The police officers of Rourkela police district were imparted training on Special Juvenile Police Unit and Juvenile Justice Act (SJPU and JJA) at a special programme organised here in the premises of SP office on Tuesday.
SP AN Sihna inaugurated the programme organised on behalf of the District Child Protection Unit, Sundargarh. The experts, who imparted training, were NGO activists and lawyers.
Police officers of different ranks like Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), inspector-in-charge (IIC) and sub-inspector attended the training programme. The were taught about the Child Rights Act, Juvenile Justice Act (JJA), Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS).
Among the resource persons, CHIlDlINE director AK Azad, JJ Board member Rama Chandra Behera and senior lawyer Sunil Bisi attended. They urged the SP to open a juvenile desk in each police station as early as possible.