Further review of the WA Police Force response to an incident in the lock-up of a country town
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The Corruption and Crime Commission reviewed the response by WA Police to four earlier recommendations and a later force incident involving the same officer.
The recommendations concerned training, custody records and management, supervision of inexperienced officers and use of force reporting.
Report, page 4 · Report, page 6 · Report, page 10 · Report, page 12 · Report, page 14
The Commission concluded that WA Police had adequately addressed the first three recommendations.
The Commission kept the reporting recommendation open because policy changes were incomplete and planned to follow up after one year.
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- Conclusion
The Commission considers that the WA Police Force has taken appropriate steps to address recommendations one, two and three.
- Conclusion
In response to recommendation four, the Commission considers it incomplete and intends to follow up on this recommendation in one year's time.
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Recommendations 4
Recommendation ONE
The Commission recommends that consideration be given to 'bespoke training' being provided to individuals who demonstrate a pattern of behaviour in excessive use of force, along with close monitoring and management.
Recommendation TWO
The WA Police Force should consider whether the deficiencies in custody records and management, including use of force reporting and after care, are isolated to this incident or reflect a more general lack of understanding within the Force.
Recommendation THREE
Consideration should be given to ensuring that custody officers have sufficient training and experience to carry out their duties. In particular, consideration should be given as to whether probationary constables should carry out the duties of a custody officer without direction from a more experienced officer.
Recommendation FOUR
In scenarios where officers do not identify 'bodily injury', but the subject is clearly in severe discomfort following a use of force incident, it is recommended that such a scenario is reflected within the purpose and intent of the policy to record the incident in a use of force report.
Published responses
No published response was found.
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Further review of the WA Police Force response to an incident in the lock-up of a country town
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