2008 Annual Report - Queensland Police Service - Queensland ...

Key priority area—Crime prevention
and community partnerships
Drug and alcohol initiatives
The Service continues to work with other Government
departments, non-government agencies and the
community to implement strategies to reduce alcohol
and drug-related harm.
The Queensland Indigenous Alcohol Diversion Program
is a major whole-of-Government initiative which
commenced in July 2007 involving funding and support
from six separate Government departments and agencies
including the QPS.
The program is aimed at rehabilitating people charged
with minor offences and providing intensive support for
people with an alcohol problem.
It provides an alcohol treatment, rehabilitation and
aftercare program for Indigenous offenders who are
assessed as being suitable for treatment. Ultimately
the program will provide over 100 treatment places in
Queensland.
Party Safe
One Punch Can Kill
The One Punch Can
Kill campaign goes
hand-in-hand with
the Queensland Police
Service’s Party Safe
initiative. The campaign
supports recommendation
five of the Youth
Violence Taskforce that:
‘Government support an
anti-violence advertising
campaign focused on
highlighting the consequences
of violence and the choices available to manage
conflict without violence, and targeted specifically at
Generation Y audience (ages 12-27) through emerging
communication mediums.’ The campaign seeks to help
young people, particularly men between the ages of 15
and 25, to realise that a split-second decision to engage
in violence can have enormous consequences. The
One Punch Can Kill slogan is a reminder that a simple
act of violence can ruin many lives. The campaign
also targets girls and women with the slogan ‘I support
blokes who don’t fight’.
A One Punch Can Kill website has been launched
(www.onepunchcankill.com.au), which features all the
campaign advertising including the posters, flash ads,
and television commercials.
The campaign reached more than one million people
online in the first six months, and tens of thousands
more through youth events, community groups and
licensed premises across Queensland.
The Party Safe initiative has continued to provide
information and resources for the community to ensure
people are informed about how to hold a successful,
enjoyable and safe party. Party Safe also encourages
people to register their parties with local police. Over
5 800 parties were registered between July 2007 and
June 2008. The Party Safe initiative was a 2008 finalist
in the Excellence in Law Enforcement category of the
National Drug and Alcohol Awards.
Drink Rite
Drink Rite promotes a responsible attitude towards
alcohol consumption and drink driving. The revised
program, with a new colour scheme and branding, was
launched in March 2008. During 2007-08 10 Drink Rite
events were held across the State.
Diversion
The Police Diversion Program diverts eligible persons
found in possession of small amounts of cannabis and/or
utensils from the criminal justice system. In 2007-08,
the program offered diversion to 7 320 eligible people,
or approximately 140 people each week throughout
Queensland. A condition of diversion is that eligible
persons attend an information session, and there was
81% compliance with this requirement.
Australasian Drug Strategy Conference
The Service jointly hosted the 4th Australasian Drug
Strategy Conference with the Australian Federal Police
on the Gold Coast in October 2007. The conference was
attended by over 500 delegates from around Australia and
overseas, and provided a forum for information sharing
and development of strategies to reduce the negative
effects of alcohol and other drug use in the community.
20 With honour we serve
Output 1: Community Safety
and Engagement