ComPol Says More Training Needed for Police Officers

Williams acknowledged that officers need more comprehensive training to effectively handle sensitive gender-based violence cases. He also highlighted the importance of collaborating with relevant agencies and organizations, including those supporting the LGBTQ community, to address these issues together.

 

Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police

“We have to look at extensive training again with a change of focus or with the additional responsibility given to the unit. Now, there certainly is going to be a need for more training for the officers who work within the unit. And not just those officers, but every police officer so they can understand the dynamism of gender-based violence. It cannot be that we give them certain responsibilities and we do not explain to them or give them something that will be able to help them to understand and properly respond to these issues. And so, training is going to be essential. And Mr. Jones and the director of training is also our work are going to work together to ensure that we get the right people on board to provide that training for us. Additionally, we have to look at also working with other organizations, human development, community rehab, even the, the LGBTQ communities. We have to look at them as well, so that we can get their input in terms of the training that we may need to sensitize our officers, in terms of how to deal with issues, um, involving them.”