Minister presses for community healing amid rising crime

Crime Prevention Must Begin Long Before Crime Takes Root, Says Minister Hippolyte - The Voice St. Lucia News

Saint Lucia’s response to crime must begin long before a young person becomes involved in criminal behaviour, Minister for Equity, Social Justice, Gender and Older Persons, Hon. Emma Hippolyte, has said, calling for a collective national effort to strengthen families, support young people and create pathways to opportunity.

Minister presses for community healing amid rising crime

“As a community, we have failed.”Minister for Equity and Social Justice Emma Hippolyte spoke openly about the community’s challenges during last week’s Brian Bernard Memorial Lecture. She pointed to her own constituency, Soufriere/Fond St Jacques, as an example of how rising crime and weakened social ties can split families, with relatives sometimes finding themselves on opposite sides of violent conflicts. Hippolyte told the audience that these…