A new report from Queensland Police has revealed thousands of complaints made against the service last year were dismissed without action, despite hundreds including serious accusations of misuse of authority, assault and alleged domestic violence.
Thousands of internal and public complaints made about the actions of Queensland Police were dismissed without action, a new report has revealed, despite hundreds including serious accusations of misuse of authority, assault and alleged domestic violence .
There were also 534 allegations of interfering with or undermining an investigation or legal process. A process known as"local management resolution ," in which a member of staff undergoes a professional development conversation with a more senior officer or colleague, was used to resolve 489 of the allegations.
Hearings were conducted for 17 allegations of failure of duty, 34 allegations of unprofessional conduct, 11 allegations of misuse of authority, two allegations of assault, and five allegations of interfering with or undermining an investigation or legal process.
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