Parkview Police Station clock in their 67 minutes
Parkview Police Station staff and the CPF work together for the greater good.
In celebration of Mandela Day, the Parkview Police Station staff and the Parkview Community Police Forum (CPF) joined hands for 67 minutes to revamp the victim-friendly room at the station.
According to spokesperson Captain Tintswalo Sibeko, the victim-friendly room provides an opportunity for victims of gender-based violence, child abuse, and domestic violence to be interviewed and statements to be taken in the private room to avoid secondary victimisation.
“We want to revamp it, make it brighter and more welcoming, and this means victims have a right to be treated with respect and dignity, hence we saw that we need to do this for them to feel more comfortable.”
Parkview CPF Theresa Du Preez added that they all worked together as a team and decided to do this for Mandela Day as they got people sponsoring their stuff, which they are thankful for.
She explained that the CPF has a support victim unit which is made up of social workers and psychologists, and when someone goes through trauma they are available to assist.
“This room is very dark and it feels horrible. We, as a team, decided to paint it in a lighter colour and fix it up, making it warmer and welcoming so that at least when people come in already in trauma, they don’t have to sit in the dark little room and become more traumatised,” Du Preez concluded.
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