Country | Uganda |
Year | 2016 |
Type of Measure | Institutional mechanisms, Prevention > Community mobilization |
Form of Violence | Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) |
Community policing is a system where the police works with communities in preventing and addressing crimes within a given community. Sixty eight (68), community policing sessions were conducted during the reporting period. These were undertaken by police officers and community leaders who managed to reached 8000 people. The police and community leaders have also carried out community surveillance and investigations on reported cases of FGM/C.