Queensland corruption watchdog has ‘largely abandoned responsibility’ for complaints against police, inquiry hears

Due to a lack of independent scrutiny, Prenzler said Queensland’s police complaints system largely resembles an internal affairs model where the vast majority of complaints are dealt with by police.

He said various surveys had also shown that under this model, people were “dissuaded from making complaints” or felt they hadn’t received justice as matters weren’t investigated properly. Under the civilian control model, an agency is completely separate to the police, with scope to employ a minority of former officers.He said there had been influence from a very powerful police lobby and politicians “have caved in”.Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning

The ombudsman has the power to compel the head of police to conduct disciplinary proceedings, Prenzer said. It also has a high level of transparency, undertaking and publishing results from a wide range of surveys.

edengillespie Hello Eden. TY for your reporting on the HearHerSpeak report Vol 1, esp the enquiry into the culture of the QldPolice regarding reporting and (in)action toward victims of domestic & family violence. I also thank AnnastaciaMP ShannonFentiman for the actions they have taken.

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