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

Child Protection Offender Registry (CPOR)
The Child Protection Offender Registry (CPOR) within
State Crime Operations Command manages the Child
Protection Register in Queensland, and provides
specialist investigative resources to regional police.
The registry has established extensive networks within
Queensland, the Australian Federal Police, and other
interstate and international law enforcement agencies
to facilitate the timely exchange of information and
efficient operation of the register on a national basis.
The Child Protection (Offender Prohibition Order) Act
2008 commenced on 2 June 2008. This legislation
further protects the people of Queensland by imposing
specific restrictions on some reportable offenders and
other child sexual offenders who pose an unacceptable
risk to children. This Act also amended the Child
Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004 to improve
the ability of police to monitor offenders.
Child Safety Coordination Unit (CSCU)
The Child Safety Coordination Unit (CSCU) continues to
deliver the nationally accredited, Interviewing Children
and Recording Evidence Course (ICARE). ICARE is an
enhanced forensic interviewing of children course for
both QPS and Department of Child Safety officers.
Additionally, the CSCU has developed and implemented
Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) Professional
Development for QPS SCAN representatives. The first
program was conducted in April 2008 and it is anticipated
all QPS SCAN representatives will access this program by
December 2008.
DNA
Queensland now has in excess of 108 000 person
samples and 15 500 crime scene samples on the
National Criminal Intelligence DNA Database.
During the reporting period, DNA profiles found at
crime scenes have been linked via the database to more
than 2 000 suspects. Of these, 83 interstate suspects were
linked to Queensland crime scenes and 22 Queensland
crime scenes were linked to interstate crime scenes.
Forensic Services
As a forensic service provider accredited by the National
Association of Testing Authorities (NATA), QPS Forensic
Services support criminal investigations by providing
quality assured crime scene and laboratory services.
These services have recently been enhanced as a result
of the successful transition across the State from film to
digital photography.
Accompanying this transition was the acquisition of
rugged laptop computers capable of recording and
wirelessly transmitting digital crime scene images
and data under harsh environmental conditions. This
equipment allows police forensic officers, including
those working in remote areas, to make vital crime
scene information available to other forensic experts
and investigators much more rapidly than was
previously possible. The use of mobile data saves police
time by eliminating the need to duplicate data entry
and has enabled Queensland Police Forensic Services to
save resources by adopting a paperless case file system.
Innovation, commitment and cutting edge technology ensure Queensland’s forensic services are of the highest standard.
32 With honour we serve
Output 2: Crime Management