No. 143

VICTORIA

Interim Report

of the

VICTORIA POLICE FORCE

for the

Period 1 January - 30 June 1983

Ordered by the Legislative Assembly to be printed

lo1ELBOURNE F 0 ATKINSON GOVERNMENT PRINTER

1982-4

The Hon. C. R. T. Mathews, MP., Minister for Police and Emergency Services, Parliament House, MELBOURNE

Dear Minister,

I have pleasure in submitting to you, for the information of Parliament, the Interim Report for the half year ended 30th June, 1983 and Statement of Accounts for the financial year 1982/83.

The Report provides explanatory information and statistical data regarding performance and achievements for the period covered by the Report.

I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to all members of the Victoria Police Force and the Public Service for their continued co-operation and service to the community.

Yours sincerely,

(S. I. Miller) CHIEF COMMISSIONER

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Personnel Department.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . .. . .. . .. .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . .. 23 Review of Activities and Achievements............................................ 23 Study Leave.................................................... ................................. 23 Police Psychology Office................................................................. 24 Promotions Boards.............. .. .... . . .. .. .... .. ....... ...... ..... .............. 24 Personnel Assessment Division........................................................ 24 Police Bands..................................................................................... 24 Police Hospital............. .... ........ ... .... ......... .... .... .. .. ..... .. . ...... .... .. .. 25 Welfare Office .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . . .. .. .. .. . .. .... . . . .. .... . . . . . ... . . .. ... ... . . .. .. .. . ... .. .. 25 Welfare Committee.................... .. .. ... .. .. . . .. .... .. . . .... .. . . ..... .. .. . .. .. . . .. .. .. . 25 Appeals to Police Service Board.......... .. . ..... .. ... ... . .. ..... ...... ..... 25 Amenities Section and Gymnasium...... .... .... .. . . .. . ..... .. .... . ... 26 Awards............................................................................ ................ 27 General Comment................................... .. . .. .... . . .. .. ... . . . .. .. .. .. . .. . .. . . .. .. 27

Research and Development Department .. . . .. .. .. . . .... . .. .. .. . .. . .. . . .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . 28 Community Involvement.................................................. .............. 29 Neighbourhood Watch Programme.................................................. 29 Shopstealing ........................................................... ............ ............ 29 Budgetary Functions......................................................................... 29 Freedom of Information Office..................................................... 30 Inspectorate .. ...... .. . .. . . . .. . ...... . . .. ... .. . . .. . .. .. .. .. ... . . . .. . .. .. .... . . . . . .. ... .. .. . . .. 30 Public Relations Division......... ................. ................................. 31

Administration Department.......... . . . . . . .. . . . . . ... . .. .. . . .. .. .. . .. . . .. .. .. .. . . . .. . . . . . .. .. . 32 Training~- Public Service Staff............................ .......................... 32 Work Experience................... ......... ..... ...... ............. .. .. ........ 32 Word Processing Equipment........................................................... 33 Central Firearms Registry... . ....... .... .... .. ... .... ... .. ... ... .. . . 33 Police Surgeons.................................................... . .... ... ...... ......... 33 Finance.......... ........................................................... ....................... 33 Revenue............................................................................................ 33 Expenditure... .......................................... ............. ............. ... ....... 33 Administrative Expenses....... .............. ..................... 34 Central Fingerprint Bureau . .. .. . .. .. .... .. .... .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. ... .. . . . 34 Other General Expenses .. . . .. .. ... .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .... .. ... .. . ... .. . . .. .. . .. 35 Contribution to Police Pensions Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. ... . . .. . 35 Research Studies.. .. ................... ... ..... ..... . ............... . .... . .... .. 35 Estimated Costing of Search for Escapees............... .. . .... . .... ... 35 Summary.......................... .. ........ ...... . . ........ ........ ........ ... ........ .......... 35

Internal Investigations Bureau........................... .... . . ... .. .. .. . . .. . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . 36 Appendices................................................................... ....................... 37

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Tables

1 Metropolitan C.I.B. Investigations ... 2 Country C.I.B. Investigations. 3 Armed Robberies ........ . 4 Deliberate Fires. . .................. . 5 Detected Drug Offences-- Drug Bureau ....... .. 6 Age and Sex of Drug Offenders ............... . 7 Fraud Squad Caseload.... .. ..................... . 8 Motives for Homicides............................. . ......... .. 9 Principal Causes of Deaths in Homicides ..................................... .

10 Sex of Homicide Victims and Offenders. . . .. . .......... .. 11 Stolen and Recovered Motor Vehicles ............................... . 12 Trials. . ....... .. ... . ..... . ... .......... .. ....... .. 13 State Forensic Science Laboratory Workloads .......... . 14 Categories of People Killed........... . ............. .. 15 Road Traffic Collisions.. ... . .. .. . .... . 16 Accidental Deaths...... . .............. . 17 Police Hospital . . . .. .. . . .. . . . . . . .. . 18 Police Service Board .. . . . .. .. .. . .. 19 Police Discipline Board... . ....... .. 20 Complaints by Districts .......

Page 7 8 8 9 9 9

10 10 10 11 12 13 15 17 17 18 25 26 26 36

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Appendices

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14

15a 15b 15c 15d 15e 15f 15g 15h 16a 16b 16c 17a 17b 17c

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Page Summary of Major Crime Statistics..................................... . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . 37 Child Offenders .. . .. . . . . . ............ .... . .... . .. .. . . .. . . . .. . ... . . . .. . .. .. .. . . . . .. .. .. . .. . . . . .. . .. 38 Principal Targets For Drug Robberies, Thefts etc................................. 39 Charges Against Drug Traffickers/Sellers........... . . ..... ......... ... .... .......... 39 Traffic Offences .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . .. . . . .. . . .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . .. . . . .. 40 Collisions Involving Police Vehicles........ ............... 41 Tests Conducted Under Drink-Driving Legislation . ................ 42 Traffic Infringement Notices Issued........................... 43 Force Actual Strength by Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Applications to Join Force... .. ............ ..... ................. . 45 Personnel Wastage.......... . 45 Members Found Medically Unfit by the Government Medical Officer.. 45 Awards................. ... ............... ................... 47 Finance. ............ 48

Organisation Charts Chief Commissioner's Office Operations Department ............. . Crime Department ..... .. Traffic Department... . . . .. . . . .. . . . . ........... . Services Department..... .. .............. . .......... . Personnel Department.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... . Research and Development Department .. . .......... . Administration Department. . . . .. .. . . . .. . .. . . .. . . . . ...... . . . ............ . Action Taken as a Result of Public Complaints ........... . Determination of Public Complaints .......... .. Source and Type of Public Complaints ....................................... . Country Police Districts ................................. . Metropolitan Police Districts. .. . . . .. ........ . Minister for Police and Emergency Services

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Introduction

From the time of the appointment of the first Constables to the Port Phillip District in 1836, there has been no statutory obligation on the police to provide a regular, comprehensive report to the Government or the Parliament Neverthe­less, in 1947, Mr. Alexander Duncan commenced the practice of submitting an Annual Report of the Victoria Police Force to the responsible Minister of the day.

That practice has been followed faithfully by successive Chief Commissioners. This has been done in acknowledgement of the accountability of the police to the people of Victoria, through their elected representatives.

Similarly, the Police Service Board and the Police Discipline Board, have had no statutory duty to report; the Chairmen of those Boards desire that data pertaining to their work be included in these Annual Reports.

Traditionally, the Annual Report has been produced on a calendar-year basis and in printed form. Over the years, increased detail has been included, by way of statistical data, despite the complexity of the organisation and the difficulty of keeping manual records across the State.

The Annual Reporting Act (1983) will produce some changes. Most notable of these will be a statutory requirement to report annually, on a financial-yearly basis. lt is coincidental that the Force was considering that change in chrono­logical basis, in 1982, so that the new arrangement, and the statutory statement of an obligation we had already assumed, presented no difficulty. There Will be practical difficulties in satisfying the requirement if the necessary human and technological resources cannot be provided to enable production of the pre­scribed data in the time and format specified. These constraints might compel the presentation of a report with a statistical bias and minimal textual or descriptive material. The result would be more academic but less dynamic. it would not project the ethos of the organisation as we would wish.

For the present, however, it has been decided that the first Financial Year Annual Report, for the year ending 30th June 1984, should cover only that period of twelve months. Accordingly, an Interim Report is necessary for the first six months of the calendar year, 1983. This is that document

Comparisons with figures for the corresponding previous six months are pro­vided in some cases, but that is not always possible and we have chosen to avoid the artificial device of adopting half the 1982 totals. Those who wish to do so may refer to the 1982 Annual Report

While the highlights of the half year are presented in the text, some sacrifices in terms of presentation and narrative have been made to expedite compilation. it is hoped that the resultant document remains a useful and informative source of accurate information for those whom we serve.

Operations Department

Assistant Commissioner K.P. Thompson, Q.P.M.

The aims and objectives of the Department are to maintain a wide visible police presence 1n the interests of crime prevention and detection and the pro­motion of a sense of security in the commun1ty.

Deployment

The strength of the Operations Department as at 30th June, 1983, was 62.5% of total Force strength of 8364

These 5561 members manned some 350 police stations throughout the State.

During the period under review, the operational highlights were as follows

'Ash Wednesday' Bushfires

On Wednesday 16th February. a series of disasters occurred which placed an enormous and sustained strain upon emergency services in the State for the ensuing seven days and nights. T~e 'Ash Wednesday f,res ranged across Victoria in eleven of the twenty-four State Disaster Regions and were not fully controlled until 23rd February

Police regional co-ordinators :nitiated their local contingency plans, operational police were committed to the task of assisting the firefighters in their combatting role and the Police Operat1ons Centre D.24 was activated and manned by senior officers who co-ordinated operations throughout the emergency.

lt rapidly became apparent that the bushfires throughout Victoria were beyond the capacity of the State resources and necessitated a request for Federal as­sistance. By 17th February personnel and equipment from the Defence Force had been committed to the task for the duration of the emergency

The potential for disaster was created by a combination of 1ong term drought conditions, wh1ch left the country tinder dry. and weather patterns wh1ch produced searing temperatures and iow humidity.

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The main fires and their immediate effects are summarized as follows:~-

o Warrnambooi/Framlingham Contained by 1 .15 a. m. on 17th February. Losses. 10 lives. 65 000 hectares, 83 houses, 17 4 significant outbuildings, 6 bridges, 8000 cattle, 15 000 sheep.

o Otways Losses:

Contained by 6 p.m. on 17th February. 3 lives (all at Airey's Inlet), 37 000 hectares, 578 maJor buildings:-

Anglesea - 14 7 houses Airey's Inlet -- 330 houses, 1 hotel, 1 restaurant, 1 fire station Lorne 61 houses Lorne to Big Hill- 23 houses Deans Marsh- 14 houses Yuulong, Cape Otway Contained on 20th February. Losses.· 3500 hectares of forest reserve and National Park destroyed North and South of the Great Ocean Road, 200 hectares of private pine plantation destroyed.

Monivae near Hamilton Contained by 1 p.m. on 18th February. Losses. 3000 hectares, 3 houses, 10 significant outbuildings, 1400 sheep, 200 cattle. This fire ignited peat deposits in an area known as Buckley's Swamp which continued to smoulder for months afterwards. Gisborne, Trentham, Macedon Contained by 6 p.m. on 17th February. Los5es. 7 lives, 30 000 hectares, 379 houses, 480 persons injured. An earlier fire on 1st February had consumed much of the fuel between Woodend, Mt Macedon, Riddell's Creek and Kerrie, reducing the con­sequences of the Ash Wednesday blaze.

Belgrave/Cockatoo Contained by 6.30 p.m. on 17th February. Losses. 27 lives including 12 C.FA volunteers from Narre Warren and Panton Hills Brigades, 15 000 hectares. Cockatoo 279 houses Upper Beaconsfield 120 houses Eighty-two persons hospitalized, 11 000 bales of hay, 204 cattle and horses, 7000 sheep, 3000 poultry.

c Wesburn/Warburton Contained on 22nd February. Losses 36 000 hectares Reefton - 18 houses Powelltown -- 2 houses Mt. Baw Baw Contained on 18th February. Losses. 100 hectares of forest

Warburton/Noojee Contained on 22nd February. Losses.· 44 000 hectares of forest

lJ Grampians/Dadswell's Bridge Contained on 23rd February. Losses. 2500 hectares of scrub and bush in Mt Stapylton area.

c Buffalo River Contained on 21st February Losses. 500 hectares of forest

Cann River Contained on 18th February. Losses 140 000 hectares of forest

There was a heavy deployment of police resources in rescue, evacuation, establishment and maintenance of roadblocks and traffic diversions, security patrols of affected areas and crowd control at some locations. Many acts of heroism in horrendous circumstances by police, individually and in groups, oc­curred. Some of those particularly memorable are 1ncluded here.

Police on duty in connect1on with the coastal f1res were engaged in the evac­uation of residents from townships in the fire-path. They realised that the settlement of Airey s Inlet was endangered by the approaching frre which was clearly out of control. The fire travelled from Lorne to Airey's Inlet in some fourteen minutes, destroying about 80% of the latter. An elderly resident ignored the requests of police to evacuate and chose to exercise his right. under the provisions of the Country Fire Authority Act to remain in his home. He was one of those subsequently killed.

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An off-duty sub-officer was travelling from the city to his home in the Macedon area. Knowing the extent of fire damage and unaware of the fate of his own family, he encountered a convoy of some thirty-five motor cars led by other police who were endeavouring to lead the group to safety. He stayed to assist those members. lt was about 11 p.m, and the area was being quickly engulfed by flames. The subsequent actions by the police present, in taking charge of the group, supressing panic and assisting people to safety over a sustained period, probably saved many lives. As the fire bore down upon the trapped convoy of cars, police directed the vehicles into a roadside paddock where a brick garage was located. The garage was emptied of all flammable and toxic materials and a total of sixty­four men, women and children moved into it.

Increasing heat and smoke in the garage, as the fire raged outside, caused mounting distress and it was recognised that panic would eventually become a problem, perhaps too acute to control. The two sub-officers present decided that a way out had to be found. They checked the road, removed fallen trees and cleared a possible way through the fire to the Calder Highway.

With increasing numbers being adversely affected by heat and smoke it was decided to form a convoy of six panel vans and station wagons from available vehicles in order to evacuate the group to safety. During the next hour police led and trailed three convoys from the garage through the fire and conveyed all sixty­four persons to safety without casualty.

Those brief accounts are but three examples of many incidents during the emergency in which members of the Force behaved courageously over sustained periods in circumstances which were frequently life-threatening and dangerous. Their actions stand as fine examples of true community involvement in circum­stances of emergency and adversity.

News of the disaster and its magnitude was reported across the nation and around the world. Sucfl news reports generated thousands of enquiries from people in Australia and overseas who were concerned about the fate of relatives and friends living in or near the affected areas. As an indication of that concern,

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The Coroner, Mr. A. Ellis, S.M. and members, inspecting the scene of one of the tragic deaths which occurred on Ash Wednesday.

it is of interest to note that between 9 p.m. on 16th February and 2 a.m. on 17th February, staff at D.24 logged some 57 000 telephone enquiries. A second in­undation of international phone enquiries commenced at 6 a. m. on 17th February, as the people of Europe learned of the disaster through their evening news services.

The State Registration and Inquiry Centre (S.R.LC.) was activated at Red Cross Headquarters, Melbourne, and was manned by trained Mounted Branch police and Red Cross volunteers from 17th February, and remained in operation con­tinuously until 7th March. S.R. LC. is part of the National Registration and Inquiry Centre (N.R.I.C.) based in Canberra, which provides an all-States computer net­work through the Department of Industry and Commerce computer, to assist in the registration and identification of victims of disasters. The facility is operated in close co-operation with Disaster Victim Identification (D.V.L) teams in the field. During the period of operation, over 30 000 enquiry calls were completed and in excess of 20 000 Victorians were registered. In addition many thousands of telephone enquiries were able to be diverted from the police communications centre to the 38 manned telephones at S.R.LC.

Support from the Defence Force provided through the Natural Disasters Organisation was extensive and sustained. At the height of combatting operations 637 service personnel, with equipment, were committed to fire fronts, with air support provided by R.AAF. and Army aircraft.

Defence Force assistance permitted some relief on 18th February for the 15 000 firefighters who had been involved since the outset on rotating shifts.

Once the impact phase was past on 17th February, police involvement in the aftermath continued. In conjunction with the State Emergency Service and other organisations, welfare operations, security patrols of affected areas, the destruc­tion of injured stock, evacuee support and the establishment of roadblocks and traffic diversions (where requested by firefighting authorities) were undertaken.

Despite the massive commitment of police resources to these operations, those members not directly involved were able to provide normal police services to the rest of the community with no apparent diminution in quality.

In that one night of widespread suffering by so many Victorians, numerous acts and gestures illustrated the finest of human qualities in the face of great adversity. it was, however, distressing to learn that, on 17th February, a firebug had been active in the Beaconsfield area and that three looters had been arrested near Port CampbeiL

A debriefing, of Officers in charge of police districts affected by the fires, was chaired by the Deputy Commissioner (Operations), and it was concluded that regional contingency plans had proved equal to the task. The pre-planning and frequent liaison between police co-ordinators and their counterparts from other emergency organisations contributing to regional plans had ensured a relatively smooth operation from the police point of view. Nevertheless some shortcomings and inadequacies were identified and steps have been taken to rectify them. Valuable lessons were learned during the emergency and the refinement of stand­ing arrangements will continue towards optimum effectiveness and efficiency

Pentridge Escapees

From 16th April, members in 'F' District supported by police from metropolitan districts and support groups, were involved in saturation patrols designed to recapture four escapees from Pentridge Prison.

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The escapees all had criminal histories involving serious violent crime, and had escaped using prison plans and elaborate engineering equipment.

A police crew patrolling in the Merton area on the night of 20th April observed a stolen four-wheel-drive vehicle and pursuit commenced. The vehicle was in­tercepted and two of the escapees recaptured. Their two eo-offenders escaped into thick roadside bush in the dark.

A full scale search was then commenced in rugged bush country using four­wheel-drive vehicles and horses, with air support from the police helicopter. The third escapee was arrested on 21st April, about 3 kilometres from Merton.

The hunt continued for the remaining fugitive, a convicted murderer. Road­blocks were maintained in order to isolate the area in which he was believed to be confined. Children were escorted to and from schools by armed police and all isolated farm houses in the area checked to ensure that no people were being held hostage.

A 900 square kilometre area between Euroa, Benalla, Mansfield and Yarck was sealed off by police. Hundreds of houses within the area were visited and searched ~-many of them several times. The fourth escapee was recaptured on 23rd April.

Details of the cost of this operation are shown on page 35.

Prison Overcrowding - Pressure on Police Watch Houses

In February, problems started to develop due to over-crowding at Pentridge Prison; the reception of prisoners from police watch-houses was curtailed and intermittently suspended.

By 17th May, the situation was critical, with watch-houses throughout Mel­bourne filled beyond their intended capacity by prisoners on indent, remand or serving sentences of imprisonment. Few watch-houses have adequate washing, toilet, laundry or secure exercise facilities to house prisoners for more than a short period. Many of those held were kept in excess of the number of days for which police gaols were gazetted and the legal position of members was in question.

Arrangements were made for the transfer of prisoners to the available places at Pentridge to be co-ordinated by the Operations Department. An Officer was subsequently appointed liaison officer between the Force and the Corrective Services Division of the Department of Community Welfare Services.

On 18th May, 118 prisoners who should have been in the care of the Depart­ment of Community Welfare Services were being held by police. Sixty-two had been held in excess of legally gazetted periods.

From that date to 30th June, Department of Community Welfare Services prisoners spent 1114 'prisoner days' in police watch-houses. Of those, 386 'pris­oner days' were served in excess of gazetted time limits.

The situation placed an added burden upon police to the detriment of normal police functions and reduced the levels of service to the public.

it is of interest to note that similar problems are being encountered by the Metropolitan Police, London, due to overcrowding in British prisons. The Home Office, which is responsible for prisons, reimbursed the police about $160 per prisoner per day for the accommodation, subsistence and security provided on their behalf. The application of similar arrangements here would have resulted in a redistribution of approximately $178 240 to the Police Force in the first six months of 1983.

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Crime Department

Assistant Commissioner P. Oelianis, O.P.M.

The authorised numbers of personnel at the 30th June included 1319 police, 207 public servants and 25 reservists.

Responsibilities In general terms, the Crime Department has the responsibility for the inves­

trgation of crime and the detection of offenders. The work performed by its mem­bers is mainly re-active however there are areas where service is provided to all sections of the Force and to some Government and public organisations. Those areas are X District and the State Forensic Science Laboratory.

General Comments Salient details of crimes are given in Appendices 1 to 4.

Any analysis of the data on crime and apparent trends must be limited, having regard to the period being reviewed Overall, increases in workloads and reported crime have occurred, but decreases were noted in some areas. See Appendix 1 for a Summary of Major Crime statistics.

A new approach to investigation is to be adopted with the introduction of ·crime Screening' on the 1st July. The effects of this initiative will need to be studied before any in-depth analysis is made of workloads for divisional detectives.

Metropolitan Operations A direct comparision cannot be made with crime figures for the first half of

1982 because, with the introduction of the new C.I.B. Work Analysis, statistics were collected under a changed formula. However, it appears workloads of the metropolitan divisions increased during the relevant period. There was a small decrease in the clearance rate of crime. (See Table 1.)

Table 1: Metropolitan C.I.B. Investigations

Reported Crime Offences Cleared Percentage Cleared Investigated by C.LB. Cleared by C.I.B. Percentage Cleared by C.I.B.

· Last six rnontr·s of 1982 oniy.

1982

189 302 55 577

29.36 76 757* 13 186*

17' 18'

1983

97 776 26 924 27.54

69 772 11 847

16.98

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Country Operations Each country C.I.B. Region (comprising two or three police districts) is com­

manded by a Regional Detective Chief Inspector.

Reported crime in the country remained stable with the solution rate being slightly higher.

Table 2: Country C.I.B. Investigations

Reported Crime Offences Cleared Percentage Cleared Investigated by C.I.B. Cleared by C.I.B. Percentage Cleared by C.I.B.

·Last six months of 1982 only.

Armed Robbery Squad

1982

42 251 16 608 3906

14 825' 4 204' 28.35'

1983 Half

21 473 8 661 40.33

14 563 4 382 30.09

Previous patterns continued; the majority of armed holdups involved two of­fenders, firearms were the most common weapons and many offenders were influenced directly or indirectly by drugs.

Table 3: Armed Robberies

1983 1981 1982 Half

Total Armed Robberies 558 575 345 Offences Solved 147 207 84 Percentage Solved 26 36 24 Amounts Stolen ($) 3 791 541 3 151 151 992 194 Offenders Charged (State-wide) 122 184 88

One armed robbery of particular interest took place at a Rosanna supermarket, where the offender was armed with a .44 calibre revolver Police arrived, but the offender refused to surrender, he was therefore shot by police in the right hip, and $2630 was recovered. The offender was subsequently charged with this and 33 other offences attributed to the man known as the 'Felt Hat Bandit'.

Arson Squad

A total of 1357 fires were reported for the six months. The property damage in all reported fires was $16 442 614, while that in deliberately lit fires was $7 239 139. For the whole of 1982, the value in deliberately lit fires was $31 445 915.

The Squad played a significant role in the investigation of the 'Ash Wednesday' bushfires. Deaths from all fires during the six months were:-

From bushfires 48 Other fires 31

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Table 4: Deliberate Fires First Half 1983

Dwellings Motor Vehicles Caravans and Trailers Earth-moving Equipment and Farm Machinery Commercial Buildings Shops Schools Halls Railways Australia Post/Telecom Flammable Materials Rural and Urban. Grass, Scrub and Hay Stacks Service Stations/Garages Miscellaneous Total

Drug Bureau

136 199

8 4

59 53 42 20

5 8

38 120

2 34

730

The full extent of drug abuse in Victori3 is not known, particularly as full details of drug-related crime are not available. lt is well known to investigators that many crimes, particularly burglaries and armed robberies. are committed to support drug habits.

Table 5: Detected Drug Offences - Drug Bureau

1983 1979 1980 1981 1982 Half

Indian Hemp 2563 3647 4621 5031 2742 Heroin 580 596 717 821 471 Morphine 17 14 79 12 Cocaine 8 11 43 27 10 Hallucinogens 38 32 50 59 9 Amphetamine (Inc. in

Mise.) 80 377 1119 359 Miscellaneous* 308 165 288 227 79 Totals 3514 4545 6175 7296 3670 • Miscellaneous includes offences relating to synthetic drugs of addiction and restricted substances.

Table 6: Age and Sex of Drug Offenders

1983 1979 1980 1981 1982 Half

Age 25 and over 722 818 1195 1380 767 17-24 1085 1155 1762 1983 1060 16 and under 13 20 51 36 25 Totals 1820 1993 3008 3399 1852 Sex Male 1500 1644 2450 2761 1526 Female 320 349 558 638 326 Totals 1820 1993 3008 3399 1852

Detectives attached to the Drug Bureau searched 152 premises during the six months, questioned 207 suspects and arrested 86 offenders for 240 offences. See Appendices 3 and 4 for further details on druq-related matters.

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Fraud Squad The workloads shown indicate the continuing heavy commitments of the

Squad, and the need for additional personnel to el1minate the backlog of work. The figures below relate to the Fraud Squad only and do not reflect fraud offences Investigated by other police.

Particularly at the Bank Section of the Fraud Squad, investigators rely heavily on fingerprint identifications on documents, benefitting from advances by the Fingerprint Bureau in methods of developing latent prints on paper.

On hand (1.1.83) Rece1ved 1n interim

Table 7: Fraud Squad Caseload

Disposed of in interim period On hand (30.6.83)

187 293 271 209

77 offenders were charged with a total of 1399 offences which involved a known value of $1 838 220.

26 matters reported to the Squad were not being investigated, due to the workload, as at 30th June.

Homicide Squad 41 murders (24 in the metropolitan area) and 2 manslaughter cases were

reported to the Squad At the end of June, 7 of the murders remained unsolved. This represented a solution rate of 82.93%, but in any event, murders tend to be solved over a period of time. For example, 7 murders which occurred between 1979 and 1982 were also cleared and offenders charged.

Squad members investigated 45 other deaths, which were subsequently es­tablished to be due to natural causes, accident or suicide.

Homicide figures are given in Tables 8-10.

Table 8: Motives for Homicides First Half 1983

Domestic Other Dispute Criminal Reprisal, etc. Sexual Robbery Child Abuse Arson Motive Unclear Total

Table 9: Principal Causes of Deaths in Homicides First Half 1983

Shooting Rifle 9 Shotgun 9 Handgun 4

Stabbing Bashing Arson Strangulation/Asphyxiation Child Abuse Other Not Known Total

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17 10

1 2 2 1 5 3

41

22

4 5 5 2 1 1 1

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Table 10: Sex of Homicide Victims and Offenders First Half 1983

Victims Male Female

Offenders* Males Arrested Females Arrested

· In eight further instances, the known perpetrator of the homicide later committed suicide.

Cases of some note during the six months were:-

25 16

26 4

(a) On 3rd January, I an Revel! Carroll, a well-known criminal, was shot at Mount Martha. A search of his home revealed a large cache of firearms. Enquiries indicate that criminal trafficking in firearms was taking place, and a dispute over this may be the motive for the murder. Enquiries are being conducted by a task-force. ·

(b) On 4th February, the skeletal remains of Narumol Stephenson was discov­ered at Tynong North. She had been reported missing in November, 1980. The cause of death is unknown. There appears to be no connection between this matter and the discovery of three female bodies at Tynong in December. 1980.

(c) On 22nd June, Senior Constable Lindsay Forsythe of Maldon responded to a call and was shot to death with a shotgun. Another member of the Police Force, Senior Constable Leigh Michael Law son, and Forsytr e's widow, have been charged with the murder. Lawson has been suspended from the Force.

(d) A tragic incident involving members of the Force occurred at the Sunshine Police Station on 16th March, when Policewoman Constable Claire Frances Bourke was fatally shot by a service revolver discharged by Senior Constable Michael Duffy. Duffy has been charged with manslaughter and committed for trial He too has been suspended from the Force.

Livestock Squad

210 offences of theft of animals were reported, involving 4628 head valued at $257 066. (In 1982 there were 415 offences reported.) Fewer than 10% were recovered, although 18 offenders were arrested and 28 reports were shown to be not offences. The total value of miscellaneous related offences, such as theft of wool or harness, was $125 509.

Although reported crime ran at a similar level different trends were identified. Following the break of the drought the price of sheep increased, and thefts of sheep also increased. Cases solved indicated that some auctioneers had not complied with the Auction Sales Act and prosecutions are pending.

Theft of horses continues to be of concern and associated with this is the serious problem of the identification of animals. Moves are being made by the Victorian Horse Council for voluntary branding. The Harness Racing Board has offered to freeze brand and record horses on their computer. Since 1969 members of the Squad have reported that, without such positive identification, investigations are extremely difficult.

Major Crime Squad

During the six months members of the Squad arrested 174 persons for a total of 486 offences, indicating that the workload for 1983 has increased considerably

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in comparison to 1982, when there were 261 arrests for 275 offences. The main work areas included:-

• Burglaries involving safes 223, value $1 465 204 • Large property burglaries 54, value $2 093 931 • Escapees 93, 76 recaptured

Some highlights of the six months were:-

(a) A joint operation at Yarrawonga with Sydney detectives and Wangaratta C.I.B. in January, in which four men were charged with a series of offences. Three mail bags which had been stolen in two large burglaries at mail exchanges were recovered;

(b) On 16th April, four dangerous prisoners escaped from 'J' Division, Pentridge. Members took part in the police operation over a period of seven days, and played a significant role in the re-capture of the offenders who were charged with a number of serious offences including escape.

Stolen Motor Vehicles Squad

During the half year 95 people were charged with 371 offences.

Table 11: Stolen and Recovered Motor Vehicles

Vehicles Reported Stolen

Vehicles Reported Recovered (includes recoveries from previous years and 'no offence')

1981

17 148

15 468

1982

18 903

17 150

1983 Halt

9 247

8 266

No Offence (included in 'Recoveries') 710 657 318

Percentage Recovered 90.2 90.7 89.4

The trend of a large non-recovery rate of stolen motor vehicles continued. This is particularly the case with motor cycles, where nearly 45% are not recovered. Overall, the motor vehicle recovery rate during the period was 89.4%.

Cases of special interest were:-~-

(a) $80 000 worth of property and cars was recovered with the arrest of six offenders, three of whom were brothers. This enquiry also led to the arrest of two prison escapees from South Australia for a bank robbery:

(b) Enquiries are continuing into a racket involving several firms of wreckers, panel-beaters and towing services from the Broadmeadows area. Six of­fenders have been arrested and twenty converted stolen cars have been recovered to date.

Criminal Identification Squad

The Squad is exploring 'Computer-Graphics' and their use in facial identifi­cation. Under such a system, infinitely variable features and hair styles could be created, with a full-range of races of origin. Early indications are that technology today can produce a very sophisticated computer facility for facial identification, at a cost that is not prohibitive.

The Squad interviewed 548 witnesses and prepared likenesses of 438 sus­pects, increases of 25% and 11% respectively on the previous comparable period.

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Law Courts Liaison Officer 274 persons were presented for trial at the Supreme and County Courts. A

voir dire was held on 99 occasions.

Additional information:-

Table 12: Trials First Half 1983

Persons Con- Guilty Court Tried victed Pleas

Supreme 26 17 33

County (Melbourne) 202 106 88 8 263

County (Circuit) 46 25 21 70

Thirty-seven persons absconded and did not answer their bail to appear on trial. one each for the Supreme Court and County Court Circuit and the remaining 35 for the Melbourne County Court

Prison Liaison Squad During the half-year, the role and function of the Prison Liaison Squad were

expanded to include liaison with Youth Training Centres, Attendance Centres and Adolescent Services. An additional Senior Sergeant and a Sergeant have been appointed to the Squad.

Sexual Offences Squad The Sexual Offences Squad officially commenced operations on the 1st

December, 1982, to assist investigations into serious sexual offences, through to the finalization of court proceedings, and to provide assistance to female victims.

As a result of publicity and 'Operation Innocents', on the 1st June, Squad members followed up 74 reports of incest In addition, information from other sources revealed that 23 other children were the victims of incest.

Caseloads of the Squad during the six months were:-

• Sexual offences reported • Number of rapes in reported cases • Cases still being investigated • Cases where a prosecution was launched

(includes 4 cases of False Report to Police)

Task-Forces

218 157

71

150

A number of Task-Forces are operating with Crime Department support and resources. Some are joint forces with Federal Police and other law enforcement bodies. These groups have been successful and this form of policing is, and will continue to be used, particularly against serious and organised crime, police and other forms of corruption.

Some of these are:-

'Zebra Task Force'~- aimed at illegal street betters.

'Zulu Task Force' aimed at organised crime figures.

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'Delta Task Force' - (Operations Department) aimed at the detection and prosecution of persons involved in the exploitation of young persons in the areas of pornography, vice and child prostitution.

Amalgamations

Geelong and Norlane C.I.B. divisions were amalgamated on 7th June, to optimise C.I.B. resources and provide a more efficient investigative service to the Geelong District. Similarly Greensborough and Eltham C.I.B. Divisions were com­bined at Greensborough.

Work Analysis

The work analysis programme for divisional detectives has been proceeding. Computer processing helps to determine workloads and personnel requirements. However, principally because of the introduction of crime screening, maximum use of this analysis is yet to be made.

Bureau of Criminal Intelligence

The Bureau of Criminal Intelligence assists police to attain their objectives by means of the proper and effective management of the intelligence process.

The Bureau continued to service the needs of various task-forces and to provide tangible assistance to the various Royal Commissions and Boards of Enquiry established by both State and Federal authorities, although the available resources were severely taxed to do so.

State Forensic Science Laboratory

Following the completion of Phase 1 of the Macleod site of the first purpose­built forensic science laboratory in the southern hemisphere, the Laboratory is now accommodated at two major sites. Only the Crime Scene Section has trans­ferred to the new site. Construction of Phase 2, which will complete the Laboratory at Macleod, is now due to commence.

A fire occurred on the 28th February at the Laboratory's Drug Annexe in the State Office Complex in McArthur Place. Equipment valued at $69 000 was lost and the analysis of drugs severely hampered.

A significant factor which affected the operations of the Laboratory was the enquiries following the Ash Wednesday bushfires which involved a great deal of time, both in the Laboratory and in the field. The Disaster Victim Identification teams brought the bodies of 26 victims out of various fire scenes and enquiries to establish identities continued for several weeks. In addition, Laboratory staff were involved in continuing enquiries to establish the causes of these fires.

On 1st January, the Geelong Regional Crime Scene Section commenced operations as a pilot scheme. Two members of the Fingerprint Bureau are stationed at Geelong with the Section and are accommodated in the converted dwelling of the Gee long West Police Station. The combined section is responsible for crime scene and photographic duties in 'J' and 'K' Districts, the No. 1 C.I.B. Region. Depending upon the success of this scheme, it is planned to establish crime scene sections at other country regions. Forward planning to this end is 1n hand.

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Table 13: State Forensic Science Laboratory- Workloads

1982 1983 Backlog Backlog Completea Backlog Backlog Completed (Months to

1 1.82 Jan!June 30.6.82 U.83 JaniJune complete)

Applied Biology (lnc Biology R & D) 184 223 231 234 381 135 (2) Applied Science 52 83 68 102 73 134 (11 ) Document Examinalion 121 132 196 273 145 316 (13) Drugs 107 571 413 351 568 456 (5) Fire Investigation 111 173 139 209 219 248 (7) Crime Scene 57 282 58 108 460 130 (2) Firearm and T oolmark 19 176 9 23 107 20 ( 1 ) Blood Alcohol 11 573 258 137 11 329 225 Photography

Assignments 169 3 476 171 131 1 427 85 Negatives 63 095 64 754 Prints 165 960 174 530

'X' District

During the period under review, police personnel were reduced by 18 and public servants increased by the same number, in the Record Section. This was to release police for operational duties and to overcome constant staffing difficulties.

The Fingerprint Bureau also suffers constant s'lortages of personnel. The appointment of public servants as additional staff to be trained for fingerprint duties is planned following an evaluation of the Bureau.

Telephone enquiries at the Docket Room decreased dramatically with the mtroduction of the computer network. A corresponding shift of workload has occurred in the programming of the computer data base. This required more highly skilled and specifically trained personnel.

At present the only data from ·x· District on line are Persons of Interest (120 795) and Missing Persons/Escapees (6343}. In mid 1984 it is planned to have the Warrants Index on computer.

Missing Persons Bureau

A high proportion of missing persons are young children and the uncovering of a flourishing child pornography racket caused the Bureau grave concern. Many missing persons, again with a high number of relatively young people, are located interstate. A more efficient exchange of information between states, and the de­velopment of an investigative arm within tt1e Bureau are two proposals under consideration to improve the Bureau's service.

Conclusion

One of the most serious problems presently affecting a number of Crime Department areas. is insufficient accommodation. it is hoped that efforts to provide suitable and adequate space will soon be successful.

Law enforcement has entered a highly technological age and members of the Crime Department collectively recognise the need to advance with new devel­opments and utilise them in the ever-increasing complexity of criminal investigation.

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The laws which the police enforce and under which we operate, are constantly changing; some changes emanate from Parliament and some from the courts. lt must be said that not all such changes are welcomed by police officers, and further, that some changes recommended to Government have not been acted upon. We recognise and accept that police do not make the law and, perhaps, nowhere are police satisfied that the balance is struck as it should be. We believe that the general peace and order of Victoria were substantially maintained in the first half of 1983, without claiming to be satisfied that more could not be achieved.

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Traffic Department

Assistant Commissioner R.J. Martin, Q.P.M.

Over recent years the Force has established that with sustained use of available resources and co-operation from a wide range of organisations in the community, including the media, the road toll can be reduced.

By comparison with the first half of 1982, the first six months of 1983 saw disappointing results in this regard, as the following tables indicate. However continued efforts subsequently bore fruit, so that overall the calendar year 1983 compared favourably with 1982.

Comparing the two f1rst halves, more car drivers, motor cycle riders and pedestrians were killed (increases of 8.3%, 8.1 and 6% respectively) and more pedal cyclists and motor cycle passengers were killed. There was a gratifying reduction of 204 o/o in the number of car passenger deaths, so that overall, road deaths remained stable. (Table 14.)

Table 14: Categories of People Killed

Half-year Half-year 1982 1983

Motor Cars Drivers 120 130 Passengers 98 78

Motor Cycles Drivers 37 40 Passengers 2 5

Pedal Cyclists 15 16

Pedestrians 67 71

Totals 339 340

In addition the number of people injured in road traffic collisions fell by 3.2% despite an overall increase of 2.8% in the number of collisions reported to police. (Table 15.)

1982 Metropolitan Country Totals 1982 First Half

Table 15: Road Traffic Collisions

Non-People People Fatal Injury injury Total Killed* Collisions Collisions Collisions Collisions

145 7 171 194 3 305

339 10 476

133 168

301

5 489 8 637 14 259 2 227 2 785 5 180

7716 11422 19439

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1983 Metropolitan 143 7 049 136 5 455 9 260 14 851 Country 197 3 093 171 2 110 2 842 5 123 Totals 1983 First Half 340 10142 307 7 565 12102 19 974 • Includes victims who died within 30 days of the collision.

The Instrument Maintenance and Development Section liaised with Officers of the Road Traffic Authority in evaluating fifty intersections for traffic light camera installations. The first of ten GA TSO systems was installed at the intersection of Maroondah Highway and Springvale Road, Nunawading.

In addition to road accidents, 266 non-highway accidents claimed 77 lives (Table 16).

Table 16: Accidental Deaths First Half 1983

Drownings 12 Falls 13 Shootings 1 Burns 3 Tractors 5 Electrocutions 2 Railway 12 Other 29

On 9th June the Minister for Police and Emergency Services, Mr. Race Mathews, officially opened the Word Processing Section, established in con­junction with the Brief and Summons Office. Thirteen terminal operators will im­plement the first stage of a project to reduce the large backlog of summonses for the Brief and Summons Office. it is envisaged that this section will be able to handle the preparation of summonses for all members of the Traffic Operations Group within a two-year period.

Traffic offence detatls are given in Appendix 5.

The Prosecutions Office received and handled a total of 44 64 7 briefs involving 50 415 offences.

The Accident Records Section received a total of $450 783.10 (an increase of $113 744.18) in respect of tees for the supply of accident records and related matters.

The Penalties Payments Office handled 141 065 Traffic Infringement Notices (T.I.N.'s) of which 6.4% had not been paid as at 30th June. 24.4% of drivers concerned did not produce their driving authority at the time of the offence, creating expensive and time-consuming follow-up work. When new p!astic card driver's licences become available, considerable savings would accrue from legislation compelling drivers to carry them.

20 286 Parking Infringement Notices were issued, of which 35.3% were unpaid as at 30th June.

Vehicle Spot-Check Stations The Traffic Operations Group continued to set up Motor Vehicle Spot-Check

Stations in both the Metropolitan and Country areas. In addition a new section, the Vehicle Checking Section was formed on 1st April. A total of 17 232 vehicles were checked throughout the State. 4963 (28.8%) were found to have some detect and of these 725 (14.6%) were issued with Notices to Repair.

Police Vehicles Every accident or incident involving a Police vehicle is subjected to a full and

thorough investigation.

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Where there is any aspect requiring further enquiry the matter is referred to the Accident Investigation Committee, which recommends what action it considers necessary.

Police collisions (as distinct from other damage incidents) increased by 13.4% (See Appendix '6').

85 vehicles were wilfully damaged, an increase of 17, at an average cost of $150 each.

Police vehicles travelled 65 201 084 kilometres during the financial year 1982/ 83, an increase of 2 604 083 (4%) on 1981/82.

Stamp Duty and Transfer Fees

On 16th May, the responsibility for collecting stamp duty and transfer fees was handed to the Transport Regulation Board. Up to that date $31 920 was collected. The members involved were then transferred to the newly formed Traffic Camera Section.

Drinking Drivers

A total of 102 Breathalyser instruments are on issue. 68 to metropolitan or country districts, 20 to the Breath Analysis Section, with the remainder being used as replacements whilst maintenance and repairs are carried out

Throughout the State 46 652 preliminary breath tests (P.B.T. 's) were conducted using Alco Test devices, of which 7.5% gave a positive reading. 66 drivers refused such tests.

1536 random breath testing station locations were set up where 37 426 drivers were tested; one driver refused the test and 0.8% of these tests were positive (1982, 3%, 1981, 1.8% ). it is not possible to say to what extent the blood alcohol concentration of those drivers exceeded the legal limit of 0.05%.

Breathalyser Tests

7517 drivers were officially required to submit to a breathalyser test, of whom 140 refused. 6162 tests showed blood alcohol concentrations in excess of 0.05%. (See Appendix 7.)

Breath Analysis Section personnel carried out 4211 (56%) tests within the metropolitan districts, while in country areas 3306 drivers were tested by local police. 4 new mini-buses were acquired and, when fitted out, will be used as Random Breath Testing Stations. They are highly mobile and capable of being quickly made operational in any situation.

Blood Samples

In accordance with legislation, hospital staff obtained 9566 compulsory blood samples from road accident victims over the age of 15 who came to hospitals for treatment. Of the 7800 screening samples taken from alleged drivers 16.6% indicated the presence of some alcohol and were subjected to further analysis. (Appendix 7.)

121 prosecutions for exceeding .05% B.AC. were authorised against drivers, based on blood samples.

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Traffic Offences

A total of 241 447 traffic offences were detected throughout Victoria (Appendix 5), including 141 065 for which Traffic Infringement Notices were issued (see Appendix 8). Traffic Department personnel detected 136 340 of these, which represented 56.5% of the total in the State.

Bicycle Education Programme

Although this Programme continued unabated the number of cyclists killed on the roads showed no decline.

1081 Bicycle Offence Reports were issued, a substantial reduction on the previous rate; it is believed this may reflect increasing workloads generally, and the consequential need for members to prioritise their activities.

Accident Investigation Section

The 21 members of this Section investigated a total of 115 vehicular collisions, including 31 fatalities, besides assisting other police with further serious accident investigations.

The collisions investigated included 10 'hit-run' fatalities. 333 charges were laid, including 23 for culpable driving.

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Services Department

Assistant Commissioner R.C. Knight, O.A.M., B.Juris., A.F.A.I.M.

The Services Department aims to plan for, provide and maintain efficient and effective facilities in communications, management information and audio visual technology, together with the necessary mobility, accommodation, clothing and personal equipment required to support the operational and administrative needs of the Force

Achievements during the period of this report were highlighted by the com­pletion of Stage One of the State Forensic Science Laboratory. Funding has been made available for completion of the project.

Transport Branch

As at 30th June, the authorised strength of the police vehicle fleet was 1716. This represents an increase of four vehicles since December 1982, being 4 Toyota Coaster buses to be used as Mobile Preliminary Breath Testing Stations. These vehicles were financed by the Ministry of Transport in May and will increase our capacity to detect drinking drivers.

Police vehicles travelled 65 201 084 kilometres during the financial year 1982/ 83, an increase of 2 604 083 (4%) on 1981/1982.

With a total of 1716 police vehicles the ratio of vehicles to police as at 30th June, was 1:4.87.

Running and maintenance costs amounted to $8 987 621 for 1982/83, an increase of $1 460 784 or 19% over 1981/82. This included the consumption of 10 445 200 litres of fuel, 412 379 litres in excess of 1981/82.

During the financial year 1982/83, 985 vehicles were replaced, an increase of 58 over the previous year.

Communications District

The new Communications complex (D24) installed in 1982 was thoroughly tested during the February bush fires. At the peak of their activity on 16th February, 10 721 telephone calls per hour were handled by the system.

During the period under review there was a 19% increase in the use of the new emergency telephone number 11444 indicating public acceptance of the number. At the same time the usage of ·ooo· decreased by 3%.

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Computer Systems The computer network now consists of 168 Visual Display Units throughout

the State. Enquiries made through the 'PATROL' network averaged 524 per hour for the first six months of 1983.

Technical Section

Major projects completed included:-

(a) completion of new police buildings at Corryong and Ararat; and

(b) extension and renovations to Police buildings at Mt Evelyn, Leongatha, Yarram, Fairfield, Preston East, Flemington, Richmond, Glenrowan, Swifts Creek, Bendoc, Underbool, Dandenong, Wellington Street, Dawson Street, Russell Street, Police Academy, Spencer Street, Westmeadows and Mounted Branch.

Alterations, in 1981, to the airconditioning at Police Headquarters, William Street, have resulted in energy savings valued at $4 7 420 over the intervening two years. Similar work is being considered for the Russell Street complex.

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Personnel Department

Assistant Commissioner E.A. Mudge, J.P., B.A., A.A.S.A.

The Personnel Department has the responsibility for providing sufficient qual­ified and suitable people for the Force, their subsequent training and placement to carry out their duties.

Review of Activities and Achievements

During the six months the Force nominal authorized strength remained stable at 8500, and at 30th June actual strength was 8364 against the maximum funded strength of 8366. See Appendix '9' for further details.

273 members graduated from the Police Academy and a further 110 (including three bandsmen) were in training at 30th June. There were 6 members re­appointed or re-employed.

Constraints placed upon the intake of trainees created some problems with maintaining stable staffing levels at the Academy. Instructors are not able to be fully employed on instructional duties, and, by arrangement, are placed in opera­tional positions for protracted periods.

The Probationary Constables' Extended Training Scheme is progressing sat­isfactorily after its modified introduction in January, and will be fully implemented in July. Part of this training scheme relates to a Human Behaviour Course which has already shown to be of considerable value.

Construction of a residential and educational wing at the Police Academy has been commenced. When completed in May, 1985, this will enable expanded training programmes and more efficient administration.

Another highly successful Victoria Police Games was held in March, and attracted entries from 1100 participants. The popularity of this annual event en­sures its continuation, and there are plans for a National Police Games programme.

From May 5th to May 18th the inaugural Senior Executives' Course was held at the Police College 'Airlie'. Eighteen Officers of Chief Inspector rank completed the course. The next course is scheduled for 23rd January, 1984.

Study Leave

A total of 104 members were granted Study Leave for this year and a wide range of post-graduate, graduate and other tertiary courses have been under­taken. Law, Criminology and Police Studies courses prove most popular.

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Police Psychology Office

Since its inception in May, 1982, the Police Psychology Office has assisted the Police Medical Officer with 'crisis and preventive' counselling and provided considerable input into the areas of Training, Selection, Research and Community Relations.

Promotions Boards

546 members were interviewed before the various Promotions Boards, of whom the following, in order of rank, were classified 'A' ~~Suitable for promotion

to Commander 5 to Chief Superintendent 3 to Superintendent 14 to Chief Inspector 25 to Inspector 35 to Senior Sergeant 103 to Sergeant 290 Total 475

In addition, some members previously classified 'A' were not required to re­appear to be re-classified.

Personnel Assessment Division

The Personnel Assessment Division, apart from undertaking over 3000 assess­ments, worked towards the introduction of a revised Personnel Assessment System in July 1984. A comprehensive education programme has been carried out and Division Officers have lectured extensively to members of various Districts.

it is hoped that the new system will eliminate some faults inherent in the current system and provide more objective reports. Anonymity of raters will be removed and Counsellors will be appointed to show and discuss ratings with members. Objection provisions are incorporated and arrangements will be available for special interviews, should the need arise.

Police Bands

Both the Police Highland Pipe Band and the Police Military Band remain popular and continued a busy schedule of performances at official and public functions:-

Mi/itary Band Public Engagements 21 Police Engagements 13

Highland Pipe Band Public Engagements 28 Police Engagements 7

The Highland Pipe Band competed in Highland gatherings at Geelong, Nun­awading and Ringwood. They are the current Victorian champions at Grade Ill level.

The Drum Major of this band, Senior Constable Kevin Ouinn, is the current Victorian and Australian Champion Drum Major.

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Police Hospital

The Police Hospital continued to provide a valuable service to our members who appreciate the professional expertise and personal interest shown by the Police Medical Officer, Mr. A.M. Beech, Matron A.P. Francis and the staff. The use being made of the facilities is indicated by the following half-year figures.

In-Patients Out -Patients

Table 17: Police Hospital First Half 1983

Operations (minor at Police Hospital) (major at Prince Henrys Hospital)

Anti-tetanus injections

Welfare Office

949 63

270 1809

1012

486

The Police Welfare Office was again very active throughout the State, providing counselling and guidance to members over occupational and domestic problems involving such matters as financial assistance, medical refunds, housing help, assistance to police pensioners and advice on occupational problems generally.

The Reverend D. Sivewright, Police Chaplain, and the provincial and divisional Chaplains have continued to provide a valuable service to members and their families.

Welfare Committee

A Welfare Committee comprising members of the Personnel Department, Police Medical Officer, Police Psychologist, Welfare Officer and Personnel Branch representatives meets on a regular monthly basis, providing liaison whereby members are able to be assisted with many problems. The system provides for early intervention in such areas as ill-health and industrial relations.

This committee works closely with Officers of the Personnel Department who administer a Rehabilitation Programme; members are counselled and assisted with occupational problems, whether arising from work or domestic situations, and often relocated to temporary, non-operational, positions to facilitate a per­manent resolution of their problems. So far 32 have been counselled and assisted in various ways whilst 12 have been allocated to temporary positions.

Appeals to Police Service Board

Personnel Assessment Division Officers represented the Chief Commissioner at twenty-one appeals heard by the Police Service Board during this period. (Table 18.) Most appeals were withdrawn prior to hearing, for a variety of reasons.

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Table 18: Police Service Board Appeals lodged in the half-year and subsequently determined

Appeals Lodged Appeals Heard

Dismissed Successful

Withdrawn

18 3

Appeal Categories and Results C.I.B. Vacancies

Heard Dismissed Successful Withdrawn

Transfers not Applied for Withdrawn

For Vacancy not Involving Promotion Heard Dismissed Withdrawn

Against Decision of Police Discipline Board Dismissed

For Vacancy Involving Promotion Heard Dismissed Successful Withdrawn

Police Discipline Board

8 6 2

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3

3 3 2

9 8 1

18

71 21

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During the six month period the Police Discipline Board disposed of 41 dis­ciplinary charges against members over 11 sitting days. {Table 19.)

Table 19: Police Discipline Board

Number of Charges Preferred Charges Dismissed Reprimands Issued Fines Imposed Dismissed from Force Adjourned Charges Reduced in Rank* Charges withdrawn>-

by Deputy Commissioner before the Board

5 2

9 4 7

7 7

7

• On appeal to the Police Service Board one penalty of reduction :n rank was altered to a line of $500.

Amenities Section and Gymnasium

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The Amenities Section at Russell Street is under review as to its future function and location. Only minimal use has been made of the facilities provided, following closure of the Russell Street residential accommodation.

Gymnasium facilities are continually being up-dated and an active manage­ment committee has ensured that excellent facilities are available to members.

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Awards

Inspector L.J. O'Hagan made history by becoming the first member of the Victoria Police Force to have twice earned its highest award for brave conduct, when he was awarded a bar to his Valour Award for courage displayed in disarming an emotionally disturbed offender armed with a shotgun, at Euroa on 12th June, 1982.

Three other members were awarded the Valour Award.

Seventeen members were awarded the Chief Commissioner's Certificate and ninety-six received Commendations.

Details of these awards are contained in Appendix 13.

General Comment

Innovations are constantly being undertaken within the Personnel Department to keep pace with the growing demands on all sections, particularly in relation to transfers, welfare and staff appraisals.

Full computerization of records is urgently required for further development in most sections, and is being undertaken as facilities become available.

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Research and Development Department

Assistant Commissioner P.N.D. Ball, Q.P.M., Dip.Crim., A.F.A.I.M.

This Department provides staff and research assistance to the overall man­agement of the Force. lt incorporates several specific task areas, besides the more general role of planning, introducing and consolidating new approaches and techniques.

The Assistant Commissioner is the Victorian Liaison Officer to the National Police Research Unit, which is based in Adelaide and rapidly establishing itself with a defined, vigorous and multi-faceted programme to benefit all police agen­cies in Australia.

As a law-enforcement agency the Force is vitally concerned with changes in the law, and the Research and Development Department (R. & D.) monitors activities in this field. The Australian Law Reform Commission (A.L.R.C.) has references on Evidence Law and on Laws Relating to Privacy. A National Police Working Party prepares appropriate Australia-wide police perspectives on par­ticular aspects of the former reference from time to time and R. & D. provides a Victorian representative. Further, R. & D. provides a National Police Consultant (with the Australian Federal Police) to the A.L.R.C. on the latter reference. Sub­missions on specific desirable changes to legislation are proposed periodically, and assistance given to the Victorian Law Reform Commissioner upon request; in the first half of 1983 his reference on Intoxication and Criminal Responsibility attracted particular attention.

Police Strength

The universally acknowledged shortage of police and police services was reflected in the request for funding additional personnel in the 1983/84 Budget, on the following lines:-

117 extra supervisory (Officer or sub-officer) positions;

51 public service positions to release an equivalent number of police for operational duties; and

94 other public servants urgently needed.

As the service providing the initial response, and frequently the last resort in many areas of social functioning, the Force is unable to avoid a growing workload, but needs a workforce growing at about the same rate merely to avoid falling further behind in the coming years.

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Community Involvement

The Police/Community Involvement Programme was extended to Broadmead­ows in 1982 and has firmly established its position with the commencement or completion of a number of projects.

The Broadmeadows Study, a detailed examination of police and community attitudes to a variety of policing topics in that area was concluded and its reporting phase commenced, early in 1983. This study involved a scientific sampling of some 300 households and the full report is in course of preparation.

In summary, whilst there was some criticism of certain aspects of police work, support for the police was widespread and consistent; for example:--

0 73.6% of the public thought police were generally fairminded.

o 79% thought the police did a good job.

o 56% said police should arrest every time they saw a violation of the law.

o 81.8% believed the police should be armed.

In many important areas the opinions of the police surveyed closely matched those of other respondents.

The results of the Study will be used in shaping the service rendered by police in the area in the months and years ahead.

Neighbourhood Watch Program

Traditional policing methods aimed at minimising the incidence of burglary and other property crimes, are failing to curb the increase in this type of offence but experience shows that involving the community in crime prevention can have a significant impact. The Neighbourhood Watch concept is being adapted to local (police and community) conditions.

This scheme, which has been operating in parts of the United States and Canada for more than a decade, organises residents into neighbourhood groups or zones, and through a process of crime awareness education, property identifica­tion, household security and other means, reduces crime in these areas. The main thrust is to reduce the opportunity for people to commit crime.

The Force has introduced a pilot scheme to develop and test the concept within a defined area, and is prepared to make a strong commitment to this program (within the resources available) if the pilot scheme demonstrates both a capacity for crime reduction and a sufficient level of community support.

Shopstealing

Shopstealing is a rapidly growing area of crime which has occupied a dis­proportionate amount of the time of police, shopkeepers and courts, when com­pared with the value of items commonly taken. R. & D. examined the problem closely and produced a program designed to reduce the time involved in dealing with first offenders (but without increasing the risk of re-offending) so as to spread the total resources more effectively. On 1st June, a pilot study was commenced in Ballarat to test and evaluate the program; early results are very encouraging, and the co-operation extended by local traders has been excellent.

Budgetary Functions

In line with Government policy the Police Force has embarked upon preparatory work for Program Priority Budgeting. The Force Budget Co-ordinator

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reports directly to the Assistant Commissioner (Research and Development) who is a member of the Financial Management Group which oversights all aspects of the police budgeting and spending activities.

This budget office will require expansion as the new Program is imple­mented, and greater responsibility is given to Officers in Charge of Districts. The foundation for this development has been soundly laid down and, provided the necessary computing and personnel resources are made available, no serious problems are foreseen.

Freedom of Information Office

A Superintendent appointed to the position of Freedom of Information Officer in December 1982, took up his appointment on 18th April. In the six months to 30th June, requests received were few and usually involved members or former members of the Force seeking personal documents pertaining to their service, and sentenced prisoners requesting documents relative to their criminal records.

During this time the Force operated under a Government directive to follow the terms of the Freedom of Information Act, since proclaimed to have effect from 5th July 1983, as far as practicable.

Eighteen requests were received in this period of which:-6 were granted 1 0 were refused 2 were pending at 30th June

Inspectorate

The Inspectorate was formed on 27th October, 1982 but, due to other com­mitments, the group did not come together as a complete team until April 1983.

The role of the Inspectorate is to provide a continuing impartial assessment of the efficiency and effectiveness of the Force, assist local commanders to improve efficiency and provide Command with advice as to the conditions and problems of the organisation, with appropriate solutions.

Considerable time was spent, during the six months under review, in providing information for the Committee of Inquiry into the Force. There is to be a work study for the Committee of 180 Officers and 790 other ranks, which will replicate a 1969 study by Paul R. Wilson and John S. Western.

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Other work entailed -o Assisting with the placement of 143 public servants provided for in the

1982/83 budget, to allow an equal number of active members occupying clerical positions to be returned to operational duties;

o Rationalisation of watch-house procedures, allowing for bail to be under­taken at all police stations together with a reduction of forms used in certain arrest cases;

o Examination of discrepancies relating to divisional van, night shift and afternoon shift allowances, resulting in identification of incorrect proce­dures being used and solutions to the problem;

D Examination of the future accommodation requirements for parts of the Force;

o Examination of recommendations contained in the Stewart Royal Com­mission on Drugs.

Public Relations Division

The Police Advice Line (P.A.L.) was planned to be officially launched on 21st March, but was successfully brought into use during the Ash Wednesday fires earlier that month. P.A.L. consists of a telephone service to the public with taped messages constantly running. The line, on telephone number 11573, has a cap­acity to receive 800 calls simultaneously and is used for the public dissemination of information on a wide variety of matters. lt has now been included in the counter­disaster plans.

'Operation Aftermath' was planned and developed when it was learned that large numbers of children in the Ash Wednesday fires were adversely affected psychologically by their experience. The project was designed to help restore their confidence in the police, fire brigades, armed services and other emergency groups by providing static and moving displays of all the services, at the Attwood Police Stud Farm, Broadmeadows. 1100 children were bussed to the event from all over Victoria and the project was a major success.

'Operation Olympus' was launched in June, with a view to reducing the incidence of violence in junior sport. Olympus provides hundreds of handsome trophies endorsed, 'Victoria Police Most Disciplined Player' and presented by local police to selected recipients in junior sports. 'Operation Olympus' was de­signed to encourage discipline and self control in young people and has the support of all major sporting bodies in Victoria.

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Administration Department

Mr. D.J. McPherson, J.P.

The Administration Department provides essential clerical and administrative support to the Police Force, without which effective policing would not be possible.

Following the retirement of Mr. A.T. Rundle, J.P., on 13th April, after a period of over ten years as Director of Administration, Mr. D.J. McPherson, J.P , was appointed to this position. Mr. McPherson brought to the Office the experience gained in 43 years association with the Force and the Public Service. His dedi­cation is well known and the personal· interest he devotes to his work has long been observed by police and public service officers alike.

With the exception of seven specialist or supervisory positions, the 143 posi­tions occupied by members of the Force performing non-police duties and referred to in the 1982 Annual Report have now been filled by Public Service clerical staff, thus releasing those members of the Force for operational police duties. However, there remains a considerable number of other positions which could be more economically occupied by Public Service clerical staff, and the staff situation in the various branches of the Chief Commissioner's Office (shown in the organisation chart -Appendix 15h) remains acute.

Deployment of Public Service Staff at 30th June

Chief District State Forensic Commissioner's Offices and Science

Office Police Stat1ons Totals

1982 1983 1982 1983 1982 1983 1982 1983

Authorised 243 244 904 1041 54 57 1201 1342 Actual 229 228 887 1020 52 55 1168 1303

Training - Public Service Staff

Over 40 personnel, recruited at base level, attended formal induction courses arranged by the Department External courses attended by staff included 'In­ventory Control and the Computer', 'Records Management', 'Pre-retirement Plan­ning', 'Problem Solving and Decision Making', 'Forms Management and Design', 'Work Scheduling and Control' and 'First-Aid'.

Work Experience

96 students were placed throughout the Force on Work Experience Pro­grammes during the first six months of 1983.

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Word Processing Equipment

June saw the introduction of word processing equipment to the value of approximately $26 000 at the Central Correspondence Bureau. A considerable amount of the work carried out in the Bureau is repetitive proforma typing and this equipment is expected to produce economies in the production of this work. In addition, the word processing equipment will be utilised in the production of reports, the updating of the internal telephone directory and similar tasks. There is considerable scope for wider use of such technology in the Force.

Central Firearms Registry

A total of 27 424 licences and permits were issued during the penod 1st January to 30th June. Details are as follows:-

Shooter's Licences 23 035 Pensioner Licences 1 829 Farm Permits 552 Junior Permits 2 008 Total 27 424

Police Surgeons

The appointment of Dr. Faika Jappie as an additional full-time Police Surgeon assisted the provision of a Forensic Medical Service to the Victoria Police. The total service commitment increased in volume with a considerable increase in the number of examinations of drug affected persons and young children.

Close co-operation was continued with the Sexual Offences Squad and the Sexual Assault Referral Centre at the Queen Victoria Medical Centre to provide the optimum supporting service for victims of sexual assault.

The temporary employment of a sight disabled secretary during the holiday period proved successful.

Finance As at 30th June, there were 1303 employees on th~ Public Service payroll

and 8364 members of the Force, excluding 145 reservists.

The following details extend the formal statement of revenue and expenditure during the year 1981/82 compared with 1982/83 (Appendix 14).

Revenue Actual revenue for 1982/83 was $21 240 060 compared with the original es­

timate of $16 501 400. This increase was due predominantly to the 15% increase in Police charqes effective from 1st September, 1982, and the increase in 'On the Spot' fines by approximately 50%, from 1st November, 1982, following the procla­mation of the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 1982.

Expenditure Higher expenditure occurred mainly as a result of the National Wage Award

increase of 4.9% for police and public service personnel, effective from 22nd August and 14th November, 1982, respectively, a 7% increase to police effective from 21st February, 1982 and increased activity in the area of special operations, including Task Forces.

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Salaries

Police Public Service Total

$209 738 324 18377714

$288116 038

91.94% 8.06%

100.00%

Salary expenditure of the Force during 1982/83 amounted to an increase of $43 106 993 (23.3%) above the actual salary expenditure of 1981/82.

Provision was made in the 1982/83 Budget to recruit and train a nett additional 191 police and employ an extra 165 public servants, of whom 143 were to be employed to enable police to be released for operational duty, but it was necessary to forego 23 police positions to cover the cost of necessary additional supervisory positions.

Expenditure on salaries represented 78.95% of the total 1982/83 actual expenditure.

Overtime and Penalty Rates

Police Public Service Total

$6 720 002 491 243

$7211245

93.19% 6.81%

100.00%

Payments for overtime and penalty rates, which represent 2.5% of the total expenditure, increased by $1 511 490 (26.52%) over the actual expenditure of $5 699 755 for 1981/82.

Equipment

Motor Vehicles and Police Air Wing Electronic Data Processing Expenses Personal Equipment Radio and Scientific Equipment Total

$11 537 801 429 530

1 104 805 2 514 435

$15 586 571

The purchase and running costs of police motor vehicles and aircraft ($11.54m) increased by 8.64% over the previous year. Expenditure on radio, photographic, scientific and training equipment ($2.51 m) rose by 5.93% and personal equipment (including uniform items) was reduced to $1.1 Om (1 .23%). Electronic data pro­cessing expenses ($0.43m) rose by 63.33% mainly due to the increased main­tenance charges and increased quantities of expendables used by computer equipment for the Police P.A.T.R.O.L. system and the V.D.U. network, as well as additional processing charges made by the Government Computer Service.

Administrative Expenses

The various items comprising these expenses amounted to $13 444 492 (ex­cluding running costs of the motor vehicle fleet and the Police Air Wing) compared with $11 312 528 in 1981/82, an increase of $2 131 964 (18.85%). This category represented 4.65% of the 1982/83 expenditure. Increases took place in all items and this reflects the various price increases and the growth in the Force.

Central Fingerprint Bureau

Contributions to the Central Fingerprint Bureau in Sydney are payable in ad­vance and are based on an estimate of costs for the year in question, adjusted by any difference between the estimated and actual costs from the previous year.

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Whilst Victoria's proportion of the costs was reduced in relation to 1981/82 and 1982/83 by the revision of the formula for assessing Victoria's share of the annual operating costs (resulting in an unusually low advance charge tor 1981 I 82), a considerable increase in the actual costs of operating the Bureau in 1981/ 82 resulted in a significant increase in the contribution required for this purpose in 1982/83.

Other General Expenses

The remaining items of expenditure (predominantly pay-roll tax) amounted to $14 367 356 and accounted for 4.97% of the 1982/83 total expenditure.

Contribution to Police Pensions Fund

The contribution to the Police Pensions Fund during 1982/83 amounted to $6 601 000, an increase of 16.44% over the previous year. The Police Pensions Fund which came into operation from January, 1924, applied to all members who joined the Force on or after November 25th, 1902. The Government contribution to this Fund is the amount required to finance pension payments. All members appointed to the Force on or after February, 1964, are required to contribute to the State Superannuation Fund.

Research Studies

Expenditure totalling $66 234 was incurred in respect of several research studies, funded by Commonwealth departments and agencies. The cost ot these studies, previously included under the Trust Fund, appears in Appendix 14 under 'Other Services'.

Estimated Costing of Search for Escapees

From the 16th to 25th April, police operations mounted to recapture four escapees from 'J' Division Pentridge, cost an average of about $22 000 daily, with a total estimated cost of $182 930.

Estimated costs include salaries, overtime, travelling expenses, meals sup­plied, running costs of vehicles, aerial support and communications facilities.

This operation involved up to 114 personnel daily from many units including specialist support groups such as the Air Wing, Dog Squad, members of the C.I.B. and members from the Police Officers College who were on a training exercise in the area.

Summary The Force's total expenditure of $288 941 569 tor 1982/83 was a 22.57% rise

on the 1981/82 expenditure of $235 7 40 081. As at 31st December, 1982, the cost of police services was approximately $72.00 per annum per head of population.

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Internal Investigations Bureau

The Internal Investigations Bureau is responsible for the investigation of com­plaints lodged against serving members of the Victoria Police, except for minor matters which are dealt with at District level.

There are fourteen members of the Force attached to the Bureau assisted by two Public Service Stenographers.

Table 20 indicates the number of complaints, arranged according to Districts, recorded at the Bureau in the half year.

A District* B District C District D District E District F District G District H District I District J District K District L District M District N District 0 District

• See Appendix 17.

Table 20: Complaints by District

31 P District 14 0 District 4 R District 9 S District 6 U District 2 V District

7 28

6 2 1

12 3 4

W District X District (Information Bureau) Y District Z District Crime Dept. Personnel Dept. Services Dept. Traffic Dept. Protective Security Group Training District Internal Investigations Bureau Total

12 9

4 8

13 3

14 17 54

4 25

1 1

10 304

An excellent working relationship is maintained between the staff of the Bureau and the Ombudsman, whose office continues to oversight completed complaint files.

Appendices 16a, b and c detail the Bureau's activities over this period.

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Appendix 1: Summary of Major Crime Statistics - First Half 1983

~ Offence Offences Offences People Proceeded Against Total Reported Cleared 1:1 Number %Total 25 and

Under 17 17-20 21-24 Over C1) -- ~-·---

Homicide 73 68 93.15 2 12 8 23 45 ::s Serious Assault 1 052 704 66.92 61 160 97 237 555 Q. Robbery 710 181 25.49 31 47 23 44 145 Rape 247 168 68.02 10 17 10 29 66 r;· Burglary 35 149 4 624 13.16 1 350 568 286 353 2 557

m Theft 41 144 9 711 23.60 2 223 1 218 571 3 392 7 404 Motor Vehicle Theft 9 662 1 919 19.86 474 480 119 123 1 196 Fraud, etc. 7 024 5446 77.53 93 191 128 472 884 Major Crime Against the Person 2 082 1 121 53.84 104 236 138 333 811 Major Crime Against Property 92 979 21 700 23.34 4 140 2 457 1 104 4 340 12 04 Total Major Crime 95 061 22 821 24.01 4 244 2 693 1 242 4 673 12 852 Other Offences 28 618 15 453 54.00 849 2 707 1 724 3 363 8 643

£::)

Appendix 2: Child Offenders (First Half 1983)

OFFENCES Male Court Caution Female Court Caution Total

Serious Assault 59 39 20 9 5 4 68 Robbery 12 10 2 1 1 13 Rape 1 1 1 Burglary 2362 1411 951 88 31 50 2443 Theft from Shops 1032 186 B46 1132 10B 1024 2164 Other Theft 3225 1B14 1411 197 74 123 3422 Motor Car Theft 671 466 205 49 34 15 720 Deception/Fraud 119 53 66 47 36 11 166 Criminal Damage/

Wilful Damage/Arson 619 326 293 54 16 3B 673 Drugs 43 2B 15 B 5 3 51 Firearms 138 4B 90 1 1 139 Traffic

(Including Tamper) 2512 1491 1021 60 29 31 2572 Street Offences 642 436 206 106 69 37 74B Other B20 401 419 B1 39 42 901 Totals 12 255 6710 5545 1826 446 1380 14 081

Principal Offence Categories (Total Number of Offenders 6267)

Male Court Caution Female Court Caution Total

Serious Assault 31 20 11 2 2 33 Robbery B 6 2 1 9 Rape 1 1 1 Burglary 1035 532 603 57 1B BB 1092 Theft From Shops 867 150 717 8B7 BO B07 1754 Other Thefts 772 322 450 7B 22 56 850 Motor Car Theft 422 268 154 44 27 17 466 Deception/Fraud 36 11 25 13 5 8 49 Criminal Damage/

Wilful Damage/Arson 314 142 172 33 6 27 347 Drugs 21 12 9 6 3 3 27 Firearms 83 18 65 1 1 84 Traffic

(Including Tamper) 734 374 360 23 11 12 757 Street Offences 296 168 128 58 33 25 354 Other 395 147 248 49 19 30 444 Totals 5015 2171 2944 1252 227 1025 6267

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Appendix 3: Principal Targets for Drug Robberies, Thefts, Etc.

1979 1980 1981 1982 1983

Doctors Surgeries, etc. 68 123 77 45 37 Cars 3 10 15 11 4

Pharmacists Armed Robberies 29 55 32 15 9 Burglaries 147 114 62 46 21

Totals 247 302 186 117 71

Appendix 4: Charges Against Drug Traffickers/Sellers-Substances Known to Drug Bureau

Type of Drug 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983

Indian Hemp 287 410 597 603 314 Hallucinogens 3 4 14 22 Morphine 2 2 5 Heroin 110 165 181 227 148 Cocaine 1 2 15 10 4 Amphetamine (Inc. in

Mise.) 18 65 260 68 Miscellaneous (Drug of

Addiction and Restricted Substances) 30 29 18 28 3

Totals 433 630 895 1150 537

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Appendix 5: Traffic Offences* (First Half 1983)

Exceed .05% Drive Under Influence In Charge Under the Influence Manner Dangerous, Speed, Reckless Careless Driving Accident, Fail to Stop, Report, etc. Unlicensed Driver Drive Licence Cancelled, Suspended, Disqualified Unregistered Vehicles Exceed 60/75/90 km/h (Speed Zone) Exceed 80 km/h (Probationary) Exceed 1 00 km/h Speed Trucks Log Books Double Lines Fail Keep Left Fail Give Stop, Turn, Diverge Signal Incorrect Turn Lighting Offences Number Plate Offences Stop Sign, Give Way Sign Traffic Lights Pedestrian School Crossing Offences Seat Belts Motor Cycle Offences (Not Included Above) Bicycle Offences Litter Offences Unroadworthy Vehicles (Briefs - T.I.N.'s) Driver Under Influence of Drugs Parking Offences Other Traffic Offences, Not Specified Total • Includes Traffic lnfringernent Notices.

Other Related Activity

Bicycle Offence Reports (not for prosecution) Notices to Repair

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6 687 445

56 1 118 3 457 1 240 5 850 1 279 6,758

80 082 2 034

22 452 2 370

934 2 157 1 227 4 275 2 209 4 546 2 179

10 293 9 855

292 13 939 2 598 2 314

256 1 691

6 21 443 27 395

241 447

1 081 7 735

Appendix 6: Collisions Involving Police Vehicles*

Collisions lncidentst Totals

Fatal collisions Vehicles: Motor Cycles

Other police vehicles Totals

Casualties Killed:

Police Other

Injured: Police Other

Undergoing Training Motor cars Motor cycles

Vehicles operating as emergency vehicles Action Taken Concerning Police

Briefs submitted against Police Approved (open court) Not approved Pending Counselled Reprimanded To attend Motor Driving School

Persons since convicted - arising from collisions Police Other

Prosecutions Pending Police Other

Accident Investigation Committee Hearings 'Revised to include 1982 cases finalised during 1983. t Incidents are minor collisions not involving other vehicles.

First half 1982 1983 368

27 395

33 362 395

2

88 40

4 35

21 6 5

10 46 8 7

3 125

4 71

1

409 47

456

35 421 456

63 38

7 6

23

18 5 7 6

50 5 4

2 35tt

2 48

tt Includes convictions for drive under influence of liquor (5), exceed 0.05% BAC. (8), dangerous driving (19), careless driving (6), speeding {4), fail to give way (9), unsafe reversing (1 ), fail to obey light signal (1 ), unlicensed driver (13), other offences (42).

NB. No fatal accidents involved police vehicles. This table includes, where possible the results of inquiries or proceedings which were not finalised at the time of preparation of the 1982 Annual Report.

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Appendix 7: Tests Conducted Under Drink-Driving Legislation (First Half 1983)

Preliminary Breath Tests

Total Demands Positive Tests Negative Tests Refusals Demands Made After Collisions

Breathalyser Tests Total Demands Refusals Results

. 05 and Under over .05 and Under .08 over 0.8 and Under .1 00 over .1 00 and Under .150 .150 and Over

Blood Screening Samples Total Collected tor Screening

Driver Positive Driver Negative Non-Driver

Random Stations 37 426

302 37123

1

Results of Analysis of Blood Screening Samplest Alleged Drivers Metropolitan Samples Collected 5 328

% Exceed .05* 13.2 % Exceed .150* 5.4

Non-Drivers Samples Collected

%Exceed .05* % Exceed .150*

* Includes all readings over .05%.

1 286 15.2 5.2

Country 2 472

19.3 8.8

432 18.0 6.3

t Screening samples only, i.e. not used for evidentiary or prosecution purposes.

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Others 9 292 3189 6 038

65 1 845

7 517 140

1 214 555 869

2 306 2 433

9 518 1 295 6505 1 718

Total 7 800

15.1 6.5

1 718 15.9

5.4

Appendix 8: Traffic Infringement Notices Issued (First Half 1983)

Driving over double lines Failing to give way at intersection Exceeding any speed limit by not more than 15 km/h Exceeding any speed limit by more than 15 km/h, but less than 25 km/h Disobeying any traffic control signal Passing stationary tram car Throwing down or dropping litter from a motor car on a highway Using on highway a motor car or trailer not in good mechanical order Unlawfully turning to right or left Failing to keep to the left Failing to dip headlights Failing to give signals Disobeying a traffic sign Failing to have prescribed lights No number plates, etc. No identifying number displayed on vehicle No registration label No general identification mark displayed, etc. Having no rear vision mirror or having ineffective rear vision mirror Failing to wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt Total

1 696 832

42 277 46398

8874 39

230 566

1 111 688 587

2 734 13 747 3448 1 122

324 2 633

69 339

13 351 141 065

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..,. Appendix 9: Victoria Police Force Actual Strength by Department at 30th June, 1983 ..,.

Operations Crime Traffic Services Personnel S.D.L CCP R. & D. Total Grand Total Ratio

M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F

Commissioner 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 9 9 Commander 3 1 4 4 Chief Superintendent 19 2 1 2 2 1 29 29 1 21

18 3 3 2 3 1 3 33 33 4.75% Officers 56 1 35 G 4 3 1 8 3 116 1 117 to other ranks

1 1 119 30 14 8 10 1 1 8 1 197 2 199

1 2 2 5 5 ----Senior Sergeant 254 6 95 2 29 18 14 1 8 1 8 426 10 436

1 3 Brevet Semor Sergeant 2 4 3 9 1 19 19 23.80% Sub-Officer Sergeant 944 13 250 6 98 107 5 40 2 2 18 2 1462 28 1490

to SIC-C Brevet Sergeant 11 21 3 9 1 1 42 4 46

Senior Constable 1794 95 576 36 304 21 126 14 39 5 30 1 1 2869 173 3042 Constable 1539 171 88 27 226 21 116 24 31 5 52 7 1 4 2053 259 2312 71.45% Probationary Constable' 366' 149' 366 149 515 Recruitst 67t 40t 67 40 107

Total by Sex 5126' 435.1107 74 685 42 404 44 213t 54t 4 ~ 131 11 28 6 7698 666 8364

Totals 5561' 1181 727 448 267t 4 142 34 8364

Actual% 66.48' 14.12 8.70 5.35 3 19t 0.05 1.7 0.41

ReserviSts 145

Constables undergoing extended Tra1ning Scheme. at Police Academy.

Appendix 1 0: Applications to Join Force

First Half 1982 1983 %Increase

Males 1153 1837 59.3 Females 673 902 34.0 Totals 1826 2739 50.0

Appendix 11: Personnel Wastage (First Half 1983)

. Retired Dis-Resigned Ill-health Died missed Total

Deputy Commissioners Assistant Commissioner 1 (On Secondment) 1 Commander 1 1 Chief Superintendent 6 6 Superintendent Chief Inspector 1 2 Inspector 1 1 Senior Sergeant 7 10 17 Sergeant 1 11 9 1 22 Senior Constable 10 20 9 2 42 Constable 34 7 3 44 Totals 45 45 38 7 1 136

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Appendix 12: Members Found Medically Unfit by the Government Medical Officer

Rank ---

Superintendent Chief Inspector Inspector Senior Sergeant Sergeant Senior Constable/Constable Totals

Reason

Anxiety/Depression Back Other Heart Neck

Totals

46

1982

2 4

16 34 56

42 5 4 1 4

56

First Half 1983

1 2

3 16 21 43

30 4 3 4 2

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Appendix 13: Valour Awards 10.2.83

17.3.83

21.4.83

23.6.83

10.2.83

Constable R.G. McDonald, No. 21544- received the award for cour­age and determination displayed in attempting to apprehend an armed offender who had shot and severely wounded him.

Senior Constable L.S. Kovacs, No. 20158 received the award for courage displayed in the rescue of a teenager from rough seas at Dromana.

Sergeant J.J. Thwaites, No. 16976 - received the award for out­standing courage displayed in the arrest of a mentally deranged armed offender who had attempted to discharge a loaded revolver at him.

Sergeant P.J. King, No. 17444 received the award for leadership and courage displayed in the apprehension of an armed offender at Fitzroy.

Inspector L.J. O'Hagan, received a Bar to the Victoria Police Valour Award for courage displayed in disarming an emotionally disturbed offender, armed with a shotgun.

Chief Commissioner's Certificate

Chief Commissioner's Certificates were awarded for devotion to duty and marked efficiency to the following:­

Commander F.C. Warnock Chief Superintendent P.H. Bennett, Q.P.M. Superintendent J.K. Dall Chief Inspector D.C. Payne, VA Inspector W.D. Murdoch Inspector A.J.M. Bowles Senior Sergeant EA Sharp, No. 10165 Senior Sergeant O.H. Bumpstead, No. 12245 Sergeant R.W. Hornbuckle, O.P.M. No. 10142 Sergeant A.J. Pollock, No. 11326 Sergeant L.T. Allain, No. 16149 Sergeant MA Hyde, No. 15877 Senior Constable S.W. Rudd-Schmidt, No. 17780 Senior Constable P.D. Segrave, No. 19034 Senior Constable A. Krstic, No. 19534 Senior Constable A.J. Glow, No. 19970 Reservist L.R. Sharam, No. R.491

Highly Commanded Certificates

Highly Commended Certificates were awarded to the following:­

Sergeant B.R. Clacy, No. 13752 Senior Constable G. Bryden, No. 9766 Senior Constable B. E. Fox, No. 17250

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Appendix 14: Finance

REVENUE

TAXATION Firearms Sheepskin Licences

Sub Totals

SERVICES AND CHARGES Court Fees Charges Recoup - M.R.B. Recoup Other

Sub Totals

MISCELLANEOUS Fines On the Spot Fines -~ Other Rental Government Property Sale Government Property Commission Hospital and Medical

Benefits Fund Deductions Commission Group Assurance Premiums Appropriations former years Small amounts paid in by Departments Revenue previously credited to the Trust

Fund' Wildlife Management Fund Firearms Training Fund Tourist Fund Commonwealth Research Projects

Sub Totals

TOTAL REVENUE

Financial Year 1981/82 1982/83

$ $

64 314 70

64 384

6 708 2 060 359

21 443 1 063 377

3 151 887

11 683 588 407 949 290 465

48 022

17 504 51 346

312 984 4 563

NiA N/A N/A NIA

12816421

16 032 692

63 239 210

63 449

7 317 2 297 750

1 404 894

3 709 961

15 602 921 150 717 361 932

33 184

21 756 65 546

647 289 3 924

473 162t 10 046 14 985 81 188

17 466 650

21 240 060

• Th1s heading of Revenue was created during 1982183 to record collections which, in previous financial years, were credited to the Trust Fund

t Revenue for the W1ldlile Management Fund only includes collect,or~s for Shooters Licences at Poiice Stations and excludes an additional $1 122 926 collected dunng 1982183 by the Central Firearms Registry

EXPENDITURE

Salaries and Allowances-~ Police Public Service Staff

Overtime and penalty rates Payments in lieu of long service leave,

retiring gratuities

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169 566 371 209 738 324 15 442 674 18 377 714

--~---·~-~- -~·-·~·-·-

185 009 045 228 116 038 5 699 755 7 211 245

2 555 782 3 350 817

193 264 582 238 678 100 --~-----~--~

GENERAL EXPENSES-Administrative Expenses-Travelling and subsistence 2 572 930 3 146 830 Office requisites, printing and stationery 1 581 821 1 950 991 Books and publications 489 996 463 637 Postal and telephone expenses 3 584 483 4 254 594 Motor vehicles and Police Air Wing-

running expenses 8 230 678 8 987 621 Fuel, light, power and water 1 958 269 2 349 657 Incidental expenses 1 125 029 1 278 783

19 543 206 22 432 113 Motor Vehicles- Replacement cost and

purchase of new vehicles' 2389711 2 550 180 Electronic Data Processing - Expenses 262 984 429 530 Personal equipment, uniforms, clothing and

bedding 1 118 585 1 '1 04 805 Radio, photographic, scientific and training

equipment and materials 2 373 778 2514435 Contributions to Central Fingerprint Bureau,

Sydney 72 823 160 000 Transport of prisoners, search parties and

traffic school travelling expenses, etc. 163 995 227 182 Burials 9 977 5 120 Provisions for Police Hospital 12 820 37 599 Police Long Service and Good Conduct

Medals 2 000 Pay-Roll Tax 10 809 505 14 086 456 State Employees Retirement Benefits Fund

- Contribution 14 155 10 999 -------------

36 773 539 43 558 419

OTHER SERVICES-Contribution to Police Pensions Fund 5 669 000 6 601 000 Arson Investigation Project- Expenses N/A 24 410 Drug Use in the Driving Population -

Expenses N/A 36 360 Drug Addicts and Criminology Study -

Expenses N/A 5 464 ---------

5 669 000 6 667 234

TOTALS 235 707 121 288 903 753 -------

POLICE SERVICE BOARD-Salaries of Public Service Staff 32 374 36 931 Overtime of Public Service Staff 86 385 Postal and Telephone Expenses 500 500

32 960 37 816

TOTAL EXPENDITURE 235 740 081 288 941 569

• Dur1ng 1982/83, the capital costs of replacement and purchase of new vehicles were isolated under an item separate from the running costs of the motor vehicle fleet. 1981/82 expenditure, therefore, has been recast accordingly.

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()1 0 Appendix 15a: Chief Commissioner's Office

CHIEF COMMISSIONER

LEGAL ASSISTANTS-------------!

STAFF OFFICER 1-------- (Chief Inspector)

and PRIVATE SECRETARY

MEDIA DIRECTOR -------------!

STAFF OFFICER (Ch1el Inspector)

INTERNAL

I DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

(ADMINISTRATION)

INVESTIGATIONS ---------1 BUREAU (Commander)

ASSISTANT COMMISSIONERS I

PERSONNEL AND

DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (OPERATIONS)

PROTECTIVE SECURITY GROUPS (Chief Superintendent)

STAFF OFFICER Special Operations Group (Chief Inspector) Independent Patrol Group

Court Security Group

ADMINISTRATION

ASSISTANT COMMISSIONERS I

OPERATIONS CRIME TRAFFIC

~

METROPOLITAN CO-ORDINATOR (Commander)

Appendix 15b: Operations Department ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER

PROBATIONARY CONSTABLE STAFF OFFICER EXTENDED TRAINING (Chief Inspector) SCHEME (Chief Inspector)

ADMINISTRATION ------1 OFFICE

0' DISTRICT OPERATIONS SUPPORT GROUP (Ch1ef Superintendent)

COUNTRY CO-ORDINATOR (Commander)

I-------STAFF I

DEPUTY STAFF OFFICER -------l

'A' District ·s· D1strict 'H Drstnct 'I' District 'M' D1stnct 'P District '0' District 'U' District ·v· D1stnct 'Y' District ·z· District

OFFICER (Inspector)

(Su per,ntendent) (I nspcctor)

,-- -- --- I FORCE RESERVE (Admin. Only)

LIQUOR CONTROL COMMISSION (Chief Inspector)

No. 2 DIVISION Chief

No. t DIVISION Ch1ef Inspector

Search and Rescue Squadj Inspector

Water Police SquHd Inspector

Mounted

DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE

No. 3 DIVISION No. 4 DIVISION Ch1ef Inspector Inspector

AIR WING (Inspector)

Go"emmeo• Hoc" J Shrine ol

No. 5 DIVISION

Remembrance Security Group

Coroner's Ass1stant's Office

Children's Court Prosecutions Office

Regional Prosecutor's Offices

District District District D1stnct District District Distnct District Distnct D1stricl District District

R3

I Sc1entWc Co-ord1nator

Section

Appendix 15c: Crime Department ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER

• --STAFF OFFICER INSPECTOR

SGIENCE lABORATORY T2

"RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (SERVICES & ADMINISTRATION)

Ch,el lnspeclor I ~~.---1 -----.1 1...----'----.--1 ~I -----rl ____,I

TECHNICAl COMPUTER GENERAL LIAISON ARMOURY PHOTOGRAPHIC TRAINING DIVISION SERVICES ADMINISTRATION SECTION SECTION SECTION

Sect1on

'Proposed

DIVISION SECTION I I I Personnel

L1b:ary

Roco:ds

Stores

o,sasler

ldentihcahon

SP.cunty

BUII(1in!J maintenance

Account<ng

Inventory

PoliCe General and handling weapons

Internal, Externa~

&

PubliCFJI:ons

CHIEF INSPECTOR DEPUTY

I I

FINGERPRINT BUREAU RtCOROS SECTION INSPECTOR INSPECTOR

ta,.n eo. lleci!On FP,operty Trac~ng Central

ra1n1nq Docket

Central Warrants Q!!ice ingle Pnnts Slatislics

CIB

I

Ch1ef lnspec!ors

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CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

SUPERINTENDENT DEPUTY

CHIEF Adm1ms!rahon

--r-~ I INSPECTOR INSPECTOR

CHIEF INSPECTOR Admimstralior

INSPECIOR Adm1n1strat1on

01 (.,.)

DiSTRICT OPeRATIONS SUPEAINTEcNDENT

f-----------------------VICRAIL C.I.B SE::RGEANT

COUNTRY REGiONS----

CtiNSP C!INSP CJINSP. C!INSP C!iNSP C!INSP C!INSP CrlNSP CIINSP C/1NSP C/INSP.

I I I I I I I I I I I INSP. !NSP. !NSP INSP INSP INSP. INSP INSP INSP !NSP. iNSP.

I I I I I I I I I I I AL TONA NORTH HAMPTON HEiDELBEAG MALVERN MARIBYRNONG NUNAWADING PRAHRAN AUSSELL STREET

Altona North

Williamstown

Footscray

Sunsh1ne

Cranbourne

Mount Waverley J-Brunswick

Spr;ngva!e 1-cobi.HQ

Northcote

-- ------,--------...,--------.-------. No 2~egion No. 3 Reg1011

I No. 4 Rog~n

I BEND IGO BENALLA

Elstemw1ck

HOMiCiDc--t-CIINSP

Reg,on DRUG BUREAU

RusseiJ Street

Carlton

Ci!y West

Victor1a Dock

SL K1lda

South Melbourne

I CRIME SQUADS -----CHIEF IN("ECTOR -------------.

teelong

Colac

warmambool

Ballruat

Kyneton

CasUemaine

HamiHon

Horsham

Stawe!!

Araral

Portland

.Bena\la

Alexandra

Seymour

Echuca

Shepparton

Wangaratta

Wodonna

r· Ba1rr:sdale

Korumburra

Morwell

Warragul

Wonthag\JI

INSP~CTOH

rRAUC 1---1------ C/INSP

!NSP INSP I

COMMEnCIAL FRAUD ---'---INSP

INSPECTOR

I ARMED ROBBERY

(J1 .p.

PENAL TIES PAYMENT

Appendix 15d: Traffic Department ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER

CHIEF INSPECTOR STAFF OFFICER

CENTRAL POLICY AND INFORMATION SECTION

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT (DEPUTY TO ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (TRAFFIC)

SECRETARY - - --~ ACCIDENTS COMMITTEE CHIEF SUPERINTt:NDENT

{TRAFFIC OPERATIONS GROUP)

PROSECUTIONS INSPECTOR

--------, PROSECUTIONS OFFICE BRIEF ROOM

BREATH ANALYSIS SECTION C:INSP

BRIEF AND SUMMONS ROOM STATISTICS SECTION

t~o. I Div DAWSON ST C!INSP

SUPERINTENDENT (WEST!

No 2 Drv DAWSON ST C'INSP

No 1 Reg Gee long INSPECTOR Warrnambool Hamrlton Colac Portlar1d

MOTOR DRIVING AND ALLIED SCHOOLS (INSP Elementary Standard wrng Pursuit wing Motor cvcle wing

No. 2 Reg Ballarat INSPECTOR Horsham Ararat Kyneton

No. 3 Reg

ADMINISTRATiON (INSPECTOR) Drstrict Admrnrstrarion Accounts Overtime Leave 1 ravelling Records and personnel Store

CHIEF SUPt'RINTENDE:NTS CLERK

TRAFFIC RESEARCH SECTION ACCIDENT INVEST. SECTION SPECIAL SOLO SECTION COMMAND CARAVAN

No. 4 Reg BenaHa il~SPi::CTOR Wangaratta Sey•Trour Wodonga

SUPERINTENDENT (EAST)

No. 5 Reg Sale INSPECTOR Morwei!

Barrnsdale Mallacoota

No. 3 D1v Nunawad1no C:iNSP. ~ Dove ton

INSPECTOR (TECrlNICAL) I r-

No. 4 Div St. K1lda C:INSP Frankston

Advanced studres maintenance and Vehrcle check1ng section Development section Wide loads Accrdenr records sect1on

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Appendix 15e: Services Department

TO CH!EI SUPrRINTENDEN'

I

CHIEf' SUPERINTEfmf:NT TRANSPORT BRANCH

INSPECTOR TRANSPORT DIVISION

DIVISION

TE:CI!NICAL SECTION

__ ___,f--- BUILDINGS BRANCH

DRAWING O~~ICE

1 D1v1S10n

COMMUNICATIONS (011el lnspec1or)

I I

ADMINISTRATION

--------I SUPfRI N TEND ENT Dt:PUTY TO CHI FT SUPERINTENDENT

DISTRICT OFFICE

CHIEf' ""oc-ccv 1un COMPUTER

CHIEF INSPECTOR UNIFORM DESIGN AND DEVELOPiviEN 1 DIVISION

2 D1v1S10n

RADiO fLECTRONICS

ADMINISTRATION OPERATIONS

Tra1n1ng &

SUPPLY BRANCH

SUPt:RINTEND~NT

COMMUNICATIONS

CHIE:f INSPEoCTOR DEPUTY TO SUPERINTf'NDENT

INSPECTOR

PUBLIC SERVICEo RESEARCH & PLANNING (BUDGETARY RESEARCH & CO-ORDINATION!

STORE

No Oivis1on COMML,NICATIONS ENGINEERING

SPECIAL TASKS PLANNING

No ~ DIVISIOn

1\UDIO V!SUAL (Sen;or Sergeant)

01 Ol

CAREeRS OFFICe

Hospital Off,ce

ADMINISTRATION Supenntendenl

I PERSONNEL and f1MENiTIES

Appendix 15f: Personnel Department

ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER

PSYCHOLOGY OFFICE STAFF OFFICER

DEPUTY TO ASSISTANT COMMISSIONIR Ch1ef

I PERSONNEL

BRr\NCH TRAINING DISTRICT

PERSONNEL ASSESSMENT

Bands Sub-Off,ccrs Course

------, I

RECRUIT ADVANCE:D TRAINING STAff SCHOOL TRAINING SECTION NO. 4443 Supt Supenntendent

EL>w Retent,on

Spencer St Complex Police

I .--- ----, fducation Department Staff

Prmc,pal

Tra1n111g Research Sec lion Chtef Inspector

Police

(.)'1 -...j

POLICE LIFE

Appendix 15g: Research and Development Department

ASS>STANT COMMISSIONER

FORCE BUDGET INSPECTORATE

COORDINATOR DEPUTY AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

Ch1ef S.JPtmntendent

ADMINISTRATION Of-FICI:: I >'RE!::DOM OF INf-ORMA.TION Super1ntendent

PUBLIC RELATIONS DIVISION ---------1 Ch1cl Inspector

LECTURE SQUAD I MEDIA LIAISON DISPLAY I

PllOJECTS RESEARCH

MANAGEMENT SERVICES BUREAU Su penntendent

PLANNING UNITS PLANNING UNITS ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS ---------- - - - --- - - - ---OPERATIONAL DEPARTMENTS

ADMINISTRATIVE PLANNING Ch>ef Inspector

I - 1 FORCE DIRECTIVES GROUP SPECIAL PROJECTS

POLICE HISTORY PROJECT

DEPARTMENTAL PROJECTS UNITS OPERATIONS RESEARCH AND STATISTICS

OPERATIONAL PLANNING Cn>el lqspector

I -

SPECIAL PROJECTS PC LP CO-ORDINATOR

I ,-RESOURCE MANPOWER WORKLOAD SURVEYS SURVEYS ASSFSSMENTS

&1

I PAY SECTION

I ACCOUNTANT

ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT

EXPENDITURE SECTION

Appendix 15h: Administration Department

r-----REVENUE SECTION

1-'INANCE SECTION

DIRECTOR

I DEPUTY DIRECTOR

1----------- COMMISSIONERS SECRETARIAT

SENIOR EXECUTIVE OFFICEtl

I--------TRAINING and METHODS OFFICER

STAFF BRANCH

I CHIEF CLERK

REl.IE:VING BRANCH

and

~---l SUPPLY BRANCH

CENTRAL CORRFSPONDENCE BUREAU

EXECUTIVE OF~ICER

CENTRAL FIREARMS REGISTRY

CENTRAL REGISTRY BRANCH

Appendix 16a: Action Taken as a Result of Public Complaints (First Half 1983)

Resig-nation or Discipline Open

Transfer Retirement Board Court Total

Unjustified Arrest And/or brief 2 2

Unjustified admission to institution

Unjustified search/seizure Unjustified P.I.N. or T.I.N. Unnecessary questioning Harassment Rudeness Failure to take action Unsatisfactory performance

of duty 13 5 1 3 22 Other discipline breaches 3 4 1 13 21 Assault* 7 5 I 13 Other Major Crime Index

offences Perjury Corruption Traffic offences 8 8 Other offences 1 1 2 4 8

disputes Other complaints 3 2 5 Totals 26 18 1 1 20 13 79 * Includes unsubstantiated complaints, the investigation of which revealed other matters which required the reprimand or counselling of members.

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Misconduct Lesser Not

Not Charge Unfounded Exonerated Sustained Sustained Sustained Total

---

Unjustified Arrest And/or brief 2 3 1 6

Unjustified admission to institution

Unjustified search/seizure Unjustified P.I.N. or T.I.N. Unnecessary questioning Harassment 3 3 Rudeness 1 1 Failure to take action 1 1 Unsatisfactory performance

of duty 3 23 10 7 43 Other discipline breaches 1 2 16 19 Assault 14 46 1 4 65 Other Major Crime Index

offences Perjury 1 1 Corruption 3 3 Traffic offences 6 6 Other offences 1 2 6 9

disputes Other complaints 2 5 2 1 10 Totals 23 89 42 13 167

Appendix 16c: Source and Type of Public Complaints (First Half 1983)

Solicitors Type of Complaint Individuals Busi- (on behalf Organi- Ombuds- Victoria

nesses of sations man Minister Police Total

Unjustified Arrest And/or brief 8 1 1 1 11

Unjustified admission to institution

Unjustified search/seizure Unjustified P.I.N. or T.I.N. Unecessary questioning Harassment 3 3 Rudeness 1 1 Failure to take action 1 1 Unsatisfactory

performance of duty 51 2 5 1 2 7 6 74 Other discipline breaches 8 5 17 30 Assault 114 21 2 137 Other Major Crime Index

offences Perjury 3 3 Corruption 3 3 Traffic offences 1 7 8 Other offences 10 1 1 5 17 Civil disputes Other complaints 11 3 1 15 Totals 212 3 29 2 9 14 35 304

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Appendix 17a

G WANGARATTA

• BENDiGO • HORSHAM w

R C N HAMILTON •

K WARRNAMBOOL

POfHLAND ""'

Country Police Districts

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Appendix 17b

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DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS A Russell Street B Essendon H Caulfield I Prahran M Altona North P Dandenong

~ Metropolitan Police Districts

V

• Q lvanhoe Highett

p V Avon-dale Heights Y Nunawading Z Frankston

Appendix 17c

Minister for Police and Emergency Services

The Honourable Charles Race Thorson MATHEWS, M.P. Old Treasury Building, Spring Street, Melbourne, 3002.

Minister's Advisor on Police: Mr. Max Dumais Tel.: 651 2218

Personal Assistant: Mr. Stephen Perryman Tel.: 651 1908

Private Secretary: Mrs. Kath Critchley Tel.: 651 1388

Acts formally assigned to the Minister Country Fire Authority 1958 Firearms 1958 Metropolitan Fire Brigades 1958 Metropolitan Fire Brigades Superannuation 1976 Motor Boating 1961 (see also: Minister of Transport) Motor Car 1958 (see also: Minister of Transport). Police Assistance Compensation 1968 Police Regulation 1958 Private Agents 1966 Seamen's 1958 Sheep Owners Protection 1961 Unlawful Assemblies and Processions 1958 Victoria State Emergency Service 1981

(This list reflects only partly the involvement of the Force in the implementation and enforcement of the laws.)

F D Atkinson Government Pnnter Melbourne No. 143-73885/84-Price $3.00

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