Evaluation of the Gold Coast Domestic Violence Taskforce: Report
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Williamson, Harley
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On 15 January 2016, the Domestic Violence Taskforce (Taskforce) was established in the Gold Coast District, South Eastern Region (Queensland Police Service [QPS]). The creation of the Taskforce occurred in the context of a number of high profile domestic violence homicides on the Gold Coast, as well as the recommendations of the Not Now, Not Ever report into domestic and family violence (DFV). The Taskforce aims to provide an integrated policing response to DFV situated within a proinvestigative framework. It is particularly characterised by:
- specialist and dedicated officers (including detectives and an intelligence officer) to provide support to frontline officers, assist victims, and to identify and target the most at-risk perpetrators
- collaborative relationships with external stakeholders to develop a triage response to best practice service delivery
- routine checking of frontline responses to DFV incidents. This report provides an evaluation of the progress of the Taskforce after two years of operation. The evaluation relied on: a survey of QPS police officers working in the South Eastern region; administrative data collected by the QPS; and qualitative semi-structured interviews conducted with internal and external stakeholders. Additional consultations were undertaken with senior police personnel involved in the Taskforce.
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© 2018 Griffith Criminology Institute. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the publisher’s website for further information.
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Bond, C; Williamson, H, Evaluation of the Gold Coast Domestic Violence Taskforce: Report, 2018