P a g e | 66 An office of Probation was established and have their role governed by the CPW Act. They conduct enquiries into age determination and should play a pivotal role in the restorative justice process. Establishment of Children's Courts ensures that children in conflict with the law are dealt with differently to adults. JTC is the only detention centre in the country for children and only accepts male offenders. Currently female children convicted of an offence and sentenced to time in custody are detained in adult women's prisons. If they are held in Maseru women’s prison they attend school at JTC. Progress More alternative forms of dispute resolution are envisaged under the CPW Act which would tie in with the cultural practice of disputes being dealt with at the community level. There has been one round of trainings conducted with the judiciary and probations unit by MOJ and the University of Western Cape in late 2013 and two more are planned for 2014. Difficulties An evaluation of the CGPU conducted in 2007 indicated that the capacity of the CGPU to perform its function is weak. At the time of the evaluation, there were inadequate personnel to cover the entire jurisdiction in each district, and CGPU staff members were not properly trained on gender and child-related work. This remains largely unchanged. Among CGPU staff, none had been specifically recruited to work in the Unit but rather had been transferred without choice. Even where officers are trained in children's matters they can be transferred to other units such as traffic without notice. Furthermore, the evaluation revealed that CGPU staff did not have proper supplies and logistical support, including limited transportation, minimal computer literacy, lack of good and secure office space and safe houses for children in need of custody, and no walkie-talkies, wireless devices, or cameras for documenting evidence. Although the CGPU is mandated to provide a user-friendly reporting environment that ensures confidentiality and responds to and promptly investigates all cases involving vulnerable groups, the evaluation revealed that CGPU services do not afford the expected confidentiality and reporter friendliness. Prompt responses to reported cases and follow-up of clients were very poor. In 2005-06, UNICEF assisted the CGPU with the development of a computerized database of reported children’s and women’s sexual abuse cases to help collect accurate data on the incidence of sexual abuse and to generate quality reports. The aim of the database is to capture details of reported cases and to make accurate, updated data available at all times to service providers and senior policy makers to keep them informed of the magnitude of the problem. It also aims to improve referral links between

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