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Though disappointed that he was overlooked for the position of commissioner of police, Senior Superintendent Renato Adams said the Police Service Commission (PCS) must have seen what they wanted in the new commissioner, Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin.
He told THE STAR: "I must congratulate the gentleman. He obviously has what they want, so I must commend him. The Police Service Commission has seen in him, although he is a soldier, the policing qualities that they want. He could not have appointed himself. I'll work with him and I'll give him 100 per cent support."
Though he is sure that he would have made a strong impact on the nation's crime scene, SSP Adams is gracious in defeat. "It was a pool of us and I wasn't considered. I have to honourably respect that. I can't appoint myself, but I made known to the public the type of policing that I would have discharged."
The SSP believes that in order for the new commissioner to succeed, he needs to "come in and have a good relationship with the people. This is not like the army, it is a very regulated organisation. The way we deal with discipline is regulated and we're not as heavy handed. He needs to be a good listener and have an open-door policy. He must try to listen to everyone, be professional and be transparent."
He admitted that it was sometimes difficult for an outsider to integrate into the force but said, "If he has the skills and makes his administration participatory and indulges people, he will be successful."
SSP Adams says he plans to continue his work in the fight against crime and added that there were no plans for early retirement in his future. "I have no plans to retire before my retirement age," he said, "so anyone sitting around waiting to hear that will not hear any such thing from me. I have a service to offer and I am alarmed that these criminals are mowing people down and just pushing them into a corner. The one policeman that could have made a difference, they refused to use," SSP Adams said.
He told THE STAR: "I must congratulate the gentleman. He obviously has what they want, so I must commend him. The Police Service Commission has seen in him, although he is a soldier, the policing qualities that they want. He could not have appointed himself. I'll work with him and I'll give him 100 per cent support."
Though he is sure that he would have made a strong impact on the nation's crime scene, SSP Adams is gracious in defeat. "It was a pool of us and I wasn't considered. I have to honourably respect that. I can't appoint myself, but I made known to the public the type of policing that I would have discharged."
The SSP believes that in order for the new commissioner to succeed, he needs to "come in and have a good relationship with the people. This is not like the army, it is a very regulated organisation. The way we deal with discipline is regulated and we're not as heavy handed. He needs to be a good listener and have an open-door policy. He must try to listen to everyone, be professional and be transparent."
He admitted that it was sometimes difficult for an outsider to integrate into the force but said, "If he has the skills and makes his administration participatory and indulges people, he will be successful."
SSP Adams says he plans to continue his work in the fight against crime and added that there were no plans for early retirement in his future. "I have no plans to retire before my retirement age," he said, "so anyone sitting around waiting to hear that will not hear any such thing from me. I have a service to offer and I am alarmed that these criminals are mowing people down and just pushing them into a corner. The one policeman that could have made a difference, they refused to use," SSP Adams said.
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