The Government’s decision to establish 30 joint army-police posts across Trinidad and Tobago is, on the face of it, a welcome response to the country’s crime problem. The Government says the posts will be established over the next four months, with 24 locations already identified. The central question, however, should be whether these 30 posts are in the right 30 places to deal with the national crime problem, regardless of what constituencies they are in. The location of the new posts, therefore, cannot be determined by political constituencies, population size or where residents have requested greater visibility. The locations should also be reviewed quarterly, and if crime shifts, the posts should also shift.