Superintendent Wendy Parchment oversees the portfolio of Criminal Justice and Security services, which includes oversight of the Case File Management Hub, Security for the Governor's residence, security of the Cayman Islands Courts, and the Cayman Islands Prisoner Detention Centre.
She currently oversees a staff of one Chief Inspector, two Inspectors, eight Sergeants, four Constables, 38 Auxiliary Constables as well as four Police Staff.
Superintendent Parchment has served as a police officer for over 37 years, having joined the service on August 6, 1986. She was promoted to the role of Sergeant in 2000, and later received training as a Tactical Advisor and Firearm Incident Commander in February 2011. She was promoted to Inspector of Police in July 2015 after which she served as Area Commander for the Sister Islands for two years. She was promoted to the role of Superintendent in 2022.
During the span of her career, she has been trained and certified in various areas, served in all uniformed divisions, including the Traffic & Roads Policing Unit, and in each district. As the Area Commander for the Sister Islands: Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, which have a total of roughly 2200 citizens combined, she had the responsibility of overseeing the security of border control and the safety of the citizens and the broader communities. She has investigated traffic fatalities and other major accidents, conducted case file management, commanded critical incidents, and assisted in criminal investigations for offenses such as rape, burglaries, and robberies.
Beginning in March 2019, Superintendent Parchment has had overall command of all operations and administration of the Prisoner Detention Centre, ensuring that basic human rights are afforded to persons in detention or who are making court appearances, and safeguarding their health and safety while following best practices.
Superintendent Parchment holds an Associate’s Degree in Business Administration and is currently undertaking a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science. She also holds a City & Guilds ICS (Gold) Level 4 ILM Award and is also a qualified Strategic Firearms Commander. She has various certificates in Strategic Leadership Management/Programmes, most recently having successfully completed the Leadership Cayman Program.