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SATURDAY, MAY 13, 1989
POLICE PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN ESTABLISHING OF THE COMMUNITY:
THE MORALITY
ACT FIRMLY AND THOUGH POLICE OFFICERS MUST BE PREPARED TO
THEY MUST DECISIVELY,
ALWAYS BE COURTEOUS AND NEVER ENSURE THAT OFFICIOUS, AND TO
PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THEIR FOR THE ACTIONS UNDERSTAND WHAT IS BEING DONE AND THE NEED ACTION BEING TAKEN;
OF THE PUBLIC
POLICE OFFICERS SHOULD ALWAYS TREAT MEMBERS WHO REQUIRE HELP OR IN TROUBLE WITH KINDNESS AND PATIENCE.
AS WELL
ON PARADE TODAY WERE 32 INSPECTORS AND 307 CONSTABLES AS A CONTINGENT OF 296 RECRUITS NOW UNDER TRAINING IN THE SCHOOL.
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BOARDS PAY $5 MILLION IN INJURIES COMPENSATION
(CLEIC) OR THEIR IN THE
THE CRIMINAL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT INJURIES COMPENSATION BOARDS PAID OUT ABOUT $5 MILLION IN COMPENSATION TO VICTIMS
ABOUT COMPARED WITH
$6 IN 1987-88,
MILLION DEPENDANTS PRECEDING YEAR, ACCORDING TO THE BOARDS' LATEST ANNUAL REPORT.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARDS, MR ROBERT TANG, EXPLAINED THAT THE A LARGER DECLINE IN THE AMOUNT OF PAYMENT WAS MAINLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO
CLAIMS IN WHICH THE PROPORTION OF SMALL
VICTIMS SUSTAINED INJURIES REQUIRING A SHORTER TERM OF HOSPITALISATION OR SICK LEAVE.
THESE PAYMENTS WERE AWARDED IN 824 CRIMINAL INJURIES CASES ONE REIVEW LAW ENFORCEMENT INJURIES CASE.
OF AMOUNT
GRANTS
MINOR
AND
AWARDED SINCE THE
THEY BROUGHT THE TOTAL INCEPTION OF THE CLEIC SCHEME IN 1973 TO $37.8 MILLION,
OF
1,206
TANG MR
NOTED THAT A TOTAL
APPLICATIONS COMPENSATION WERE RECEIVED IN THE YEAR, REPRESENTING 15.5 PER CENT THE 7,792 REPORTED CASES OF CRIMINAL INJURIES DURING THE PERIOD.
FOR
OF
BURGLARY APPLICANTS.
VICTIMS OF ASSAULT AND WOUNDING AS WELL AS ROBBERY,
UP MADE
ABOUT MAJORITY, THE
THEFT
AND
OR
93 PER
CENT,
OF
THE
APPLICATIONS
THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE
OF CASES ARISING FROM
TOTALLED 869, COMPARED WITH 700 IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR,
BURGLARY
OF ROBBERY, THEFT AND TOTALLING 256 AS AGAINST 324.
DECLINED
BY
ABOUT
OF ALMOST 25 PER CENT IN
AND ASSAULT
WOUNDING. THESE ALTHOUGH CASES
21 PER CENT,
/APPLICATIONS RELATED