NewsWhore
08-14-2008, 03:50 PM
According to anthropologist and social investigator Tahira Vargas present efforts to enhance security have not been efficient and don't attack delinquency at its root. Vargas says efforts have not resolved the issue of complicity between police officials, criminals and the National Drug Control Department (DNCD). Vargas made her comments with regards to the disputed police sponsored executions of known criminal youths in the DR. Vargas says that killing youths is not the solution.
As reported in Clave newspaer, "Barrio Seguro was a beautiful plan for community participation that sought to improve the education, services, infrastructure and spaces for the community, but none of that was done. Instead the government bought SUVs, large Harley motos and sent policemen to raid the barrios and kill lots of people," she complains. "How can you work on security when the authorities are involved and you give them power to repress and more weapons? We don't have security organizations, we have insecurity organizations," she complained.
She argues that increasing coverage of the basic educational system and attacking the complicity between authorities and criminals is the key. She is also urging that the police and judiciary systems become more credible.
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As reported in Clave newspaer, "Barrio Seguro was a beautiful plan for community participation that sought to improve the education, services, infrastructure and spaces for the community, but none of that was done. Instead the government bought SUVs, large Harley motos and sent policemen to raid the barrios and kill lots of people," she complains. "How can you work on security when the authorities are involved and you give them power to repress and more weapons? We don't have security organizations, we have insecurity organizations," she complained.
She argues that increasing coverage of the basic educational system and attacking the complicity between authorities and criminals is the key. She is also urging that the police and judiciary systems become more credible.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#7)