to done in the most accurate, efficient, transparent and ethical manner possible, in accordance with the principle of the best interests of the child. 31.3 Guidelines for the management and sustenance of child justice: the Bombali Chain-Links initiative, 2012 was developed as a group of strategies and guiding principles to give direction to the work of the Child Justice Task Force in providing for the best interests of the children in the justice sector. It targeted children in conflict with the law and children in contact with the law as well as child victims of abuse and children in need of care and protection. 31.4 A National Standard for the Protection of Children in the Criminal Justice System was developed by the MSWGCA and revised in 2012. Its development was based on national and international laws with the objective of guiding law enforcement officers, social workers and communities to respect and promote the well-being of juveniles and to ensure that any response to juvenile offences or abuse is in proportion to the circumstances of both the juveniles and the offences or abuses they are associated with, and to support diversion of first offenders from the criminal justice system. 31.5 Standard operating procedures for the investigation of sexual and domestic violence offences were developed by the Sierra Leone Police and development partners. Their purpose is to ensure the adoption across all police units, including the Family Support Units (FSUs) of minimum standards of good practice in the investigation of sexual and domestic violence offences. Specific guidelines are provided if the victim is under the age of 18 years. 31.6 A Family Support Unit Training Manual (2008) was developed by the Sierra Leone Police and the MSWGCA to build the knowledge and capacity of police in the FSUs to know and apply international Human Rights Standards, governing laws protecting women and children, the principles of abuse, domestic and gender-based violence, prescribed investigation processes; services available for victims and survivors; prescribed measures for the protection of child victims, witnesses and offenders. Each chapter addresses the specific rights of children. 31.7 Code of conduct for teachers and other education personnel – A training guide for facilitators, 2009 was developed by the Ministry of Education and UNICEF with the objective of educating responsible role players on the content of the code, to inform educators of the professional behavior expected of them, and to inform them of the broader set of laws informing the code and the protection of children from abuse within the education system. 31.8 Guidelines for managing alternative care provide step by step guidance on the placement, monitoring and review of children in different forms of alternative care. The identification, documentation, tracing and reunification process has been standardised through the development of nationally standardized identification, documentation, tracing and reunification (IDTR) forms. Government and child protection organizations have been trained in the use of the forms. Data from the forms are entered into a database developed and managed by the Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affairs. 2. General Measures of Implementation  13