NCJ Number
128511
Date Published
1989
Length
69 pages
Annotation
This chapter assesses the structure and operations of the Queensland Police Force (Australia) and recommends reforms designed to improve police performance.
Abstract
Based upon public hearings and police records, this study concludes that the functions of the Queensland Police Force have been over-extended and over-specialized. The structure of management and decisionmaking systems has become unwieldy, and methods of recruiting, training, and managing staff require reform. A general assessment of the force covers its role and functions, structure (hierarchy and the basis of organization), and resources (police numbers, equipment and vehicles, and police resource requirements). Recommendations for changing the policing approach pertain to community policing, regionalization, metropolitan policing, civilianization, specialized policing activities, task force arrangements, and uniforms. In assessing recruitment and training, the report addresses entry standards, recruitment of women, age of recruits, lateral entry, recruit education and training, and inservice training. Other topics covered are promotions and transfers, pay and working conditions, management and strategic planning, information and support systems, and proposed structural changes.