Boys Training Centre confidently making strides
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Contact: Adhara King
Monday, March 22, 2010 – General Manager of the Boys Training Centre, Leonard Terrance says the light at the end of the tunnel has become increasingly visible to him and his team.
Terrance says a strong team has been compiled to facilitate change and bring the centre to optimum operation.
“We talk about well trained staff, specialized persons to deal with problematic boys. If you look at the structure itself, it’s of concern. So I have really tried to focus on the more immediate things that need to happen if we are to begin to provide the kind of service that ought to be provided here at the centre.”
A number of proposals have been prepared to improve operations at the Boys Training Centre, Terrance says, and the hope is that implementation will be subsequent to the upcoming budget year.
“The team we are trying to put together at the Centre, is positive. That does not mean once we have the team together, everything will just change suddenly. We are talking about 15, 16, 17 year olds, who know one set of rules out in the communities they come from, and when they reach the Centre, they learn a different set of rules.”
A new operational structure is in the works for the centre, with the addition of supplementary personnel including social workers, juvenile correctional officers, house parents, and teachers. |
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