The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security (MHSSS) in collaboration with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) yesterday launched the COPSQUAD 2000 initiative, which will see the training of 2,000 policemen and women who will be dealing with reports of domestic violence.
The launching of the initiative was held at the Guyana Police Force (GPF) Training Centre on Camp Street, Georgetown and is part of the strengthening of the national response against all forms of violence against women and girls.
According to Human Services Minister Dr Vindhya Persaud, the purpose of the initiative is to also hold police officers who handle domestic violence cases accountable. She said that victims will be able to identify the officer they are reporting to as they will be given a special badge after completing the training.
