Police need intelligence

CRIMINAL intelligence analysis is an essential component of effective policing at operational and strategic levels.
Criminal intelligence is a law enforcement function that supports investigators, decision-makers and policymakers in their attempt to prevent and control crime.
The Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC) has a criminal intelligence division called national criminal intelligence unit (NCIU). RPNGC has failed in its’ capacity to utilise the police intelligence in addressing the rise of criminal activities in Alotau, Milne Bay. Instead, police have ill-advised the Government to fund a very expensive K3 million a month operations that produced nil results when the Tommy Baker’s gang first started their attacks on the police.
The lawlessness is getting out of hand. It will cost the state millions, adding more financial strain on the Government.
Denying the use of intelligence and using excessive operational costs is unrealistic.
People are profiting out of such millions of kina operations without producing any results.
At one stage, the police headquarters used tactical intelligence officers from Lae, Morobe, thinking their success in Lae could help in Alotau.
However, that was not successful.
The tactical intelligence officers from Lae lacked the analytical skills and investigative technicality to perform at the operational level.
Criminal intelligence analysts assist police to establish proactive response to crime.
That enables them to identify and understand criminal groups operating in their areas.
Intelligence provides the knowledge on which to base decision on and select appropriate targets for investigation.
Intelligence can assist the Government in maximising deployment of human and financial resources or mitigating risks and minimising costs.
It was said that a small local private intelligence firm has located Baker and offered their service but received negative response from Government.
But the mainstream Government security agencies have failed.
Can the Correctional Services and police, from their recurrent budget, fund a small team of intelligence analysts from the National Intelligence Organisation (strategic intelligence), criminal intelligence analysts (operations intelligence), tactical intelligence officers and a team of PNG Defence Force with support from outside sources for an operation to capture these criminals?
This method has proven to be successful in 2013 with an army colonel.
This can be coordinated by the office of security coordinating agency.
It can be referred to the National Executive Council.
That would be similar to 2010 where members of our disciplined forces were given funding and three months to capture William Kapris.

Tired Pinis