❓ Mr Abetz asks about the progress of the new WA Police operating model in the south east metropolitan district. The Minister responds positively, highlighting increased resources and a proactive approach to domestic violence.
AnsweredQoN 923Legislative Assembly
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POLICE —
OPERATING MODEL
923. Mr P. ABETZ to the
Minister for Police:
I am aware that the new WA Police operating model in the
south east metropolitan police district has been running for a bit over a month
now, including in my electorate. With this in mind, would the minister please
update the house on the progress that had been made by WA Police and what this
new operating model means for my local policing teams?
OPERATING MODEL
923. Mr P. ABETZ to the
Minister for Police:
I am aware that the new WA Police operating model in the
south east metropolitan police district has been running for a bit over a month
now, including in my electorate. With this in mind, would the minister please
update the house on the progress that had been made by WA Police and what this
new operating model means for my local policing teams?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for Southern River for his interest in
policing matters in the south east metropolitan district. I am pleased to
update the house on this new trial, which has been running for just over a
month, member for Southern River. Some positive changes are being reported from
this model, from both the ranks of police who are dealing with crime and
community safety in the south east metro corridor and the community. The
community has responded very positively to the local policing teams and to this
model that the police have put together to try to have better interaction with
the problem families that are driving the demand for police services in the
south east metro district. The member for Southern River, and also the member
for Belmont and other members in this place whose electorates fall within the
south east metro district, would be pleased to know that we have increased
police resources to south east metro during the trial by eight per cent. That
is an additional 50 police officers to respond to the needs of the community
and to issues such as domestic violence, hooning and recidivist offenders—all
those matters that are of high concern to police, to members in this house and,
indeed, to members of the community.
In response to domestic violence incidents, we have a victim
support manager and 2.5 full-time equivalent staff who are linked to the
district control centre. They provide 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week oversight
of domestic violence matters.
Dr A.D. Buti interjected.
The SPEAKER : Thank
you, member for Armadale. I call you to order for the third time. If you want
to ask a question, I suggest that you put your name down.
Mrs L.M. HARVEY : I
find it really interesting to hear the response of members opposite when we
talk about changing the police model to proactively address issues of concern
to the community. Members in this place have acknowledged that the domestic
violence figures are disturbing. In the context of those figures, we had a
choice. That choice was to either run with the existing model—which the
figures are telling us is not working—or change that model and try to
find a more effective way of dealing with domestic violence. We have chosen to
try to find a more proactive policing model that will take domestic violence
officers out in teams to the houses at which the domestic violence is occurring
and help drive those statistics down. We could have run with the existing
model, under which domestic violence officers are in an office in Armadale,
working nine to four, or we could try to find a proactive model that will have
an impact in the area of domestic violence, and that is what we have chosen to
do.
Members opposite say that they want to hang onto the existing
model. That model is not working. We will not hang onto a model that is not
working. We will keep changing the model until we start to drive down the
incidence of domestic violence. We are committed to doing that. We will take
courageous steps around dealing with domestic violence. If this model does not
work, we will change the model, and we will continue to change the model until
we drive down the incidence of domestic violence and we have an impact on
making a positive difference for the victims of domestic violence in our
community.
policing matters in the south east metropolitan district. I am pleased to
update the house on this new trial, which has been running for just over a
month, member for Southern River. Some positive changes are being reported from
this model, from both the ranks of police who are dealing with crime and
community safety in the south east metro corridor and the community. The
community has responded very positively to the local policing teams and to this
model that the police have put together to try to have better interaction with
the problem families that are driving the demand for police services in the
south east metro district. The member for Southern River, and also the member
for Belmont and other members in this place whose electorates fall within the
south east metro district, would be pleased to know that we have increased
police resources to south east metro during the trial by eight per cent. That
is an additional 50 police officers to respond to the needs of the community
and to issues such as domestic violence, hooning and recidivist offenders—all
those matters that are of high concern to police, to members in this house and,
indeed, to members of the community.
In response to domestic violence incidents, we have a victim
support manager and 2.5 full-time equivalent staff who are linked to the
district control centre. They provide 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week oversight
of domestic violence matters.
Dr A.D. Buti interjected.
The SPEAKER : Thank
you, member for Armadale. I call you to order for the third time. If you want
to ask a question, I suggest that you put your name down.
Mrs L.M. HARVEY : I
find it really interesting to hear the response of members opposite when we
talk about changing the police model to proactively address issues of concern
to the community. Members in this place have acknowledged that the domestic
violence figures are disturbing. In the context of those figures, we had a
choice. That choice was to either run with the existing model—which the
figures are telling us is not working—or change that model and try to
find a more effective way of dealing with domestic violence. We have chosen to
try to find a more proactive policing model that will take domestic violence
officers out in teams to the houses at which the domestic violence is occurring
and help drive those statistics down. We could have run with the existing
model, under which domestic violence officers are in an office in Armadale,
working nine to four, or we could try to find a proactive model that will have
an impact in the area of domestic violence, and that is what we have chosen to
do.
Members opposite say that they want to hang onto the existing
model. That model is not working. We will not hang onto a model that is not
working. We will keep changing the model until we start to drive down the
incidence of domestic violence. We are committed to doing that. We will take
courageous steps around dealing with domestic violence. If this model does not
work, we will change the model, and we will continue to change the model until
we drive down the incidence of domestic violence and we have an impact on
making a positive difference for the victims of domestic violence in our
community.
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