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Gilshenan & Luton 2012 Legal Overview Inspector in the Galeano Inquest suggested that if they were all printed out it would fill a room), it is our opinion that in risky environments such as watchhouses, police cannot afford not to know the policy back to front, inside out. While not recommending any change to the CMC’s jurisdiction concerning police discipline, surrounding recommendations will seemingly have the effect, if implemented, of devolving more complaints to the Service for determination. which is enormous, for the benefit of the community as a whole and police officers specifically. “While officers can never be expected to have a verbatim knowledge of everything in the OPMs, it is our opinion that in risky environments such as watchhouses, police cannot afford not to know the policy back to front, inside out.” This is because at the end of the day, as regrettable and tragic as deaths in custody are, they are also inevitable, and it will be compliance with the OPMs that will save your skin 95% of the time. Finally, the recent Callinan-Aroney report into the CMC would suggest that the disciplinary landscape for police officers may continue to change in the coming years. Curiously, the report also suggests a downscaling of ethical standards units across the public service, and we are left to wonder how less people will deal with the steady rate of complaints that police (rightly or wrongly) attract. It can only be hoped that this is achieved through efficiencies and improvements in the police disciplinary processes, the room for 62 Queensland Police Union Journal June 2013
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General Secretary and together you
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Southern Region Roundup DARREN LEES
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Far Northern Region Roundup MARTY B
Page 13 and 14: Northern Region Roundup PETER THOMA
Page 15 and 16: Central Region Roundup BILL FELDMAN
Page 17 and 18: North Coast Region Roundup GRANT WI
Page 19 and 20: Metro South Region Roundup TONY COL
Page 21 and 22: CHANGE OF ADDRESS OR STATION Please
Page 23 and 24: QPU Conference 2013 QPU Conference
Page 25 and 26: QPU Conference 2013 Interstate and
Page 27 and 28: The QPU’s New Life Members STEVE
Page 29 and 30: The QPU’s New Life Members Margar
Page 31 and 32: Vale Gene Poole “He appreciated a
Page 33 and 34: Vale Gene Poole A TRIBUTE By Sergea
Page 35 and 36: A Glock at a gunfight? Is it a spea
Page 43 and 44: Clean Up Horn Island Day Down in th
Page 45 and 46: Your dream home now has a dream rat
Page 47 and 48: International Police Perspectives C
Page 49 and 50: International Police Perspectives
Page 51 and 52: Day in the Life of Senior Sergeant
Page 53 and 54: Fast-track your savings with a QPCU
Page 55 and 56: Book Review - Police Don’t Move -
Page 57 and 58: THE GOLD COAST POLICE LEGACY RACE D
Page 59 and 60: Police Living Police Living Picture
Page 61 and 62: Out and About Out and About NOOSA F
Page 63: Gilshenan & Luton 2012 Legal Overvi
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Page 69 and 70: Updates: EB and The Stewart Restruc
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Page 76 and 77: Letters to the Editor Letters to th
Page 78 and 79: Police Health Police Health by Pete
Page 80 and 81: QRPA QRPA NEWS - JUNE 2013 State Se
Page 82 and 83: QRPA THE ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE For the
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