Voluntary Police Officer Program (VPOP) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781948600927)

Voluntary Police Officer Program (VPOP): A Strategic Plan to Reclaim Haiti, Starting with Our Youth and Diaspora

Haiti is in crisis. Violent gangs control most of Port-au-Prince, while a weakened police force struggles to protect its people. Traditional approaches and foreign missions have failed to restore order. What Haiti needs now is a bold, Haitian-led, solution.This book offers just that.

In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Ben Wood Johnson, a first-generation member of the Haitian National Police and founder of its elite counterterrorism units, introduces the Voluntary Police Officer Program (VPOP). This plan is rooted in the Principle of Numerical Superiority (PNS): gangs thrive where police are weak, but when law enforcement outnumbers them 3-to-1, they retreat.

The VPOP initiative is a practical and affordable blueprint:

• Recruit and train 200 young Haitian volunteers in six weeks.

• Deploy them for six months alongside national police in Cap-Haïtien.

• Reduce crime by 20%, increase public trust by 70%, and reclaim 15 km of territory.

• Funded not by outsiders, but by the Haitian diaspora-$1 million transparently invested in security.

More than a policy manual, this is a call to action. It shows how Haitians, at home and abroad, can take ownership of their country's future. They can begin the long journey to peace and security.