Metropolis police say the power to interview victims in a ‘softer, extra comfy and fewer industrial setting is essential’
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BARRIE POLICE SERVICE
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Within the spring of final yr, the Ministry of the Solicitor Basic, by way of the When You are Prepared Venture, awarded the Barrie Police Service a sufferer help grant valued at $183,300 that was to be administered over two years.
It has nearly been a yr for the reason that grant was awarded and in a brief time frame, quite a lot of work has already been achieved.
Two current interview rooms have been re-modeled with funds offered by way of this grant at Barrie Police Service Headquarters. Being able to interview a sufferer in a softer, extra comfy and fewer industrial setting is essential when coping with survivors of human trafficking and different victim-focused incidents.
By eradicating potential boundaries and using an setting that promotes therapeutic, the potential for revictimization and extra trauma will be lowered.
This grant has additionally offered the Barrie Police Service the power to develop and implement ongoing coaching particular to the ever-evolving dynamics related to human trafficking. Educators and an knowledgeable trauma survivor, together with Indigenous associate involvement, have been included right into a coaching module, which has afforded members of the Barrie Police Service the power to higher determine and help victims and survivors of human trafficking.
Within the coming weeks, the Barrie Police Service will share further enhancements which have been made because of the service being awarded this sufferer help grant. Please search for these updates as we look ahead to sharing the constructive influence that this funding could have on victims, our group, our companions and our service.
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