Social workers begin crime workshop

The workshop is being hosted by the Port of Spain Office of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), in conjunction with the Counter Trafficking Unit of the Ministry of National Security. The training session is taking place at the Kapok Hotel, in Port of Spain.

Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Social Development and Family Service, Joy Persad Myers, in an address said while crime prevention and crime plans are developed with a focus on enforcement of the law, prevention of crimes through finding its root causes is also vital. Among the areas being covered over the four days are National and International Legal Frameworks, Global and Regional Trends, Victim-Identification Process, Criminal Matters and Victims’ Rights, Instructional Training Methods and The role of the Trainer.