Queensland's most senior domestic violence officer tells a state-wide inquiry there are 'significant' cultural issues within the police force that impact how officers respond to call-outs.
"There are significant issues of police culture at play here that need to be addressed," Assistant Commissioner Codd told the inquiry."I do accept that there are significant areas of concern that have been raised … that certainly will require us to look … beyond just isolated incidents."Assistant Commissioner Codd said he accepted "the majority" of evidence given relating to police culture was "unchallenged".
"I do accept that there are significant areas of concern … that certainly will require us to look beyond just isolated incidents. There's been too many consistencies in too many places." "I'd avoid the term 'systemic' because that suggests it's absolutely through every part of our organisation," he said.
He told the inquiry "a range of complex factors" were contributing to issues with police culture, including inexperience, lack of training and officer burnout.Assistant Commissioner Codd also told the inquiry domestic violence strangulation had "progressively increased" from 1,060 reported occurrences in the 2016/2017 financial year to 2,145 in 2022/2023, according to QPS data.
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