New Delhi, June 19 (UNI) Union Minister for Women and Child Development (WCD) Maneka Sanjay Gandhi on Tuesday launched a handbook on prevention of crime against children and said her ministry will ensure that it was available
in every police station, preferably in the local language.
Launching the “Handbook on legal processes for Police in respect of Crime against Children” at a function here,
Ms Gandhi urged all stakeholders to unite in preventing and combatting crimes against children.
'The Government is committed to create a nation free of violence against women and children. The WCD ministry
will work closely with identified stakeholders to ensure that this handbook is available in every police station, preferably
in local languages,' she announced.
She stressed that an important requirement was to empower and skill the police agencies and other responders
in addressing the crimes against children professionally and diligently.
Ms Gandhi hoped that the book would prove to be a tool to enhance and fine-tune the skills of the end user
in the application of the laws, rules, rulings and related provisions pertaining to crimes against children.
The handbook is a composite tool which will aid police personnel to chart a step-by-step procedure to be adopted
in cases of crime against children. Legislations and the latest rulings of courts are also mentioned in the book. A
team led by Dr P M Nair of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) has developed this comprehensive,
user-friendly, process oriented document published by the Bureau of Police Research and Development
(BPR&D) in partnership with TISS.
The publication is an initiative taken by BPR&D to partner with reputed academic and research institutions across
the country in undertaking research and developing quality tools and knowledge products to enhance the
professional competence of the Indian Police.
The minister also elaborated upon the services offered by Child Line and Railway Child Line which have been
successful in reuniting missing children with their families.
Dr A P Maheshwari, Director General, BPR&D was present during the book launch function, an official release
here said.
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