CRIMINOLOGIST Prof Ramesh Deosaran, former chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), is hoping that upon taking office, prime minister-designate Stuart Young will start a reform of the process used for police promotions, after several critiques made by High Court judge Justice Frank Seepersad.

Insp Mark Hernandez filed a judicial review claim questioning the fairness of the performance appraisal and promotion process.

On February 18, Seepersad ruled the Police Service must restart its entire promotion process for officers advancing from inspector to Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), saying the current process was so “deficient and defective” as to produce "fundamental and egregious” breaches.