SECURITY

 One of the two main  thrust of a JAP government will be to ensure a safe and peaceful environment for all persons throughout the entire island. This can only be achieved with full collaboration between the police and citizens in the fight against crime and violence.  As a result JAP will be taking initiatives to remove all the barriers that prevent the citizens and the police from working together as the mistrust between the police and the citizenry must be overcome. Methods to give information anonymously to the police will be enhanced and the public educated about them. Another important step will be to protect the wellbeing of witnesses, prosecutors, judges, clerks of the court and police officials involved in court cases before, during and after the case is over. This will be accomplished by the establishment of an elite squad of investigators who will investigate any threat or violence directed at anyone with the aim of influencing the outcome of any case. This elite squad will be provided with all the resources of manpower, equipment and overseas help as needed so as to ensure that all cases of threat, attack or other form of intimidation are quickly and thoroughly investigated and the offenders apprehended and prosecuted. This squad will be also responsible for providing protection to anyone within these groups and their family when it is needed.  The witness protection programme will also be enhanced and discussion will take place with other governments for the temporary and permanent relocation of witness when necessary. Everything possible will be done to remove the fear of witnesses and complainants from giving information to the police and attending court. Added to this, court cases will be heard in a timely manner so witnesses and complainants will not  have to endure the ordeal of countless appearances dragged out over several years as this serve as a major disincentive for witnesses to give information to the police. The constant delays of court cases is costly to all involved and cause many person to avoid the courts. An expansion of the neighbourhood watch to every community will also be a major part of the  government push to eliminate crimes. This goal can only be met with the greatest of citizens’ involvement and cooperation.  More police personnel and resources will be deployed to oversee and managed the programme as they visit homes to speak with residence and attend PTA, citizens association, churches, schools and any other available forum so as to interact with and educate everyone as to the benefits of citizens working with each other and the police for their own safety and security. The media will also be widely used in this endeavour. The use of illegal guns has been a major feature in crimes such as murder, robberies, rape and wounding and have left tens of  thousands of persons directly and indirectly scarred. The great prevalence of these weapons and seemingly an endless supply of ammunition is a major problem. Steps will have to be taken by legislations and enforcement to remove these guns from the street.  JAP will work to change this and create a safe environment for all so that no one will feel that it is left up to their own devise for their protection. After about one year when the safety environment will have been greatly improved, a gun amnesty will be implemented.   Stricter penalties for the possession and use of illegal guns and the misuse of legal one will be implemented at the same time, followed by an aggressive drive to get all illegal guns off the street.