KINGSTON, Jamaica – Of the 1,175 respondents to a recent OBSERVER ONLINE poll 50.2 per cent said that they were not confident in new Commissioner of Police, George Quallo.49.8 per cent said that they were confident in his ability to successfully fight crime.Quallo, who was officially installed as the 29th Commissioner of Police on April 28 at the Police Officer’ Club on Hope Road, urged more members of civil society to support efforts of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to reduce crime and violence.He said it was essential that a stronger alliance be forged between citizens and the police in the pursuit of peace.Quallo enlisted JCF on November 29, 1976. He was appointed Assistant Commissioner of Police in December, 2010 and Deputy Commissioner in November, 2015.Since January 2016, Quallo has served as the Deputy Commissioner of Police with responsibility for the Territorial Operations.Prior to this, he led various divisions in the JCF including Area 4 between March 2012 and December 2015 during which there were three successive years of reduction in murders and major crimes.In 2009, he led the rebuilding of the JCF armoury, implementing rigorous internal controls and strengthening accountability for firearms within the force.Between 2002 and 2006 he restructured the Manchester Police Division, utilising community policing principles as the major policing strategy resulting in a large reduction in all crime categories.