Police and citizens need to work hand-in-hand to prevent crime in communities.This was underscored by former Deputy Commissioner of the Barbados Police Service, Oral Williams, during his recent address at the opening ceremony of the Regional Security System’s (RSS) International Leadership and Management Course, for senior police officers from across RSS Member States.Williams stressed the importance of retaining public support in crime prevention, and noted that there was an existing contract between the constabulary and the citizenry, permitting police to act on the behalf of the community in the fight to maintain law and order.