PERSONS ENTERING the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) will
now have to undergo more stringent vetting as the Government embarks on a new
policy of recruitment.
Recruits will now be required to do a polygraph or lie detector test, according to National Security Minister, Dr. Peter Phillips, who made the announcement yesterday at a post-Sectoral Debate press conference at the National Security Ministry on Oxford Road, St. Andrew.
PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING
"We don't intend to train anyone or to expend resources on recruiting anyone who has not undergone the appropriate psychological testing to see that they are not persons disposed to indiscriminate use of force, or to have persons who may have or are trying to hide a criminal background," said Dr. Phillips.
He said this latest plan forms part of the Government's anti-corruption policy that ensures a certain level of trust in the security forces.
