Every police station in Gujarat now has a ‘SHE team’ comprising a unit of women officers to attend to distress calls and complaints from women. The key motive of this initiative is to encourage women to approach the police if they face any crime. This team focus on providing a conducive environment for the women to file a complaint or narrate their harrowing experiences. The special SHE team conducts several awareness programs that focus on topics such as good touch and bad touch (for school students), traffic advisory, cyber awareness, and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) related cases. During the awareness programs, the SHE team is usually accompanied by a trainer who teaches self-defence to the children. SHE stands for Safety, Health and Environment and the team aims to provide safety and security to the women.
