The St Catherine North police will be looking to try and stop men from wearing their pants below their waists.

Though no official word has been put forward, Deputy Superintendent Andrew Edwards confirmed police will be looking to stop the trend which he feels is insulting, especially to elder folks.

Furthermore, in some cases it can be viewed as indecent exposure, he said. "Well this is something we're looking to take on ... In the Linstead area we will be trying to put a stop to the trend ... It is not a good look and in some cases is actually indecent exposure," he explained.

Last March, THE STAR reported that local security officials did not give much thought to adopting the approach. Groups, such as the Values and Attitudes Committee, believe such a move would reap great benefits.

Lifestyle consultant and former convenor of the committee, Dr Heather Little-White, had said, "Definitely, this should be banned. It is a form of indecent exposure."

Efforts to get a comment from the commissioner of police were not successful.

The trend of wearing jeans below the natural waistline was made popular by the hip-hop culture, which, through cable and other media, filtered into Caribbean societies.

Last year,s the Royal Grenada Police Force outlawed such dressing and some US states have also instituted a similar law.