❓ Mrs Roberts questions the Minister for Police about funding for police overtime to address crime, specifically referencing Operation Sweep. The Minister's response avoids a direct answer, highlighting existing police growth programs and changes to policing strategies.
AnsweredQoN 781Legislative Assembly
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CRIME STATISTICS — AUGUST
781. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS to the
Minister for Police:
I ask a supplementary question. Noting that Operation Sweep
does not provide for even one single hour of extra police time, has the
minister asked the Premier or Treasurer for more money for overtime for police
to get on top of her crime problem?
781. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS to the
Minister for Police:
I ask a supplementary question. Noting that Operation Sweep
does not provide for even one single hour of extra police time, has the
minister asked the Premier or Treasurer for more money for overtime for police
to get on top of her crime problem?
AnswerView source ↗
The member for Midland really needs to get with the program
and understand what has been happening with our local policing teams and our
reform project. The way that we are dealing with crime in the community —
Point of Order
Mrs
M.H. ROBERTS : Mr Speaker, you have asked that supplementary
questions be direct and to the point. My question is whether the minister has
approached either the Treasurer or the Premier for extra money, and it is
simply a yes or no answer that I was anticipating.
The
SPEAKER : The minister.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
We have had the growth program—500 additional police and police
auxiliary officers put in place since 2009. We are currently recruiting and
training even more police officers and detectives and police auxiliary
officers, consistent with our promise to the community in 2013. We have changed
the way that we do policing. Now, as an example, Kensington police, under the
previous model, had 22 detectives assigned to them —
Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Midland!
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
We now have 33 detective positions for Kensington, because we are
decentralising that activity.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Butler, I call you to order for the first time; member for Victoria
Park, I do not want to hear you. A quick answer, minister.
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
Notwithstanding that there are five vacancies at Kensington, we have created 11
new positions. So they are 50 per cent full at this point in time, and we are
now recruiting. We have advertised for people to fill those positions.
We are changing the way that we deal with crime in our local
community. Operation Sweep is a success. That is to respond to the spike in
crime in July. We need to remember that the overall trend since we came to
government in 2008 is a significant improvement across nearly every area of
reporting for offences in Western Australia. We will keep the pressure on, we
will keep resourcing police, we will keep training officers, we will keep
training detectives, and we will continue to get the great results that we have
achieved so far.
and understand what has been happening with our local policing teams and our
reform project. The way that we are dealing with crime in the community —
Point of Order
Mrs
M.H. ROBERTS : Mr Speaker, you have asked that supplementary
questions be direct and to the point. My question is whether the minister has
approached either the Treasurer or the Premier for extra money, and it is
simply a yes or no answer that I was anticipating.
The
SPEAKER : The minister.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
We have had the growth program—500 additional police and police
auxiliary officers put in place since 2009. We are currently recruiting and
training even more police officers and detectives and police auxiliary
officers, consistent with our promise to the community in 2013. We have changed
the way that we do policing. Now, as an example, Kensington police, under the
previous model, had 22 detectives assigned to them —
Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Midland!
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
We now have 33 detective positions for Kensington, because we are
decentralising that activity.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Butler, I call you to order for the first time; member for Victoria
Park, I do not want to hear you. A quick answer, minister.
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
Notwithstanding that there are five vacancies at Kensington, we have created 11
new positions. So they are 50 per cent full at this point in time, and we are
now recruiting. We have advertised for people to fill those positions.
We are changing the way that we deal with crime in our local
community. Operation Sweep is a success. That is to respond to the spike in
crime in July. We need to remember that the overall trend since we came to
government in 2008 is a significant improvement across nearly every area of
reporting for offences in Western Australia. We will keep the pressure on, we
will keep resourcing police, we will keep training officers, we will keep
training detectives, and we will continue to get the great results that we have
achieved so far.
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