information on abuse whilst remaining anonymous like suggestion boxes and hotlines are also being marketed. In addition, victims are encouraged to report their cases direct to Victim Friendly Unit Coordinators who are found at each and every station. Victim Friendly Unit Co-coordinators are trained to deal with victims in a professional, private and confidential manner. The issue of respect is highly regarded. The Victim Friendly Unit offers counselling to victims of sexual abuse in conjunction with its other partners in the multi-sectoral approach. The Victim Friendly Unit is a source of hope for vulnerable victims who for decades have been prohibited by social attitudes, insensitivity and lack of professional handling on the part of the police. Since the establishment of the Unit, a remarkable increase has been realised in the reported number of cases of sexual abuse. This is attributable to the fact that members of the public have generally been sensitized and now discern what constitute an abuse and also another reason is that of the availability of good reporting system and the sensitivity of those receiving the reports Rank structure Since 2018 National Command [Commissioner-General] [Deputy Commissioner-General] Provincial Command [Commissioner] [Assistant Commissioner] District Command [Chief Superintendent] [Superintendent] Station Command [Chief Inspector] [Inspector] [Assistant Inspector] Section Leaders/Discipline [Sergeant Major] [Sergeant]General Duty Police officers [[Constable]2008–2018 Commissioned Ranks[Commissioner-General][Deputy Commissioner-General][Commissioner] [Senior Assistant Commissioner] [Assistant Commissioner] [Chief Superintendent] [Superintendent] [Chief Inspector] [Inspector]Non-Commissioned Ranks [Assistant Inspector][Sergeant Major] [Sergeant] [Constable]1990–2008 Commissioned Ranks[Commissioner] [Deputy Commissioner] [Senior Assistant Commissioner] [Assistant Commissioner] [Chief Superintendent] [Superintendent] [Chief Inspector] [Inspector]Non-Commissioned Ranks [Assistant Inspector] [Sergeant] [Constable]1980–1990 Commissioned Ranks[Commissioner] [Deputy Commissioner] [Senior Assistant Commissioner] [Assistant Commissioner] [Chief Superintendent] [Superintendent] [Chief Inspector] [Inspector]Non-Commissioned Ranks [Section Officer] [Senior Patrol Officer][Patrol Officer] [Senior Sergeant] [Sergeant] [Constable]Current pay grades (rank structure according to salary payments)[Commissioner-General][Deputy Commissioner-General][Commissioner] [Assistant Commissioner] [Chief Superintendent] [Superintendent] [Chief Inspector] [Inspector] [Graduate Assistant Inspector] [Assistant Inspector][Sergeant Major] [Graduate Sergeant][Sergeant][Graduate Constable] [Constable] [Special Constable]' Commissioners and Commissioners-General Peter Allum (1 August 1980 – 6 February 1982) Jack Denley (6 February 1982 – July 1982) Wiridzayi Nguruve (July 1982 – February 1985) Henry Mukurazhizha (February 1985 – 19 December 1991) Augustine Chihuri (September 1993 – December 2017; acting from 18 December 1991) Godwin Matanga (12 February 2018 – present; acting from 19 December 2017) Criticism Since 2000, the ZRP has faced criticism from Zimbabwean and international NGOs such as Amnesty International for alleged political bias and what is claimed to be its part in what