FORMER commissioner of police Gary Griffith says effective law enforcement and government policy are the first and second lines of defence against crimes like home invasion. He said legislation was the last line of defence in such situations.

Griffith, who is also a former national security minister, spoke to Newsday on Whatsapp about the Home Invasion (Self Defence and Defence of Property) Bill 2025 which has been posted on the Ministry of the Attorney General and Legal Affairs website.

He said there were three different factors "that we have to look at as it pertains to protection of citizens in their homes."