| Description |
160 pages ; 30 cm |
| Series |
P.P. ; no. 4, session 2006-07 |
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Parliamentary paper (Victoria. Parliament) ; session 2006-2007, no. 4
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| Contents |
6. Drug Enforcers 1952-2000 -- Early Beginnings -- The Drug Bureau -- The 'Dud' Drug Raid -- The Drug Squad -- Deception and Perfidy -- Contemptible and Dishonourable Conduct -- Ineffective Management and Supervision -- Operation Hemi -- 7. Better Solutions -- The Coldrey Committee -- Informer Registration -- Legislative Issues -- Police Policy -- 8. Wrestling with the Guards -- Internal Integrity -- The Bureau of Internal Investigations -- Nobody is Guarding the Guard -- Establishment of the Internal Investigations Department -- The Police Complaints Authority -- IID - Continuous Improvement -- The Return of Dismissal Powers -- Project Guardian -- Raising the Standard - The Ethical Standards Department -- Chief Commissioner's 'Loss of Community Confidence' Dismissal Powers -- Ministerial Review - 2000 -- The Skills of Corruption Investigators -- 9. Inquiries and Royal Commissions -- The Moffitt Royal Commission 1973-1974 -- The Woodward Royal Commission 1977-1979 -- The Williams Royal Commission 1977-1979 -- The Lusher Inquiry 1979-1981 -- The Costigan Royal Commission 1980-1984 -- The Stewart Royal Commission 1981-1983 -- The Neesham Inquiry 1982-1983 -- Board of Inquiry into Casinos 1982-1983 -- A Quarter to Midnight -- The Fitzgerald Inquiry 1989 -- The Mollen Commission 1992-1994 (US) -- The Wood Royal Commission 1994 -- The Rampart Area Corruption Incident 1997-2000 (US) -- The Kennedy Royal Commission 2002 -- Lessons from the Past -- 10. Looking Forward -- Acknowledgements -- Appendix one - Chronology of main events 1852-2004 -- Appendix two - Synopsis of Victorian Inquiries and Commissions -- Bibliography -- List of Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Endnotes |
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Letter of transmittal -- Note on language -- 1. Overview -- 2. The Colonial Period -- Early History of Policing and Corruption -- Policing the Port Phillip District -- The Creation of Victoria Police -- Eureka -- Chief Commissioner Standish 1858-1880 -- The Kelly Outbreak -- Chief Commissioner Chomley 1881-1902 -- 3. The Twentieth Century -- Chief Commissioner O'Callaghan 1902-1913 -- Six O'clock Closing - The Temporary Measure Lasting Fifty Years -- Jury 'Squaring' -- The Police Strike -- The Callaghan Conspiracy Case -- 'The Combine' -- Chief Commissioner Thomas Blamey 1925-1935 -- The Victoria Police Association -- The Kelly Inquiries -- The Brophy Shooting -- Chief Commissioner Duncan 1937-1954 -- The Clyne Royal Commission -- To Dismiss or Not to Dismiss -- Chief Commissioner Porter 1955-1963 -- The Martin Royal Commission -- 4. Revelations of Corruption and Establishment of Greater Accountability -- The Cusack Report -- Mr Justice Sholl -- The Mr 'X' Inquiry -- The Police Association Response to Mr 'X' -- The Fall of Scotland Yard -- The Abortion Inquiry -- The Death of Neil Stanley Collingburn -- The First 'Ombudsman' for Victoria Police -- The St. Johnston Report -- The Beach Inquiry -- The Norris Committee -- The Role of the Victoria Police Association -- The Fighting Fund -- Chief Commissioner 'Mick' Miller 1977-1987 -- Zebra Task Force -- Zulu Task Force -- Continental Airlines -- 5. Troubled Times -- 1982 - The Harris Drug Importation Scandal -- The Caulfield Crime Cars and the Brothel -- Operation Cobra - Paul Higgins -- Police and Sexual Impropriety -- Guns in the Roof -- Demise of the Major Crime Squad -- The Armed Offenders Squad -- Operation Sellars - Secrets for Sale -- Operation Bart -- Persistent Patterns of Behaviour -- |
| Summary |
This report demonstrates that the history of the Victorian Police over its 150 or so years, unhappily is interwoven with recurring strands of misconduct and corruption. It will assist the work of OPI and the Force in ensuring the highest possible ethical and professional policing standards in Victoria |
| Analysis |
Police reform |
| Notes |
"February 2007" |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Also available in electronic version on the internet. Address as at 23 April 2007: http://www.opi.vic.gov.au/documents/Past_Patterns_-_Future_Directions.pdf |
| Subject |
Victoria Police.
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Corruption investigation -- Australia -- Victoria.
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Law enforcement -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Australia -- Victoria.
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Police ethics -- Australia -- Victoria.
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Police misconduct -- Australia -- Victoria.
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Police -- Complaints against -- Australia -- Victoria.
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Police -- Victoria
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Police -- Australia -- Victoria.
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| Author |
Brouwer, G. E. P.
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Victoria. Office of Police Integrity.
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| ISBN |
9780975799109 |
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