Neighbourhood Police to crack down on domestic violence and child abuse

In an effort to reduce domestic violence and child abuse, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA) will be employing 100 Neighbourhood Police to work in communities countrywide.

In a press statement yesterday, the MOHA underscored its commitment to a new preventative and pro-active approach in addressing the issue of domestic violence and child abuse in Guyana.

The ministry wishes to reiterate the statement made by the Minister of Home Affairs on December 31, 2012 viz: “…an expanded physical presence of Neighbourhood Police on the ground for the purpose of information gathering and prevention could go a far way in preventing and reducing domestic violence and child abuse.”

It noted that to accomplish this goal, the ministry has received over one hundred applications from persons desirous of being sworn-in as Neighbourhood Police.
This is in keeping with the ministry’s thrust to employ one hundred Neighbourhood Police ranks to increase their numbers for the patrol of neighbourhoods, principally by day, since the police do not have the numbers to patrol on foot in each village day and night.

MOHA noted that these applications are currently being processed by the Guyana Police Force. Following the processing the selected applicants will undergo training at the Felix Austin Police Training College.

In order to expedite the process the Ministry of Home Affairs has requested the Commissioner of Police (ag) to organise a crash course for the new Neighbourhood Police recruits in order that they would be ready and able as soon as possible to assume their duties and responsibilities in the neighbourhood to which they will be assigned.

This new batch of Neighbourhood Police will boost the existing corps of such ranks in an effort to curb and reduce domestic violence and child abuse in neighbourhoods across the country, MOHA said.

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