Jakarta – The Jakarta Police has said it will appoint 10,000 spots across Jakarta to monitor child abuse, after several cases of violence against children made headlines recently.
The spots, called tempat aman anak (child safety spot), will allow children to seek help when experiencing abuse and allow anyone to report suspected cases, said Jakarta Police criminal detective director Sr. Comr. Krishna Murti.
"Once a child enters any of the spots, we guarantee they will be safe," Krishna said on Monday.
He said the initiative was launched after families expressed worries about their children's safety when playing outside following a string of recent child abuse cases.
Krishna said the monitoring spots, which would be easily recognizable by stickers, were to be opened this week.
"Therefore, children who feel afraid or experience mistreatment can report to any of the spots," Krishna said, adding that reports made at the spots would then be forwarded to nearby police offices.
He also said that the 10,000 spots would be registered with local police offices so to guarantee their legality.
"All of the spots should be registered at the local police offices, not anywhere else," he said, adding that each of the spots would be in strategic locations.