Headquarters: Green Street, St. George’s    

Telephone number: +1 (473) 440-4739   Hotline: #444

Officer in charge: Woman Detective Constable Mary Andrew

Specific Responsibilities:

• To enhance the services provided to victims of Child Abuse, Domestic and Sexual Violence.
• To create greater synergy among stakeholders to work together in the interest of “special victims”.
• To increase public awareness on issues related to “special victims”.

Additional Services Provided

• The Unit has also initiated applying for and obtaining Interim Protection Orders from the court for victims as deemed necessary within the same day of the complaint being made.

The Royal Grenada Police Force (RGPF) together with the Ministry of Social Development, Housing and Community Empowerment and other private stakeholders has launched a Special Victims Unit hotline.

The purpose of the special unit, is to coordinate, monitor and provide guidance for effective and timely response and investigations to all incidents involving special victims and to collaborate with other entities and stakeholders to provide special intervention and support to the victims.

This approach provides the RGPF with the capacity to reach matters where individuals are exploited because of personal circumstance, persuasion or influence and assist in addressing the concerns that some adults are complicit in exposing kids to such abuse in the home and the community.

The unit is embedded within the Criminal Investigation Department and is headed by Detecive Inspector of Police Andrea Noel-Victor who holds a Bachelor’s degree in physiology and master’s in public health, in addition to twenty years of policing experience.

The unit has federal authority, which means that they are notified of every case and have the authority to intervene, question and guide the investigative process. The unit also has a close working relationship with the Child Protection Authority and the Ministry of Social Development on all matters especially as it relates to supporting of victims.

The main aim is to achieve a proactive prevention and early intervention as well as to ensure a thorough investigation of all cases and support for victims at all levels.