MARGAO
In order to increase awareness among staff with regards to unique challenges faced by children and to sensitize them as to the various facets of dealing with children, a session was conducted via video conferencing and was attended by all police officers and staff of South Goa District Police Stations.
District police Chief, SP Pankaj Kumar Singh said children form a very vulnerable part of society and often times end up becoming victims of crimes that can leave them scarred for life.Siddhi Parodkar and Auda Viegas, Centre Administrator for Sakhi One Stop Centre addressed the attendees over video conferencing and guided them on how to tend to children who are victims of crimes. Both speakers provided valuable insights and further went on to discuss the "Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act" SP Singh said, “This is one of many such sessions that are underway in order to better equip police staff to deal with crimes against vulnerable sections”.
