❓ Dr. Honey questions the Minister for Police's awareness of violent crime statistics and the refusal to publish police response times. The Minister deflects, accusing Dr. Honey of downplaying domestic violence and highlighting increased reporting as a positive outcome.
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POLICE — CRIME STATISTICS
487. Dr D.J. HONEY to the Minister for Police:
I have a supplementary question. Why
is the minister completely unaware of his own violent crime statistics that are
published and available; and, why, in answer to that same question, does he
refuse to provide the public with a clear picture of how quickly police are
attending violent crimes by publishing police response times?
The
SPEAKER : Member, I caution you
that you have effectively asked two questions in your supplementary, and the latter of those two questions has nothing to do with the original question.
I ask the minister whether he would like to respond.
487. Dr D.J. HONEY to the Minister for Police:
I have a supplementary question. Why
is the minister completely unaware of his own violent crime statistics that are
published and available; and, why, in answer to that same question, does he
refuse to provide the public with a clear picture of how quickly police are
attending violent crimes by publishing police response times?
The
SPEAKER : Member, I caution you
that you have effectively asked two questions in your supplementary, and the latter of those two questions has nothing to do with the original question.
I ask the minister whether he would like to respond.
AnswerView source ↗
Thanks, Madam Speaker. I can say
that I am deeply concerned that the member is appearing to not place much
importance on the challenge that we confront with family and domestic violence
and is also failing to acknowledge the benefit of a lot of work that has gone
into encouraging particularly women—because they are the vast majority
of the victims of family and domestic violence—to report it. In recent
times we have seen the benefit of a change in culture, both within the police
force and also in the wider community. People now understand that if they
report it to police, it will be treated as a serious offence, a serious
incident and a serious matter and it will be treated appropriately by police.
That has encouraged people to, in greater numbers, report the fact that they
are suffering from family and domestic
violence. That is a good thing. It is sad that it is occurring. It is a major
challenge that we confront, but the member should be supporting that
outcome because it is a positive thing.
that I am deeply concerned that the member is appearing to not place much
importance on the challenge that we confront with family and domestic violence
and is also failing to acknowledge the benefit of a lot of work that has gone
into encouraging particularly women—because they are the vast majority
of the victims of family and domestic violence—to report it. In recent
times we have seen the benefit of a change in culture, both within the police
force and also in the wider community. People now understand that if they
report it to police, it will be treated as a serious offence, a serious
incident and a serious matter and it will be treated appropriately by police.
That has encouraged people to, in greater numbers, report the fact that they
are suffering from family and domestic
violence. That is a good thing. It is sad that it is occurring. It is a major
challenge that we confront, but the member should be supporting that
outcome because it is a positive thing.
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