With Domestic Violence accounting for 37 per cent of murders, more than 150 members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) on Thursday received training in Domestic Violence Intervention and Conflict Resolution.
The training, facilitated by Dr. Herbert Gayle and Dr. Dadria Lewis, allowed members of the JCF to hear testimonials from victims of domestic violence and suggestions on how to better treat such situations.
The training was jointly hosted by the Ministry of National Security and the JCF at the Jamaica Conference Centre.
National Security Minister Robert Montague, said the aim is to have at least one person in each of the 174 police stations islandwide handle domestic violence cases.
The initiative, first tabled by Mr. Montague in his budget presentation in May, is a second step in the recent re-establishment of the Parish and District Consultative Committees.
Mr. Montague handed out to representatives of each police station suggestion boxes which members of the public may now use to provide feedback to the Ministry of National Security.
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