P.R. Laws tit. 8, § 651
The Women’s Advocate Office, created by §§ 311 et seq. of Title 1, and in harmony with the public policy enunciated in this chapter, shall be responsible for:
(a) Promoting and developing educational programs for the prevention of domestic abuse.
(b) Studying, investigating and publishing reports on the domestic abuse problem in Puerto Rico, its manifestations, scope, consequences and the options for confronting and eradicating it.
(c) Identifying groups and sectors in which domestic abuse is manifested, educating them and making them aware of the skills they need to combat it.
(d) Creating an awareness among assistance professionals regarding the needs of victims of abuse and their families.
(e) Developing strategies to encourage changes in the policies and procedures in government agencies in order to improve their response to the needs of the victims of abuse.
(f) Establishing and encouraging the establishment of programs of information, support and counselling services for abuse victims.
(g) Encouraging the establishment of shelters for abuse victims.
(h) Encouraging programs of services for boys and girls who come from homes where there is abuse, in coordination with the Department of the Family.
(i) Providing training and orientation services for assistance professionals on the treatment and counselling of abuse victims.
(j) Evaluate progress in the implementation of this chapter and submit annual reports to the Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Legislature.
(k) Analyzing and carrying out studies on the needs for intervention, education and retraining programs for persons who engage in conduct that constitutes abuse, for their rehabilitation.
(l) Formulating guidelines on the minimum requirements that must be met by the deviation services contemplated by § 636 of this title, which must be taken into consideration by the courts in determining deviations.
History —Aug. 15, 1989, No. 54, p. 199, § 4.1; Apr. 23, 2004, No. 96, § 2.