Extraordinary circumstances require extraordinary action, so said Prime Minister Bruce Golding while addressing hundreds of police inspectors at a seminar yesterday.

Golding's comments coincided with deliberations by members of a joint select committee of Parlia-ment now reviewing six new contro-versial crime bills.

The Prime Minister talked tough on a number of issues, that the Minister of National Security, Trevor MacMillan, earlier revealed the police force would need to undertake to curb the burgeoning crime rate.

Management, professional development and organisational culture were some of the areas reviewed and Golding said a programme will soon be implemented.

Transformations

However he stressed that similar transformations were also taking place within the judicial system in an attempt to facilitate the capabilities of policing in Jamaica.

"We need to support the efforts of the police to ensure we have a more responsive and efficient court system because that too is a part of the law enforcement," he said.

"We have commenced the implementation of the justice reform and we have given approval for the appointment of judges at all levels," he said.

More than 400 inspectors from the Jamaica Police Federation attended the 'Raising the bar' one-day seminar at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston.

Inspector Steven Moodie, national co-ordinator of the Inspector's Board Branch said the seminar allowed members of the force to engage with the heads of state to talk through the changes taking place in the organisation.