NCPCR wants police to be trained in child issues

New Delhi: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has prepared a draft guidelines on a child-friendly police station and recommended the Central government to incorporate relevant topics in police training.

It will equip personnel with appropriate knowledge to effectively carry out their duty, ensure better protection of child rights and abuse of minors. The report has been sent to the central government for approval. The child rights body is also working on making the hospitals in national capital child-friendly.

According to NCPCR officials, if implemented it will become a part of the training where the cops in their initial stages of policing will know how to make police stations child-friendly. The guidelines were made by the team of NCPCR member Rupa Kapoor. Child-Friendly Police Station is an initiative to make police and policing system sensitive to the needs of young citizens.

The guidelines help police officials in addressing the issue of child protection. It will develop the knowledge, understanding, attitudes and skills of police officers so that every child who comes into contact with them is treated as they would want their own child to be treated.

"Give police a better understanding of laws that relate to children and their practical application. Bridge the gap between theory and practice relevant to policing and child rights/child protection so that police are able to act in the best interests of children," claimed the guidelines.