It had been created in 2017 for a period of one year and in view of its usefulness, the position of social worker in gendarmerie was renewed. It is occupied by a civilian person who ensures the interface between the gendarmerie and the social services.
It was entrusted to Jessica Iori, clinical psychologist with a specialty in criminology. . Aged 33, she has experience in prison activity in Martinique. She also worked for the Trait d'Union victim assistance association in Saint-Martin. "Before I worked more on the side of the perpetrators, but for two years, I have been closer to the victims", she confides.
Sometimes, certain interventions - mainly cases of domestic and intra-family violence - do not lead to prosecution or criminal action, however the victims require social support, and this cannot be provided by the gendarmes. "We are faced with it on a daily basis and often due to lack of time we could not guide people," explained Lieutenant-Colonel Sébastien Manzoni last year. Now, the people concerned are "taken into account" by the ISG.
It is funded by the association Dangerous Liaisons and made available to the gendarmerie. (source: www.soualigapost.com)
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