British expert to advise Cyprus police on domestic violence

A SPECIALIST British policewoman is coming to Cyprus to train selected Cyprus Police officers in dealing with the delicate area of domestic violence against women and children.

Constable Jane McGill, of the Domestic Violence and Child Protection Unit of the West Yorkshire Police Department, was for years a front-line domestic violence police officer. A highly qualified professional, she has been a trainer since 1991 in the difficult issues of domestic violence.

Her seminar, from December 7 to 11, will focus on developing local police skills, which include counselling victims of domestic violence, and the perpetrators.

Her seminar is being sponsored by the British Council, the Cyprus Police Force and the Cypriot Advisory Committee for the Prevention of Violence in the Family.

For further information call: 02-442389 or 3051378, or 305530.

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