Police
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Drink driving detections of Victoria Police officers: analysis of trends from 2000-2015
Driving while affected by alcohol is a significant cause of road trauma in the community. Significant resources have been devoted to reducing the incidence of drink drinking, including ongoing enforcement efforts by Victoria Police. When Victoria Police officers are themselves detected driving in excess of the legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit, it undermines the...
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The nature of risk during interactions between the police and intoxicated offenders
How best to respond to and manage intoxicated offenders is a concern shared by policing agencies across Australia. Intoxicated offenders present additional behavioural and health risks during their interaction with police. These risks may result in harm to the officers, the offender or the community. This research examined how intoxication influences the nature and magnitude...
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For the right reasons, in the right ways (Part 1): a four-nation survey of information sharing about organised crime
Overview This special report examines how government, business and the community in four nations share information about organised crime. Its key finding is that the Australian Government, businesses and community as a whole must be open to new kinds of information sharing partnerships. The field work involved over 80 interviews, including visits to or discussions...
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Operation Ross: an investigation into police conduct in the Ballarat Police Service Area
In March 2015 IBAC received closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage from Victoria Police showing the alleged mistreatment of a woman in custody in the cells of the Ballarat Police Station in January 2015. IBAC subsequently commenced an own motion investigation named Operation Ross. The investigation expanded to examine:
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Cultural change: gender diversity and inclusion in the Australian Federal Police
In August 2016, AFP Commissioner Andrew Colvin released this report, following an independent review of the organisation by former Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Elizabeth Broderick.