Grenada
| Author | George Kurian |
| Pages | 449-450 |
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Official country name: Grenada
Capital: Saint George's
Geographic description: A Caribbean island between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean
Population: 89,502 (est. 2005)
The Royal Grenada Police was established in 1873 as the militia and later evolved into the Grenada Constabulary. There are three police divisions on the island: Central, Western (with headquarters at Saint George's), and Eastern (with headquarters at Grenville). There are a number of operational units at the headquarters, including the Criminal Investigation Unit.
Most personnel are trained at the Barbados Training Center.
The police uniform consists of blue serge trousers and a cotton shirt worn with a dark blue peaked cap.
Total Police Personnel: 444
Population per Police Officer: 201
Offenses reported to the police per 100,000 population: 8,543. Of which:
Murder: 7.8
Assault: 98.9
Burglary: 582.2
Grenada has only one prison at Richmond Hill in Saint George's. It is administered by the superintendent of prisons, who is attached to the Prime Minister's Office.
Prison conditions meet international standards. The government permits visits of prisons by independent human rights observers.
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The official capacity of the Richmond Hill Prison is 115, but the total prison population is 297, 258 percent of capacity. The incarceration rate is 333 per 100,000 population. Of the total prison population, 15.2 percent are pretrial detainees, 3 percent are female, and 3.4 percent are juvenile.
George Thomas Kurian
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