Assistant Commissioner Brian Codd says issues raised in several inquiries about toxic police culture and a 'failure of leadership' have given senior police pause, but he's determined to rebuild public trust and improve attitudes and morale within the ranks.
The policeman in charge of the state's domestic violence investigations has vowed to win back the community's trust, saying the embattled Queensland Police Service has entered a "new era".Assistant Commissioner Brian Codd says senior police have been forced into "uncomfortable spaces"DV victims will be placed at the centre of the police response in future
"When you join the police, you're committing and swearing an oath … to protect and to serve, and when you are hearing that that's not happening, it's confronting and it's saddening," he said.Assistant Commissioner Brian Codd said it was "saddening" to hears some in the service weren't upholding the oath they took.
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