| 2005 – Strengthening Relationships | |
| Neighbourhood Police Beats become operational at Highfields (Toowoomba), Elanora (Gold Coast) and Kawana Waters (Sunshine Coast). | |
| The QPS engages an additional 17 Police Liaison Officers from Sudanese, Muslim, Chinese, Spanish, Vietnamese and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds. | |
| The Seniors Task Force launches a seniors safety handbook, entitled "Confident, Safe & Secure Living in Queensland. A Handbook on Safety for Seniors". The handbook provides practical advice for seniors about keeping safe both inside and outside the home. | |
| The U-Turn program for young car theft offenders is established to provide a 10 week courses for young offenders, and those at risk of offending, to reduce the rate of repeat offending. | |
| The QPS continues to progress the Indigenous Driver's Licensing Program in remote and isolated communities and issued or renewed in excess of 1,500 driver's licences. | |
| There are 9310 sworn staff (22.8% females) and 3322 staff members (as of June 30 2005). | |
| 2006 – LiveScan and QPRIME | |
| The QPS implements LiveScan technology which allows suspects and offenders to be electronically fingerprinted. Prints can be matched in real time against Queensland and national databases allowing police to confirm a person’s identity within an hour. | |
| By enacting the forensic procedures provisions of the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, the QPS set the benchmark for inter-jurisdictional DNA matching legislation. Queensland is the first State to go live on the national DNA database system. | |
| Develops QPRIME, a new computer system, which replaces multitude of existing police computer systems, linking all occurrences involving a particular individual, location or vehicle. | |
| The QPS trains drug detection dogs for use in public places, including special events and night clubs. These dogs are trained in passive detection techniques and are able to quickly identify suspects who may be in possession of illicit drugs. | |
| The QPS assists in the recovery efforts, after the devastating effects of Cyclone Larry, as part of the Whole-of-Government response. | |
| 10 QPS officers deploy to the Solomon Islands as part of the Australian Federal Police International Deployment Group. | |
| There are 9,631 sworn staff (23.6% females) and 3440 staff members (as of June 30 2006). | |
Last updated
04/09/2007
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