Victoria Police Annual Report 1979
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National Institute of Justice o United States Department of Justice WashQngton, D. C. 20531 ~-----~~--- -----~~ ,.il " f i ~ I~ 1980 VICTORIA " Ordered by the Legislative Assembly to be printed • .. By Authority F.D. Atkinson, ~ U Af""'I J R S Government Printer, Melbourne~ ~ ~~ No.19 AUG 13 1981 , 1.\ fJ Y I .- I " 1 i , d ! , i ; d VICTORIA POLICE FORCE ANNUAL REPORT ,~ . AND j 1 ,i , FINANCIAL STATEMENT i j I ~ FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1979 I 1 . 1/ '. '11 Presented to both Houses of Parffament by His Excellency's command (\ \ iii. D· t\ -'''''' "- f I , • 'I' /) I,: .. ' ----~~---- "- ( 'I I The Hon. L.H.S. Thompson, C.M.G., M.P., Minister for Poli!~e and Emergency Services, Parliament House, MELBOUHNE 3002 . • j 1 Dear Minister, I have pleasure in submitting to you, for the information of Parliament, the Annual Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December~ 1979. The Report provides explanatory information and statistical data regarding performance and achievements for the year. I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to all members of the Victoria Police Force and the Public Service for their continued co operation and service to the community throughout 1979. Yours sincerely, (S.I. Miller) \ CHIEF COMMISSIONER j 1 1 1, 1 1 • fI' 1! J iv v -9 -" " ) / i I ~------- .~-- --.~ , 'I PRINCIPAL OFFICERS CONTENTS l PAGE i Principal Officers ., ......................................... vi I General Review - The past decade ............................. 1 1979 ...................................................... 4 I! Operations ................................................ 7 S. I. MILLER. S.B.St.J., a.p.M. ! Crime .................................................... 13 Chief Commissioner 1 Traffic .................................................... 21 Personnf,:!l ................................................. 26 J.FtG. SALISBURY, a.p.M., J.P. Services _ ................................................. 30 Deputy Commissioner (Administration) Administration ............................................. 35 Conclusion ................................................ 37 A. W. CONN. a.p.M. Appendices ................................................ 39 Deputy Commissioner (Operations) Index ..................................................... 63 D. J. SWANSON, a.p.M. Assistant Commissioner (Services) R. A. KELLETT, a.p.M. Assistant Commissioner (Operations) J. R. HALL (9 Assistant Commissioner (Crime) LIST OF TABLES E. T. MILLAR, J.P., DIp. Crlm., M.A.I.E.S. Armed Robbery Offences ............................... 1 14 Assistant Commissioner (Personnel) Drug Offences ........................................ 2 16 Proportion of urIJg Offenders by Age ..................... 3 16 ". " J. D. DARLEY. a.p.M. Fraud Squad Workload ................................ 4 17 , Assistant Commissioner (Traffic) Forensic Science Laboratory Workload ................... 5 18 / .. ~; I Principal Offence Category of Prosecuted ... A. T. RUNDLE. J.P. and Cautioned Children ............................ 6 20 \ Director of Administration Missing Persons ...................................... 7 20 Tests Conducted Under Drink Driving Legislation ....................................... 8 23 Road Traffic Collisions ................................. 9 I~.' 23 "',, Accidental Deaths ..................................... 10 24 Collisions Involving Police Vehicles ....................... 11 24 " Public Service Staff .................................... 12 35 .. o vi vii , \\ "" c:.. f I ~---~ , ,--GENERAL REVIEW -------' !j The Past Decade vately used cars, without radio com !1 I munications, has fallen to fifty-three. j Before presenting a report of the Again, when compared with other States, 1 Force's performance during the year Victoria has the lowest vehicle to police 1979, I would like to take the opportunity ratio of all Australian Forces. ,!1 to comment on some of the developments On a more optimistic note, there have 1 in policing over the past decade. It seems 1 been many improvements in the com an appropriate time to take stock and to munications field, including the abolition I consider our triumphs and our tribula of interstate morse code transmissions tions in order to determine the best strat (1974), Introduction of a five channel radio egy for future development. network for the metropolitan area (1975) and, more recently, re-Iocation of the The Force remains under optimum communications centre and Telecom's strength - a fact I have made clear on a allocation of 50 U.H.F. channels for police number of occasions. When Force growth use. Administrative changes in this area over the past ten years is studied, we see included the introduction of Officers as that on the 1st of January, 1970, 4,722 duty controllers for each shift (1971), police served 3.4 million Victorians on the thereby enabling operational pOlice basis of a police to population ratio of immediate access to an experienced 1:725. Today 7,569 police serve a popu supervisor, training of radio operators lation of 3.9 million with a police to popu (1974) and the commencement of a new lation ratio of about 1:510. Although this is radio dispatch and rec'3ive system, known a significant improvement, in com as Team Operations (1974). Twenty-two parison to other States, Victoria has only portable radios were purchased in 1972 moved from having the lowest police to and today there are more than 400 population ratio to having fourth best. available for use. Further improvement on the present planned growth rate is necessary If we are Another notable change in a related to have sufficient manpower to provide field was the introduction of the computer. the community with effective police Planning commenced in 1971 for a police / service in the future. computer system and resulted in the first phase being implemented in 1975. The operational advantages were immediately :0<' \ Resources obvious when visual display units were , Manpower Ihc; ~ases necessitate installed at D24 to assist with stolen corresponding increases in mobility, vehicle checks. These reduced response communications, equipment and times for radio queries about suspect accommodation. vehicles from an average five minute delay to less than thiee seconds. Detailed Our vehicle fleet is a significant planning for the second phase com example. In 1970, the Force fleet menced in 1977 but, although the avail t comprised 799 cars and motor cycles. In able services are extremely effective, they o 1973 there were still 112 members using are not first class In term$ of world stan private cars (without radio equipment) for dards. police purposes. Today, the vehicle fleet Helicopters were first tested for pOlice 1 numbers 1,541 and the number of pri- use in 1973 and this year, the Force 1" 1 viii , 'reced"'l ,age b\ank , , ' (( , . ,. / 1)' I " . " , o must go to legislators, the Royal Austral acquired Its own twin englned Dauphin II benefits to the Force, was undertaken by formed to provide a well trained group o Aerospatiale. This is the most sophisti Colonel Sir Eric St. Johnstor, formerly asian College of Surgeons, road engi able to serve in any part 01 the State at cated and serviceable police helicopter in H.M. Inspector of Constabulary for neers, road safety organisations and the short notice. Australia. The M.V. "Reginald Jackson" England and Wales, who was appointed mass media, in addition to the efforts of Other notable changes included the was purchased in for marine search to inspect the Force In October 1970. His police. 1973 formation of the Bureau of Criminal recommendations were the catalyst for and rescue work and, in the same year, a In 1973, the Police Training Academy Intelligence (1976), the reformation of the accelerated growth and an improved specially equipped eighteen foot caravan moved from its long established position Dog Squad and the occupation of offices Force image. The St. Johnston