September 18, 2016
Paul Thompson
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Former senior policeman dismisses ‘wild west’ talk
FORMER Assistant Commissioner of Police Paul Thompson yesterday dismissed Prime Minister Perry Christie’s recent assertion that the capital’s crime situation has become like the “Wild West,” insisting that innocent people are “not the targets” in what he said is a “war” between various gang factions throughout New Providence.
INSIGHT: Send hardcore criminals to Family Island prison
Former Assistant Police Commissioner Paul Thompson concludes his series on policing in the Bahamas by examing the rehabilitation of offenders.
INSIGHT: The role of police in general elections
Former Assistant Police Comm-issioner Paul Thompson explains why officers must not allow personal political preferences or associations to affect their professional duty . . .
INSIGHT: Dealing with immigrants and the enemy within
The security risk the Bahamas faces from a large, unknown population in its midst is great. Paul Thompson looks at measures that can be taken to reduce it.
INSIGHT: Keeping children safe in our classrooms is a lesson we must learn
A comprehensive review of schools security is required not just for now but for the future of our students, former assistant police commissioner Paul Thompson says . . .
INSIGHT: Plans to stop gridlock stuck in a jam
Paul Thompson renews his call for a modernisation of the Bahamian public transport system . . .
PAUL THOMPSON: Modern policing must be flexible and effective
While total protection is never possible, the police are doing a fine job in many areas of crime prevention and the public can help, Paul Thompson says . . .
INSIGHT: Paul Thompson - Vehicle dumps are driving crime and health hazards
A plan drawn up in the 1970s to address the issues of roadside garages and never enacated remains as relevant today as ever, Assistant Commissioner of Police Paul Thompson says . . .
INSIGHT: Treating white-collar crime lightly means criminals have no fear
The words discipline, supervision, enforcement, accountability and transparency appear to be absent from the minds of our present-day public servants.
INSIGHT: Combatting the rising tide of violent crime and home invasions
Drawing on his experience of a long career in policing and private security, Paul Thompson offers advice on how the pubic can stop themselves from becoming victims of crime
INSIGHT: Why public approval is vital for effective policing
Former Assistant Police Commissioner Paul Thompson explains the need for strong and trusting relations between the force and society . . .
INSIGHT: Crime prevention is no mystery, just follow expert advice
Drawing on his experience of a career in policing and private security, Paul Thompson offers advice on how the pubic can stop themselves from becoming victims of crime . . .
INSIGHT: Keeping visitors safe from robbers and rapists is a cost hotels must meet
Protecting tourism from criminals in The Bahamas is paramount for the country’s economy and reputation as a destination. Paul Thompson suggests government security surveys of hotels would help prevent major incidents . . .
INSIGHT: The law is there to be used against criminals, not at political discretion
Cases of criminal misconduct against parliamentarians have not been prosecuted and the government has made no effort to confiscate the proceeds of crime from perpetrators, former Assistant Police Commissioner Paul Thompson reveals in the latest part of his weekly series.
INSIGHT: Undercover operations and ‘need to know’ in the fight against crime
Excellent regional law enforcement co-operation sometimes meant politicians were kept in the dark about covert planning, former Assistant Police Commissioner Paul Thompson says.
INSIGHT: “The Royal Bahamas Police Force made me a man”
When my memoir - A Policeman’s Story - was published in 2013, The Tribune’s publisher Eileen Dupuch Carron called it “an interesting account of life in the Bahamas from the early sixties through independence and the drug wars to the present”.
INSIGHT: Governments have ignored senior police advice over the years
Based on his 30 years experience as a police officer Paul Thompson begins a series looking at why the Bahamas is in the state it is today and what lessons should have been learned
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