❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the recruitment and training of Indigenous Custody Officers within the WA Police force. It reveals current numbers, graduation figures, and recruitment strategies.
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(2) How many of the group currently being trained as Custody Officers are indigenous?
(3) How many Custody Officers graduated in March 2009?
(4) How many Custody Officers are currently being trained?
(5) What measures have been taken to recruit and attract Australian indigenous persons to the role of Custody Officer?
(3) How many Custody Officers graduated in March 2009?
(4) How many Custody Officers are currently being trained?
(5) What measures have been taken to recruit and attract Australian indigenous persons to the role of Custody Officer?
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Answered
31 March 2009
Responded by
Minister for Police
Response time
20 days
(1) None
(2) Two (one male and one female)
(3) 31 custody officers, 1 operations manager
(4) 29
(5) A comprehensive and targeted campaign to attract Custody Officers was being prepared when the last State Election was called. State Supply Commission did not allow for WA Police to proceed with the planned campaign, therefore standard recruitment strategies highlighting diversity were implemented such as:
Advertisements including the 'Substantive Equality Statement' which encourages Indigenous Australians and other diversity groups to apply.
Broadening the successful branding of "Step Forward" to cover custody officers via the internet site.
Inviting unsuccessful police officer candidates who were attracted through previous advertising campaigns to information evenings.
Highlighting the availability of a range of flexible work options that exist as part of government employment options which includes ceremonial and cultural leave options.
Advertising in the websites jobswa, seek, careerone and Saturday's West Australian newspaper.
Should a future campaign be required to attract Custody Officers, additional strategies targeting indigenous Australians such as national advertising in the Koori Times and using indigenous officers in the graphics for local attraction can be utilised.
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(2) Two (one male and one female)
(3) 31 custody officers, 1 operations manager
(4) 29
(5) A comprehensive and targeted campaign to attract Custody Officers was being prepared when the last State Election was called. State Supply Commission did not allow for WA Police to proceed with the planned campaign, therefore standard recruitment strategies highlighting diversity were implemented such as:
Advertisements including the 'Substantive Equality Statement' which encourages Indigenous Australians and other diversity groups to apply.
Broadening the successful branding of "Step Forward" to cover custody officers via the internet site.
Inviting unsuccessful police officer candidates who were attracted through previous advertising campaigns to information evenings.
Highlighting the availability of a range of flexible work options that exist as part of government employment options which includes ceremonial and cultural leave options.
Advertising in the websites jobswa, seek, careerone and Saturday's West Australian newspaper.
Should a future campaign be required to attract Custody Officers, additional strategies targeting indigenous Australians such as national advertising in the Koori Times and using indigenous officers in the graphics for local attraction can be utilised.
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