solve crime and deter people from committing crime''. This is what he plans during his tenure as chairman of Crime Stopper's civilian Board of Directors.

"If criminals know there are people out there who may recognise them committing crimes and that they can call them in anonymously then hopefully it will make them think twice before they try to commit a crime,'' said Mr.

Warner. Mr. Warner said some people have a fear of getting involved with crime and some people are just "lazy''. He explained that: "People who are just apathetic will hopefully be encouraged by the monetary reward for information which can range from $50 to $1,000.'' He said to counter people being afraid of getting involved they will be able to remain anonymous when they call in their information and when they collect their reward. Mr. Warner said he felt it was providing a community service and many people would not necessarily ask for the reward. He said "they would be relieved just to be able to inform the Police anonymously.'' Mr. Warner said "community involvement is the key to the success of Crime Stoppers and we intend to work on them through the media''. "Anonymity is the key to encouraging people to talk to Police.'' He said: "The community provides information to the Police anonymously and the media assist by providing information to the community on crimes that have been committed.'' "The media will also provide information on success rates which will appear in a quarterly report showing how many cases Crime Stoppers has assisted in solving,'' continued Mr. Warner. He said: "Over a period of time this should be a valuable statistic which will encourage more people to speak up.'' "The media will provide visual reenactments of crimes and we will try to identify a crime of the week to publish in the newspaper and these should get people more involved in the community,'' he added. "People will be able to call a 1-800 number that can not be traced but if people are still afraid of tracing that number will be available on public phones.'' "There will be decals in every kiosk with our logo and number on them.'' Mr. Warner explained the idea behind Crime Stoppers. "An anonymous phone call is made to the Police with a tip. The phone is monitored from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. "The caller will be assigned a code number and told to call back in a few days which gives the Police a chance to act on the information. "If the line is not manned there will be a tape message asking the caller to please call back the following morning.'' Mr. Warner said the only involvement with Police is through the coordinator who is the Assistant Commissioner Mr. Wayne Perinchief. "Once the Police have acted on the information provided, Mr.

Perinchief will bring the code number of the informant, details of the crime that has been committed and a recommendation of the size of the reward to the civilian Board of Directors.'' "The Board of Directors will determine the size of the final reward which will always be paid in cash,'' said Mr. Warner.

Mr. Warner said they would base their reward on a point system that would evaluate the seriousness of the crime, the detail of the information and the assistance the information gives the Police. The Board of Directors would be meeting a minimum of once a month, added Mr. Warner. Mr. Warner said that the money for these rewards would be raised by Crime Stoppers who were a registered charity. There was a committee organised to appeal to businesses and individuals for donations which was supervised by Ms Catherine Lord. He stressed that the Government is not involved. Crime is of a concern to people and businesses, added Mr. Warner, "so we believe they will be willing to Trivial data could be missing link think is of no consequence could solve a crime. He explained: "No matter how trivial they think it is, it could be the link to solving the whole case.'' Mr. Warner stressed: "There will be no divulging of the informant's identity at anytime.'' Mr. Warner said the details still have to be worked out, but Crime Stoppers will most likely work with banks who are a reputable organisation. But they must be comfortable with the idea and willing to assist the programme, he added. Mr. Warner is a well known member of the community having been a former headmaster at the Robert Crawford School, and the first chairman of the Police Advisory Board from 1979 to 1986. He also started the junior police cadets programme as well as the community school programme.