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Domestic Violence Desk within Police Mediation Unit
Type of Measure
Services > Police > Protocols and guidelines
Form of Violence
Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Year
1987
Brief Description
A Domestic Violence Desk was initially created as part of a Mediation Unit in 1987 when training for police personnel was first initiated. The Domestic Violence desk has since been disbanded as a result of the request from the police for a more comprehensive training programme for all police personnel on all forms of violence against women. All police cases requiring mediation are now referred to the Disputes Resolution Foundation.
THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION FOUNDATION, formerly the Mediation Council of Jamaica, was incorporated July 1994 to increase cooperation in the management and resolution of disputes involving business, the police, courts, social service agencies and the people, through the controlled process of mediation.
THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION FOUNDATION, formerly the Mediation Council of Jamaica, was incorporated July 1994 to increase cooperation in the management and resolution of disputes involving business, the police, courts, social service agencies and the people, through the controlled process of mediation.
Source of Information
Response of the Government of Jamaica to the questionnaire on violence against women
Experiencing Violence?