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dc.contributor.authorMacintyre, Stuart
dc.contributor.authorPrenzler, Timothy
dc.contributor.authorChapman, Jackie
dc.contributor.editorIan McKenzie
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T11:04:32Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T11:04:32Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.date.modified2009-05-22T07:45:34Z
dc.identifier.issn14781603
dc.identifier.doi10.1350/ijps.2008.10.2.77
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/22949
dc.description.abstractComplaints profiling', 'early warning' or 'early intervention' systems are currently seen as vital mechanisms for reducing police misconduct and improving police-community relations. This paper reports on the introduction of an early intervention system for police in the State of Victoria, Australia. The findings support the contention that such systems have a demonstrable utility in reducing complaints. A sample of 44 individuals profiled showed that interventions resulted in a 71.07 per cent reduction in complaints, from an expected 121 down to 35 over a two-year period. Additionally, the study showed that the financial cost-benefit effects were very positive, with reduced complaints resulting in an estimated saving of AU$3.2 million over the two years. A study of a sample of nine locations showed a 58.6 per cent reduction in complaints, from a projected number of 60.6 down to 25 over a one-year period, with an estimated saving of AU$1.4 million. The paper also describes the types of interventions used and a number of issues that arise from complaints profiling.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.format.extent289331 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherVathek
dc.publisher.placeIsle of Man
dc.publisher.urihttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1350/ijps.2008.10.2.77
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom238
dc.relation.ispartofpageto250
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalInternational Journal of Police Science & Management
dc.relation.ispartofvolume10
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCriminology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPolice administration, procedures and practice
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPolicy and administration
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4402
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode440211
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4407
dc.titleEarly Intervention to Reduce Complaints: An Australian Victoria Police Initiative
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.rights.copyright© 2008 Vathek Publishing Ltd. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Use hypertext link to access the publisher's webpage.
gro.date.issued2008
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorPrenzler, Timothy J.


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