Police to acquire DNA analysis machine
The police are to acquire a DNA analysis machine and a more efficient machine for the analysis of fingerprints, Home Affairs Minister Carm Mifsud Bonnici said in Parliament today.
He said this year had been an astounding year for the police force, which was proving to be more efficient and better equipped than ever before.
He said results had improved across the board, with a higher number of prosecutions. Among the results, were drug seizures this year for a record street value of €4.7 million, the third successive record in as many years.
He said that the crime rate was consistently on decline over the past years - dropping by 12 percent over the past five years and 17 percent in 10 years.
He said that new equipment acquired over the past year included new vehicles and motorcycles, radios for all constables, a digital photo law and new breathalyser machines. A new system for the computerisation of police records would also be acquired.
In his speech Dr Mifsud Bonnici spoke, among other things, on domestic violence. He said that while legislation was strong, the message of the powers which existed was not getting across to the lawyers and the courts, among others.
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Jesmond Micallef
Nov 19th 2009, 20:58
Good news. Science is a very important element in modern Crime Investigation.
Well done and Best wishes to the Malta Police.
Anthony Farrugia
Nov 19th 2009, 17:29
At last "Depot" Floriana meets a hint of CSI.
Raymond Sammut
Nov 19th 2009, 16:45
"He said that the crime rate was consistently on [the] decline over the past years - dropping by 12 percent over the past five years and 17 percent in 10 years." (The minister.)
Let's get this right.
The crime rate is measured as the number of recorded crimes per unit time. If we recorded a count for each year, the rate would then be per year. If the rate is per 5 years and it declined by just 12% as opposed to 17% when the rate is per 10 years, then the minister has clearly contradicted himself. That is, in the last 5 years, the decline on average was less by 5% then it was in the last 10 years. This means that crime rate is in effect on the increase (by about 5%) and not on the decline.
Well done Dr Mifsud Bonnici!! All you need is a tiny brush-up on your stats expertise. Apart from that, you make Gonzi look like a genius.
John Abela
Nov 19th 2009, 16:44
flahhar ejja. No need to snd dna samples to labs overseas
D. A . Agius
Nov 19th 2009, 13:10
Are these scientifically sound statistics? Have they been carried out or supervised in a scientific way via statisticians and criminologists? Or are the statistics just compiled based on police records only?
Stephen Farrugia ( sliema)
Nov 19th 2009, 13:05
Very good, give them the tools and we shall have more law and order in this country.
Dennis Zammit
Nov 19th 2009, 12:59
Well done!
It was about time that technology arrived in house at the Police Headquarters.
It is also about time that the Ministry concerned invests in the human resources and does it utmost to stop the draining of officers and senior officials.
edward bartolo
Nov 19th 2009, 12:58
Well done for the authorities involved.