Officers at a shooting incident.
Photo Credit: BVI Platinum News
Officers at a shooting incident.
Photo Credit: BVI Platinum News
The Royal Virgin Islands Police (RVIPF) will be spending close to $60,000 on psychological services to support officers within the force.
Acting Commissioner of Police, David Morris said the $57,000 which will be used is important, as they need to debrief officers at the end of critical incidents and screen officers who are going into tactical firearm teams and working in serious firearm units.
Morris, who was at the time speaking at the Standing Finance Committee (SFC) deliberations, also disclosed that they are considering putting on retainer, some sort of psychological service for the force, in relation to their health and welfare.
Meanwhile, the Top Cop said he would like to raise the matter of the Justice Protection Act, which was passed in the House of Assembly and now creates two new posts.
Morris said the Act is centered on protecting witnesses and it creates the post of Director of Administration. According to the Acting Commissioner of Police, it is under the Governor's group and is supported by the newly established Sergeant post, which is responsible for the actual deployment of witness protection.
Morris said the setting up of that unit and staffing comes to $168,375 for their 2013 budget. He said $24,040 of that is capital and the remainder is recurrent budget.
