Dr. Gayle: S.O.Es not effective strategy against gang violence
The use of State of Emergency (SOE) to lockdown criminal elements is not a very effective practice, Social Anthropologist Dr. Herbert Gayle opined to The Reporter this week. Implemented as direct responses to upsurges in gang violence, the Government of Belize (GOB) has implemented multiple SOEs, with the August 2021 proclamation being the most recent in a string of such measures since 2018. Like most initiatives, there are always positives and negatives to be weighed, and SO