic well trained police force in action all over the country, we must address this problem immediately. ”