Strategic Lines of Action
i.
The provision of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Social Development and
Crime Prevention Action Plan (SDCPAP) is a flagship initiative which this Strategy
fully supports and compliments;
ii.
Any sustained move to reduce crime must involve criminal justice, social justice,
education, health and local authorities, which is why the formation of National InterMinisterial Commissions to coordinate government policy is vital. This requires clear,
senior and bold leadership;
iii.
Member States must increase demand side intervention through a focus on education,
early intervention, treatment, harm reduction, rehabilitation and social reintegration,
ethics training and the construction of new social norms within the Community;
iv.
CARICOM must undertake a fundamental review of drug policies, given the changing
international context. The Region’s drug policy must be informed by a comprehensive
understanding of the global situation and possible alternative policies. The Strategy
recommends the urgent establishment of a CARICOM Drug Commission. The
Commission’s mandate should include recommendations on the best ways to minimise
the damage caused to the victims of drug-related crimes; drug users and others;
v.
CARICOM will also establish an Anti-Gang Working Group to provide
recommendations for the dismantling of gang networks;
vi.
CARICOM will publish regional risk assessments and regional publication of crime
reports. CARICOM will ensure that the Region is appropriately and accurately
represented in international crime and security reports. CARICOM and its Member States
have a duty to defend the integrity of its people and the Region against any unfair
misrepresentation of the situation in CARICOM Member States, but to acknowledge
accurate reports.
vii.
CARICOM will leverage mobile technology and harness the power of mobile
applications as crucial communication mechanisms. CARICOM will support the
development of a free mobile security application; CARICOM Secure App (CASA)
to manage, receive and distribute clear information to users. This social media application
will be used for example, accident alerts, photographs of missing and trafficked persons,
and disaster alerts.
Strategic Goal 3: Establishing Appropriate Legal Instruments While Ratifying Existing
Agreements
4.12 Many legal instruments have been established in recent years, such as the Protocol
establishing CONSLE and IMPACS as Treaty entities, Model Visiting Forces Act, Model APIS
Legislation, the Treaty on Security Assistance Among CARICOM Member States, MOU for the
Sharing of Intelligence among Member States of the CARICOM, CARICOM Arrest Warrant
Treaty (CAWT), CARICOM Maritime Airspace and Security Cooperation Agreement, and the
CARIPASS Treaty. CARICOM will intensify effective law enforcement cooperation among
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