Members of the Guyana Police Force are currently undergoing training to improve their understanding of the Sexual Offences Act and their role in its implementation in order to ensure victims have access to the justice system and perpetrators are prosecuted.
“The whole issue is that we must commit ourselves to ensure that victims in Guyana have greater access to the justice system and more so, prosecution is enhanced,” Human Services Minister Jennifer Webster said at the opening yesterday of a two-day workshop at the Felix Austin Police College.
The workshop is jointly sponsored by the Ministry of Human Services and the Guyana Police Force.
In many cases, Webster opined, some of the techniques being used to address reports are still not “the best.” In addition,
