c) Embark on economic alternatives and education opportunities to reduce the vulnerability of children and their recruitment into the armed forces or armed groups. Children in conflict with the law 29. The Committee notes with appreciation that the Child Rights Act makes provision for the establishment of an additional formal specialized court, the Family Court, which is to be constituted by a magistrate supported by four other members with expertise in the area of children’s rights. The Committee encourages the State Party to further take the following measures. a) Allocate adequate resources to ensure the establishment of the family courts and Child Panels; b) Ensure that Family Support Units and Police Stations are staffed with adequate social workers and provide training to police officers on child protection; c) Scale up and continue trainings to personnel of the justice system on the Age Assessment Guidelines of 2010; d) Implement the Legal Aid Act to ensure that children exercise their right to legal representation; e) Establish guidelines for non-custodial sentencing for children in conflict with the law; f) Ensure that sentencing children to imprisonment is done as a measure of last resort, and in cases where children are sentenced to imprisonment that they are kept separately from adults; g) Provide education, psychosocial support and recreational activities for children kept in remand homes and approved schools awaiting trial; h) Update the National Child Justice Strategy; and i) Establish guidelines governing the procedures for magistrate and high courts hearing in matters involving children. 30. The Committee commends the State Party for establishing Chiefdom Child Welfare, which also has mandate to deal with issues relating to (civil and criminal) cases involving children. However, the Committee notes that there are no safeguards to children who appear before these structures in light of the Charter. The Committee, therefore, urges the State Party to set out clear protective measures to children who come into contact with such structures in light of the provisions of the Charter. Children of imprisoned parents or care-givers 13