Northern Territory Police will begin implementing a new approach to domestic and family violence in response to a months-long inquest into the deaths of four women at the hands of their partners.
Northern Territory Police will begin implementing a new approach to domestic and family violence from late next week, a court has heard.A new general order and executive structure is planned to help police deal with increasing domestic violencePolice officers say a multi-agency approach to domestic, family and sexual violence in the NT is needed
An emotional Acting Deputy Commissioner of the Northern Territory Police, Michael White, told the coroner the evidence heard to date "keeps awake at night"."I feel everything we've done as an organisation to improve service delivery, the changes in policy … has seen significant change, but it's not changing what's occurring."
Acting Deputy Commissioner White told the coroner the two social workers flagged to join the ranks would be "fundamental" to improving the service provided to victim-survivors and their families. The court heard officers will also not be able to add alerts such as "may make false allegations" on a person's profile,
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