Child-friendly police station inaugurated in Pune

The city’s first “child-friendly” police station was inaugurated at the cantonment police station premises by Abhay Karandikar, director, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT).

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020

Key-Points

The mandate for a “child-friendly” police station arisen out of Juvenile Justice Act 2015 outlines the steps to be taken for the protection of rights of children in need of care and protection as well as for the children in conflict with the law.

Child-friendly police station is an innovative concept in the direction of preventing juvenile crimes and children reforms.

This police station will work towards character building among children and will also work in changing the notion that police are not enemies but friends of people.

The child friendly police station houses books and toys and will also work towards character building among children.