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The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has a number of systems in place to deal with reported matters of domestic violence and sexual offences.At least this is according to Superintendent of Police, Maxine Graham,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, who was at pains recently to point out that the Force, like any other organization, has procedures when dealing with such issues.She was at the time making a presentation to the gathering at a Women and Gender Equality Commission Forum at the Regency Suites Hotel.Supt. of Police, Maxine GrahamSuperintendent Graham revealed that despite concerted efforts to undertake the matters in an efficient way, from time to time there are ranks who choose to deviate from the norm and place the organisation in a negative light. As such, she disclosed that 窶彿f by chance certain procedures are not followed we have disciplinary actions that are meted out to ranks.窶戰isciplinary action becomes compulsory,Cheap Jerseys From China, according to Graham, because ranks from the inception of their career are enlightened of the various ways to deal with both domestic violence and sexual offence issues.Graham stressed that dealing with such matters is not suddenly entrusted to ranks, but rather the Force has, as part of its curriculum for new ranks, courses on Domestic Violence, Human Rights and Sexual Offences.窶弋hese are all outlined in the curriculum and as such they (new ranks) are taught what they have to do from the initial stage.窶抖his measure, she said,Cheap Jerseys From China, is complemented by the efforts of the Government to help improve the ability of ranks – a move which has been aided by the Citizens窶�Security Programme.ツ�The latter strategy, she noted,Jerseys From China Online, has allowed for a great deal of modernisation within the Police Force.Currently at least 16 police stations in Regions Four,Wholesale NFL Jerseys Online, Five and Six are undergoing modernisation measures which include the inclusion of special rooms to deal with domestic violence and sexual offence matters.窶弩hen persons approach the police to make reports of these sorts,Wholesale China Jerseys, instead of dealing with them in the open office there are these special rooms where reports can be made privately, and whatever is told to the ranks should be in confidence,窶�Graham asserted.Female officers are strategically attached to these rooms and they are trained to work in the designated units dealing with victims of sexual offences and/or domestic violence, she explained.According to the officer, once a victim turns up at a station to make a report of such a nature they are directed to a particular unit (Sexual Offences or Domestic Violence).窶廢ven if a female victim goes to the enquiries office and the report is initially made there, that victim is immediately referred to the Domestic Violence Unit or to the Sexual Offences Unit where they will be able to make reports to female ranks where they may feel more comfortable.窶扎owever, despite efforts to treat with the injuries of victims, first and foremost, Graham said that the Force has come in for some serious flak because 窶彿f you fail to take a statement from that victim and you send them off to the hospital,NFL Cheap Jerseys China, if it is a female you can be sure that they are not coming back窶ヲ窶抖his state of affairs, Supt. Graham explained, has often translated to 窶徼he police not doing anything窶�when in fact 窶忤e have to be running behind them to come back and give us a statement in relation to that matter.窶戡ccording to Graham, the Force now has zero tolerance when it comes to domestic violence and sexual offences, thus efforts are made to ensure that as soon as victims come to the station a statement is submitted, providing that the victim in question is not too badly injured. At this point, she said, efforts are made to obtain a statement from victims while at the hospital.窶廛omestic violence is a long story, I can go on and on, because some women would say that the men (often the abusers) are the only breadwinner and they don窶冲 have any other support. They feel that without the male they cannot exist, but we know that is not so.At times we have to instill in them that this is not the end of the world; he is not the last man and that police officers are here to help and guide them where certain issues are concerned.窶� |
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