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Summary: CSC’s police training project builds on CSC’s
previous work looking at the links between
street children and juvenile justice. The
current project involves an evaluation and
consolidation of lessons learned in relation to
police training and sensitisation in the
international arena of work with street
children.
The project has involved participatory evaluations of 2 existing projects in
Bangladesh and Ethiopia which took place in August and September 2004
(see below for further details of project partners). CSC’s Advocacy Officer,
with the help of interns, is now in the process of compiling the lessons
learned, handy hints, and how to deal with pitfalls and challenges in
relation to police training based on these 2 in-depth project evaluations as
well as a desk review of other work in this area. The aim is to develop a
toolkit for international dissemination for grassroots NGOs and police
on ‘everything you need to know about police training in relation to street
children.’ CSC does not advocate a ‘one size fits all’ resource, but believes
in presenting as many different experiences as possible. This has come
about as a direct follow-on from our street children and juvenile justice
project over the past few years (Jan 2002 – Dec 2003), in response to
multiple demands for this kind of comprehensive, consolidated information
to assist those looking to start up such projects or to improve their existing
work.
The final resource, ‘Police Training on Child Rights & Child Protection:
Lessons Learned and Manual’ is now available in Word version and can be
downloaded chapter by chapter or in 6 parts
Within the next week it will also be uploaded in PDF versions and
additional resources to accompany the toolkit will also be uploaded onto
this site. Thank you for your patience.
For more information or to order a copy of the toolkit, contact
marie@streetchildren.org.uk