Objectives of the Manual
The primary objective of this Manual is to support police instructors and trainers in delivering structured, practical, and high-quality child protection training at police academies and in-service training institutions.
More specifically, the Manual aims to:
• Provide practical guidance to police officers on identifying, preventing, and responding to child protection concerns during routine policing duties.
• Explain the child rights and child protection framework applicable in Pakistan, with particular reference to Sindh.
• Clarify the roles and responsibilities of police when dealing with children as victims, witnesses, children in need of protection, and children in conflict with the law.
• Promote child-sensitive and gender-responsive policing, including respectful communication and appropriate interviewing approaches.
• Strengthen coordination and referral mechanisms between police and relevant child protection and social welfare services.
• Serve as a reference resource for police trainers and police personnel.
Scope of the Manual
This Manual provides guidance to Sindh Police personnel on child protection and on situations where children come into contact with the police as victims, witnesses, children in need of protection, or children in conflict with the law.
The Manual covers:
• Key concepts and principles of child rights and child protection.
• The legal, policy, and institutional framework in Pakistan, with specific reference to Sindh.
• Police procedures and operational responses in cases involving violence, abuse, exploitation, missing children, child labour, trafficking, online offences, and other protection concerns.
• Safeguards and procedures applicable to children in conflict with the law under the Juvenile Justice System Act, 2018.
• Ethical standards, professional conduct, and appropriate communication when interacting with children.