❓ Mr Katsambanis asks about staffing levels and prosecution rates related to technology crime and financial investigations within the WA Police Force. The Minister's response declines to provide specific staffing details and notes the lack of specific recording for finance-related offences.
AnsweredQoN 5232Legislative Assembly
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I refer the Minister to
the WA Police Force technology crime services, and ask: (a) How many FTEs comprise the four business units of
covert online operations, digital evidence operations, cybercrime
investigations and strategic support development; (b) What has been the FTE levels for each of the past five
years of these four business units; (c) How many FTEs are dedicated to financial
investigations; and (d) For each of the past five years how many cases
specific to financial investigations led to criminal prosecutions?
the WA Police Force technology crime services, and ask: (a) How many FTEs comprise the four business units of
covert online operations, digital evidence operations, cybercrime
investigations and strategic support development; (b) What has been the FTE levels for each of the past five
years of these four business units; (c) How many FTEs are dedicated to financial
investigations; and (d) For each of the past five years how many cases
specific to financial investigations led to criminal prosecutions?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
8 August 2019
Responded by
Minister for Police; Road Safety
Response time
8 days
The Western Australian Police Force advise:
a) - c) Specific information relating to staffing levels at individual business units is not publically released.
d) Finance related offences are often part of larger police investigations and a range of specific offences may be considered as finance related. There is no specific recording of these offences.
a) - c) Specific information relating to staffing levels at individual business units is not publically released.
d) Finance related offences are often part of larger police investigations and a range of specific offences may be considered as finance related. There is no specific recording of these offences.
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