The Juvenile Justice Department of the Ministry of Public Security in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Community, Family, and Youth Resilience (CYFR) programme, has just completed the training of 35 civil society core groups, non-governmental organisations and government departments, in Juvenile Justice Diversion and Alternative Sentencing (JJDAST).
According to a Ministry of Public Security (MoPS) release, the objective of training was to build the capacity of participants to better implement diversion and alternative sentencing programmes. It was held on November 14 and 15 and conducted by Criminologist and Certified Criminal Justice Specialist, Dr Dianne Williams.