Drink spiking – adding alcohol or drugs to someone’s drink without their consent – is a crime in Queensland, with a maximum sentence of five years’ jail. However, the database used by the Queensland Police Service to record offences, QPRIME, does not capture statistics for spiking alone...
Police Commissioner More Than Happy to Get Tough on Crime; People Living in Queensland Remain Safe at All TimesNews Mail Bundaberg Qld
Partnering with the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) and working with Queensland Police Service (QPS) provided important linkages of knowledge and expertise in the development of the booklet. Launched in December 2014 over 8,000 copies of the booklet have been distributed across the ...
This paper presents findings from a study exploring the experiences and viewpoints of conventional criminal justice actors, social and legal service providers, and restorative justice (RJ) conference facilitators/convenors regarding the use of adult RJ conferencing in cases of intimate partner, domestic,...
annual license fees are supposed to reflect the risk of harm associated with the outlet’s trading hours and record of compliance with liquor laws. The objective is to improve service and management practices thereby reducing patron intoxication and related problems. Using police data, we defined ca...