Police organises workshop on Juvenile Justice Act in Budgam

B’gam Police in collaboration with Child Line Committee Budgam organised a one day workshop on sensitization/orientation about the implementation of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act-2015 in Budgam. The workshop was organised at Conference Hall of District Headquarters Budgam in which investigating officers of Juvenile cases were briefed about the sensitivity of juvenile cases and their orientation.
According to a police statement issued on Saturday the workshop was chaired by SSP Budgam Tahir Saleem and attended by Sr. PO Budgam Voonesh Sangotra & Sr. PO from Directorate of Prosecution Kashmir Dar Rasheed, Incharge Juvenile Police Unit Budgam Insp. Nazir Ahmed, and other officers/officials of Budgam Police & members of Child Line Committee Budgam.
The workshop was , according to the above referred police statement, organized to aware the investigating officers with latest techniques and standard practices to expedite the investigation and improve their investigation skills in Juvenile cases. On the occasion, SSP Budgam while addressing the workshop throws light on various aspects of Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection) Act-2015. He also imparted various guidelines to all the investigating officers who present in the workshop regarding as to how Juveniles are to be dealt as per the set parameters as has been enshrined in the Juvenile Justice Act.
Moreover, all the participated officers also highlighted various issues of the Juvenile Justice, (Care and Protection) Act-2015. Besides, special emphasis was laid regarding as to what are the rights of Juvenile, how investigation is to be conducted in Juvenile cases, what is the role of Juvenile Police officers, what is the role of Juvenile Justice board, What is the role of child welfare committee etc.