'Commission of Enquiry into Policing in Guyana'
Submission to the Disciplined Services Commission from Red Thread and Help & Shelter

INTRODUCTION
This submission was made to the Commission to highlight the problems of the response ofthe Guyana Police Force to the following
:a)
Child Abuse – where children are victims of different forms of abuse
b) Domestic Violence – specifically incidents of male partner violence against their female partners
c) Rape & sexual assault and to recommend some actions.

The Recommended guidelines for the Guyana Police Force were done as part of the submission to the Disciplined Forces Commission.

The Guyana Police Force has not implemented the recommendations. Help & Shelter continues to work with the GPF as they improve their response to Domestic Violence