Community Safety
(a) How many police stations in the province have victim-friendly rooms, (b) how many police officers have been trained to roll out the Victim Empowerment Service and (c) how do police officers register such cases?
The South African Police Service informed me as follows:
5. (a) 151 police stations in the province have a victim friendly room.
(b) Trained personnel:
- Victim Empowerment = 2 544
- Domestic Violence Learning Programme = 3 948
- First Responder to Sexual Offences Learning Programme = 1 773
- Vulnerable Children Learning Programme = 1 665
(c) Experienced detectives specialising in the specific field will assist with the taking of a statement from the victim where after a case docket is opened and the case registered on the CAS. Dependent on the nature of the complaint specialised units may be called for statement taking and/or other referrals. The privacy of the victim is always honoured and therefor such statements will be taken in private.
