This report explores how policing in small New Zealand communities can be improved to achieve better outcomes for officers and residents.

USGBC local communities around the country are helping cities jumpstart their building performance benchmarking efforts. And the results are pretty exciting. After four years of benchmarking in New York City, buildings there are using almost 15 percent less energy according to MIT professor David Hsu...

Examines changes in community correction order use in Victorian adult courts between January 2012 and December 2014.

This strategy outlines how Brisbane City Division aims to coordinate, develop and foster local activities and initiatives that align services with the Queensland Police Service's (QPS) Vulnerable Persons Policy. Overview The Brisbane City Division is committed to pursuing the continuous improvement of policing services provided...

Overview: Brisbane City Police have an increasing role in responding to vulnerable persons, often at risk in the CBD and police are often the first people to encounter vulnerable people in public space or in circumstances of need. QPS capacity to respond independently to the...

This paper investigates the effectiveness of the application of the concept of community policing across three separate geographic locations, which have different social settings.

The Security Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Act 2002 requires the attorney-general to cause a public and independent review of the operation of Security Acts relating to terrorism. The Security Legislation Review Committee’s report recommends a number of important changes to the government’s terrorism-related legislation and measures...

This report considers changes in country communities and how this effects policing services. It argues that if police are to be viewed by their community as the primary problem solvers, they must have the skills to fulfil the expectations of their community. This requires country...