The National Police will receive training from the New York Police and a leading Israeli security company. A team of Dominican officers will travel to New York City to study the organization of the New York Police, its training and recruitment of personnel systems. Carlos Féliz Gimbernard, president of the Consulting Group, the Miami-based company that is helping the Dominican police force modernize, said David Dafni, the executive director of the International Security & Defense Systems from Israel, is collaborating with the Police on developing its security system. This organization is in charge of the security of Pope John Paul II and of the Olympic Games. A team of Dominican Police will travel to New York to meet with the NY Police. Santo Domingo will be host to an important summit in November. Some 72 heads of government and state from Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific countries will visit then. Féliz said that on the contrary to popular perception, crime has declined in the DR. He said that the reason why it appears to be on the increase is that it has moved up into the upper echelons. He explained that when a guy in the Guachupita slum gets assaulted, it’s not news. When a family living in Naco is assaulted, it makes front page.
