All Kerala police stations to get specially-trained child welfare officers
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Police stations in Kerala will soon have trained child welfare officers to deal with crime cases against children. For this, special training would be imparted to police personnel. The state police has taken the significant decision in the wake of increasing incidents of atrocities and harassment against children. The move would help to strengthen the force's ongoing mission to make police stations 'child-friendly'.
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Women constables will be deployed as child welfare officers
State DGP Loknath Behera said, "A woman constable will be deployed as child welfare officer in each police station." Crime Branch IG S Sreejith said instructions had been given to take immediate action in cases under POCSO. CJ Antony, Chairperson of the Kerala Commission for Protection of Child Rights, said the society has a moral responsibility to ensure protection of children.