Assessing outcomes from the Victoria Police Aboriginal Strategic Plan 2003-2008, this report finds there have been significant improvements in police-Koori relations in some areas.

The report recommends that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural training be a prerequisite for all police prior to deployment to an area where there is a significant Koori population.

The report also recommends that Victoria Police consider increasing the number of appropriately trained full-time Police Aboriginal Liaison Officers. Victoria Police should consider employing and training more Aboriginal Community Liaison Officers, particularly with a view to preparing young Kooris for police recruit training.

The report commended Victoria Police initiatives in Shepparton and Echuca in particular as a model for statewide action.