In an effort to bolster its data management, members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) who are responsible for the collection, storage and general management of data, especially as it relates to sexual and gender-based crimes recently benefitted from a data quality assurance workshop.
According to a GPF release, the training programme was hosted by the Justice Education Society (JES), through the Strengthening Justice for Women, Girls, and Indigenous Peoples in Guyana Project, funded by the Government of Canada. It was held at the Officers Training Centre (OTC), Camp Road, Eve Leary, Georgetown.
Attendees at the opening included Deputy Commissioner ‘Administration’ (Ag), Ravindradat Budhram, along with Justice Education Society Country Representative and Project Director, Lisa Thompson; and Senior International Representative Officer from the Canadian High Commission, Tariq Williams.
The workshop was facilitated by JES Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Expert, Martine Chase.
Deputy Commissioner Budhram spoke of the importance of data collection in helping to make more informed decisions.
“Data collection is one of the methods utilised by the Guyana Police Force, and worldwide, in making key data-driven decisions. We use data to enable us [GPF] to deploy our patrols and human resources [more efficiently].”
Acknowledging that the participants were already trained in the field, Budhram encouraged them to make the most of the opportunity as it will aid in their service delivery.
“Most of you are trained in the field already, but this training will enhance your service delivery to the respective stakeholders and moreso the organisation [GPF] that you are a part of.”
