DJAG presents cheque to kick-start crime prevention program

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DJAG Secretary Dr Eric Kwa (third from right) presented the cheque to UNRE VC Dr James Yoko. The presentation was witnessed by senior members of UNRE and DJAG.

 THE Department of Justice & Attorney General presented a cheque of K150,000 to UNRE yesterday to kickstart the University’s involvement in its Crime Prevention Program. 
Department of Justice & Attorney General (DJAG) Secretary Dr Eric Kwa presented the cheque to Vice-Chancellor Dr James Yoko, witnessed by senior members of the University and DJAG.
In September last year, UNRE and DJAG signed a Memorandum of Understanding for UNRE’s Integrated Agricultural Training Program to be implemented throughout the country under DJAG’s Crime Prevention Mechanism Program to Empower Youths through Socio-Economic Development. The idea was initiated by former DJAG Acting Secretary, the late Dr Lawrence Kalinoe.
Dr Kwa said the main reason for the program is to reduce the crime rate in the country which has gone out of control. 
He said the total cost to the Sector for the last seven years is K4billion. This was spent on the Justice Department, Judiciary, Police, Correctional Service, Law Reform Commission, NIO, Defence and others to minimise the country’s law and order problem. 
“Obviously we are not achieving any positive result. This is why the Department decided to look at new strategies. We are trying to move the focus of the Law and Justice sector away from crime management to crime prevention,” he said.
He said the Government expects the crime rate to be reduced by half by 2030. 
Dr Kwa said every year, about 43,000 students do not find placement at any institutions, so to prove to the Government that this Program is working and is making an impact, it must capture 1,000 to 2,000 of these children.

He said UNRE is the third University DJAG has developed a relationship with. The other two are University of South Pacific and Divine Word University. 
UNRE VC Dr Yoko assured Dr Kwa and DJAG that the University has the resources available to take the Program to the rural population. 
He said it is about empowering people and engaging the energy of young people into more productive economic activity. 
“We want to assure you that we got the knowledge, skills, manpower and ability to deliver,” said Dr Yoko. 
He explained that the IATP program has been successful with over 28,000 people who participated in the program and assured that DJAG had made the right choice.

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