The CID of Jharkhand Police in collaboration with UNICEF organised a Child Friendly Police Station (CFPS) certification programme was here on Tuesday. As many as 84 police stations were today certified child friendly after a verification process conducted by CID officials. The Child Friendly Police Station (CFPS) initiative was piloted in the Ranchi zone in 2012 and has been scaled up to 502 police stations across the state.
Till date, about 111 police stations have been certified CFPS. In 2015, 27 police stations from West Singhbhum, Saraikela, Pakur, Sahibganj, Koderma, Ranchi, Khunti, Dumka, Deoghar and Rail Jamshedpur were certified child friendly police stations.
Today, an additional 84 police stations from East Singhbhum, Hazaribag,Saraikela karsawa, Chatra, Pakur, Jamtara, Garwah, Koderma, Gumla, Dumka, latehar, lohardaga, Palamu, Rail Dhanbad, Khunti, Bokaro, Ramgarh, Dhanbad, Ranchihave been certified child friendly after a verification process conducted by CID officials.
IG CID Sampat Meena said, “The performance of the police officers at the district level has been exceptional.We will continue this initiative till all police stations in Jharkhand become child friendly. The objective of the CFPS initiative is to sensitize the police officers especially the Child Welfare Police Officer (CFPO) and Officer in Charge (OIC) in the police station. This empowers the police officers to perform their role better and take action in the best interest of children as envisaged under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015.”
Dr Madhulika Jonathan, Chief of UNICEF Jharkhand said, “The Juvenile Justice (JJ) Act 2015 has a child friendly component that needs to be implemented urgently. The CFPS initiative is a step in that direction which will ensure a child is received in a child friendly environment and the best interest of the child is top most priority.”
A total of 21 indicators for a CFPS have been jointly developed jointly by CID &UNICEF. These indicators are built around Structure, Procedures, Attitude, Resources, Co-ordination and Community Outreach (SPARCC) by the police.
Over 95 CWPOs, Deputy Superintendents of Police in charge of Special Juvenile Police Unit (SJPU) from districts across Jharkhand participated in the program and shared the efforts they had made for successful implementation of the CFPS initiative.