DUBAI // Dubai Public Prosecution’s family and juvenile section has begun offering advice and education services, not only to pupils and parents, but also to its own staff.
Mohammed Rustom, the head of Family and Juvenile Prosecution, said there were psychological reasons for most crimes. Therefore, he said, the best preventative measure was to start by tackling the root of the problem and provide the necessary advice and lessons.
This began with the Nibras project, in which 580 pupils were taught about the law and crime.
“The most common types of cases among juveniles are theft, insults and assaults,” he said, adding that drug-consumption cases were within the “normal range and not alaming”.
Another project was the My Consultation is the Life of My Family, which aimed to educate parents about how to communicate with their children – 364 pupils and 95 mothers took part in the project.
Mr Rustom added that there was another scheme, called Awareness Vitamins, aimed at helping couples employed by the prosecution service who were suffering from marital problems.
He said that this was the first of its kind in the government sector.
The goal of the project is to make sure that staff are satisfied in their own lives before they deal with other people’s problems.
“The employee who seeks the help of this programme can contact any of the psychological and social specialists secretly by phone or email. We did receive several cases, which have been dealt with and resolved,” Mr Rustom said.
The Family Clinic is a service that provides professional help to those who have ongoing family prosecution cases.
“Anyone with a family problem can contact us through the website and the specialists will get in touch with him or her,” Mr Rustom said.
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