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The Reintegration Of TIVOLI GARDENS
Published: Thursday | January 12, 2012
William Grogan, Gleaner Writer
While Christopher 'Dudus' Coke awaits sentencing in New York City, Tivoli Gardens - the garrison from which his Shower Posse once operated - is still in the throes of an ambitious government project to reclaim the community from poverty and crime left over from the one-time don's unofficial reign.
The Jamaica Constabulary Force's (JCF) operation to reclaim Tivoli Gardens from organised crime, in the aftermath of the violent May 2010 operation to capture Coke, represents one of the most aggressive implementations of community policing in the nation's history.
Years of Coke's patronage to the community had given the don an intensely loyal following among some of Tivoli's residents, at the same time creating an atmosphere of dependency on the gangster which permeated the garrison.
Thus, even after the smoke had cleared from the May 2010 operation, the greater challenge of re-engaging Tivoli with the larger Jamaican community, and ensuring that the garrison did not relapse into violence or economic dependency on crime, remained.
Senior Superintendent James Forbes, head of the Community Safety and Security (CSS) branch of the JCF, was at the forefront of these initiatives.
Of the Tivoli residents reached for comment, none said they fully trusted the police.
One resident's disapproval went further.
"Mi want Dudus back," he shouted.
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/2...ead/lead3.html
Published: Thursday | January 12, 2012
William Grogan, Gleaner Writer
While Christopher 'Dudus' Coke awaits sentencing in New York City, Tivoli Gardens - the garrison from which his Shower Posse once operated - is still in the throes of an ambitious government project to reclaim the community from poverty and crime left over from the one-time don's unofficial reign.
The Jamaica Constabulary Force's (JCF) operation to reclaim Tivoli Gardens from organised crime, in the aftermath of the violent May 2010 operation to capture Coke, represents one of the most aggressive implementations of community policing in the nation's history.
Years of Coke's patronage to the community had given the don an intensely loyal following among some of Tivoli's residents, at the same time creating an atmosphere of dependency on the gangster which permeated the garrison.
Thus, even after the smoke had cleared from the May 2010 operation, the greater challenge of re-engaging Tivoli with the larger Jamaican community, and ensuring that the garrison did not relapse into violence or economic dependency on crime, remained.
Senior Superintendent James Forbes, head of the Community Safety and Security (CSS) branch of the JCF, was at the forefront of these initiatives.
Of the Tivoli residents reached for comment, none said they fully trusted the police.
One resident's disapproval went further.
"Mi want Dudus back," he shouted.
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/2...ead/lead3.html
