CAPRI Hosts Review Meeting with Key Stakeholders for its Research on Gangs in Jamaica

CAPRI in partnership with the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) held a review meeting with key stakeholders for its research on Gangs in Jamaica. This research falls under the extended Citizen Security a Yaad Project. CAPRI invited representatives from DFID; Prof. Anthony Clayton, Alcan Professor, Institute of Sustainable Development; Prof. Anthony Harriott and Tarik Weekes from the Institute of Criminal Justice and Security; Mr. David Danelo, Senior Fellow, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime; Mr. Fitz Bailey, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Jamaica Constabulary Force; Ms. Paula Llewellyn, Director of Public Prosecutions, Office of the Director of Public Prosecution; Mr. Rohan Richards, Mr. Richard Foster and Ms. Michele Lemmon from the Ministry of National Security and Mr. Rohan Reid from the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruprion Agency. These high level stakeholders provided feedback on the first draft of the study to make it a robust final report. The meeting was held on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at the UWI Regional Headquarters in the Neal and Massy Lounge.