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Law Enforcement
46.
In its efforts to further reduce the unacceptably high incidence of crime confronting
Trinidad and Tobago, and towards achieving its mission of providing for safer and more secure
communities, the TTPS will be undertaking projects focused on reducing the incidence of crime,
the fear of crime, improving the public’s trust and confidence in the Police Service and
improving physical infrastructure during the 3-year period 2014-2016.
47.
Over the medium term, the PSIP will fund projects and programmes in five (5) key areas:
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improvement works to police facilities
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construction of police stations and other police facilities
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purchase of new vehicles and maintenance of the existing fleet of vehicles
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development and utilisation of information technology to improve crime detection
and prevention
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transformation of the Police Service
48.
Funding will be provided over the 2014-2016 period for the upgrade and rehabilitation of
police facilities at an estimated cost of $41 million. These facilities will include:
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Riverside Plaza
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Police Commissioner’s Residence
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Police Headquarters
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Police Administration Building
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Mounted Branch Headquarters
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Police Training Academy
49.
Improvement and expansion of the police infrastructure will be a key area for investment
in the upcoming years. Completing the construction of eight (8) Police Stations, will continue at
Arima, Brasso, Cumuto, La Brea, Maloney, Moruga, Oropouche and Piarco. Construction of
new Stations will commence at Besson Street, St. Clair, St. Joseph, Maracas St. Joseph,
Manzanilla, Mathura, Matelot, Roxborough and Old Grange. The total estimated cost for the
seventeen (17) police stations is $197 million, and construction is scheduled to be completed in
fiscal year 2015.
50.
Infrastructural work at the Police Training Academy will advance during the three-year
period 2014-2016 to achieve the Ministry of National Security’s programme to recruit additional
officers for the Police Service. The Police Training Academy will be expanded to include eight
(8) classrooms, a 200-bed dormitory, a Simulation Centre and an indoor firing range. The
estimated cost of these construction works is $21 million.
51.
The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service’s fleet of vehicles will be increased by
approximately 500 over the period 2014-2016 at an estimated cost of $95 million. The vehicles
will include marked and unmarked sedans, marked and unmarked sport utility vehicles,
