CISOCA says victims’ silence about trauma due to stigma remains key challenge in solving complex cases

Despite improving its arrest rate over the past year, the Centre for Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA) says victims’ unwillingness to speak about their traumas due to stigma remains a key challenge in solving complex cases.

Senior Investigating Officer Detective Inspector Debbia Jennings made the remark during the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s “Force for Good” podcast yesterday.

She noted that victims continue to fear being the object of ridicule.

Detective Inspector Jennings also highlighted the difficulty in solving cases when the victims meet the suspect on social media. 

However, she sought to assure victims that their sexual offence cases would be taken seriously and handled with the utmost sensitivity.