The judiciary yesterday morning launched a two-day training exercise aimed at enhancing its capabilities in the adjudication of sexual offence cases and interaction with vulnerable persons in such matters.
Spearheaded by acting Chancellor Yonette Cummings-Edwards, the seminar, the first of its kind since the establishment of the court last November, is being facilitated by Trinidadian Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Diane Douglas and her associate, Natalie O’ Brady.
Boasting of Guyana’s establishment of the region’s first-ever Sexual Offences Court, the Chancellor underscored the need for training in psychological skills as a means of better assisting the judiciary in its interaction with vulnerable persons.
