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What are the triggers for the rise in gun crime? Is there an end in sight? The 38 senseless murders in 2022 were closely monitored by Professor of Management and Organisational Behaviour at the University of the West Indies Dwayne Devonish. He’s concerned that perpetrators are more ruthless, and he fears it’s far from over. In the second instalment of Barbados
Yesterday, we reported that nearly half of Barbadians polled in a Public Opinion Survey on Crime in Barbados, conducted by the Criminal Justice Research and Planning Unit (CJRPU), were in favour of the death penalty, under certain circumstances.Over 1 000 residents participated in the survey between October 2020 and February 2021.“Overall, 43 per cent of persons were in favour of the death penalty whereas 32 per cent stated that it depended on the circumstances. There has been a significant decrease from 63 per cent [in the 2008 study] to 43 per cent of those who are in favour of the death p...
Nearly half the Barbadians polled in a recent survey favour the death penalty for people convicted of murder while a third agreed with capital punishment only under certain circumstances.This was one of the major findings coming out of the Public Opinion Survey on Crime in Barbados, conducted by the Criminal Justice Research and Planning Unit (CJRPU), among 1 232 residents, between October 2020 and February 2021.“Overall, 43 per cent of persons were in favour of the death penalty whereas 32 per cent stated that it depended on the circumstances. There has been a significant decrease from 63 p...
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Criminologist Kim Ramsay cautions Barbadians to look out for more violent exchanges. Her view is that there was a correlation between the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions and street crime, which usually involved guns. “Generally, Barbados is a compliant society and people have been keeping off the streets, which resulted in a reduction in street/gun violence. Gun violence is usually led by the lifestyle where some of the victims end up returning to public spaces where it is more likely they would be predisposed to now becoming victims. “My theory is that lockdown brings people off the str...