JCF gets five new polygraphists
Two of the Jamaica Constabulary Force's newest polygraphists, Adrian Wellington (right) and Dwight Sommers (left), pose with Commissioner of Police Major General Antony Anderson at his office on Old Hope Road in St Andrew on Wednesday. (Photo: CCU
THE Jamaica Constabulary Force celebrated the certification of five of its members as polygraphists in a ceremony on Wednesday at the Office of the Commissioner of Police.
The five were trained through support from the United States Embassy, which was represented at the ceremony by the Law Enforcement Advisor Jamie Russell.
“We are interested in helping the country weed out corruption and we are also interested in assisting with professionalising the JCF and this is the best way we think we can partner with them to bring success,” said Russell.
Since its inception, the JCF's Polygraph Unit has achieved much success, with the testing of over 400 force applicants, which resulted in over 50 of them not meeting the standard requirements.
The Jamaica Constabulary Force Polygraph Unit has also had a regional impact. Two polygraphists from the JCF's unit visited Guyana and conducted 16 polygraph examinations for the security detail of the president of Guyana. The unit received high commendation from the Guyanese Government for the professionalism and expertise of the members in doing their job.
Detective Sergeant Dwight Sommers, one of the new polygraphists, spoke of the benefit of having gone through the training in the most recent batch.
“We are better able to serve the Jamaica Constabulary Force in terms of being the vanguard for the JCF. As it relates to screening applicants that are coming in, we will help to ensure that persons accepted into the JCF are persons of high integrity, those strong in character and persons who are free from corruption,” said Sommers.
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The primary aim, he added, is to make the JCF a better place, a force for good that improves the quality of life in Jamaica.
The training was described by the participants as intense, comprehensive and fulfilling. One of the high points they mentioned, was that police officers from the JCF achieved some of the highest grades in the history of the school.
According to Corporal Adrian Wellington, one of the five recipients, “This highlights that we are not only dominating locally but on an international level as well. We will continue to make it our mission to keep Brand JCF high”.
Two members of the Department of Correctional Services, who were trained alongside the JCF members courtesy of the US Embassy, were also presented with certificates at the ceremony.