an Eldis Resource
Police training on child rights and child protection: lessons learned and manual
How to design, implement, monitor and evaluate effective and practical police training on child rights and child protection
Authors:
M. Wernham; S. Geerinckx; E. Jackson
Publisher:
Consortium for Street Children , 2005
This manual provides information to enable trainers to design, implement, monitor and evaluate effective and practical police training courses in relation to child rights and child protection.
It aims to:
- develop the knowledge, understanding, attitudes and skills of police officers
- give police a better understanding of national and international laws that relate to children and how they should be applied
- bridge the gap between theory and practice relevant to policing and child rights/child protection so that police are able to act in the best interests of children
- enable police to distinguish between a child in need of care and protection and a child who is in conflict with the law
- motivate the police to take an active part in bringing about positive changes in the lives of children in difficult circumstances.
The resource also aims to gather and disseminate lessons learned in relation to police training on child rights and child protection from around the world; promote policy recommendations for governments and police; and compile a list of resources and contacts working internationally in the field of police training on child rights and child protection. [adapted from author]
