Gender and media workshop outcome-Police use new tact in handling violence |16 January 2007
She said that during the workshop they learned how to calm interviewees down, a skill that she and her colleagues are now using.
“When we approach them more tactfully, they show more confidence in us and provide us with relevant information,” the officers said.
During the workshop, the officers shared their experiences on domestic violence in order to better deal with it.
Officers from different sections of the police force attended the workshop, which was held at the Seychelles Police Academy at Pointe Larue with the assistance of Barclays Bank.
The one-day workshop had the main aim of further moulding the officers and giving them better knowledge of how to improve themselves when dealing with cases of domestic violence.
The organizers felt that there is a need to equip the members of the force so that there will be more cooperation and understanding between members of the public and the force during family disputes.
The participants also discussed ways to prevent domestic violence. It was seen that domestic violence begins mostly when mother or father sides with children and the other one is not happy about that.
Another example is when children themselves get out of control and start to disrespect their other sisters, brothers or even parents.
Different parties like the Family Tribunal also took part in the workshop so that they could have a better understanding of the police force and also to let them know about the different challenges they face when dealing with domestic violence.
The problem commonly affects women whom most of the times are the victims, but participants were reminded that domestic violence also exists between men who are also at times victims.
At the end of the workshop the participants together with the different parties suggested means and ways to decrease domestic violence in Seychelles.