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THE JOURNAL FOR WOMEN AND POLICING 1 REPORTS
President’s Report Debbie Platz President
ear Members, I hope you are all workplace. It is all about inclusiveness, Covid has had a huge impact on the well and enjoy this edition of the respect and a sense of belonging for ability for people to gather and learn DACWAP journal. everyone, what we strive for in ACWAP from each other with conferences In the past few months, a lot has and our communities. This day also being cancelled worldwide including changed for me. I decided it was time coincided with the United Nations the 2020 ACWAP event in the Northern to return to the Queensland Police International Day for the Elimination Territory. Work is now being organised Service (QPS) where I have, last week of Racial Discrimination, and this towards an ACWAP conference being taken up a position as the Assistant year’s theme is ‘Everybody Belongs’. held in Sydney in 2021. As you will no Commissioner, Security and Counter Many jurisdictions celebrated the doubt appreciate this is not an easy Terrorism Command. As many of you day. In the AFP it was celebrated the task in these uncertain times with Covid know I left Queensland 4 1/2 years ago day through ‘A Taste of Harmony’, an present. At this stage it is hoped that this to move to the Australian Federal Police opportunity for staff to share their conference will be held in November (AFP). I thoroughly enjoyed my time with cultural background through food within 2021 and include an awards event. The them and learnt a lot both professionally a workplace setting. conference will be a combined ACWAP, and personally. Interestingly some This is just my personal opinion AFP, ABF and NSW Police event which things are the same no matter which but I always find it sad that it takes will be a first time all these organisations jurisdiction you are in. One of those tragedy to create a movement – have combined for an event. I believe things is the resistance to change, even we saw it with #metoo; #BLM and it is an excellent way for all our though it is often a constant. I think now justice for women protests in jurisdictions to network and get to know we should all embrace change. For me Australia following the allegations of each other – these days we need to rely each career shift brought knowledge rape and sexual harassment in our on each other both professionally and and new experiences – new friends Parliament and horrific domestic and personally. Once the conference plans and new colleagues. It enhanced my family violence offences. Whilst these are finalised more information will be self-confidence, ability and strength movements are both necessary and made available. to combat any problem. I also feel it wonderful, I also find it sad that it is Covid has of course kept many of helped me to adapt to new situations, often just a point in time and the cause us apart. I am sure many are grateful environments and people. Whilst I miss seems to disappear from the media that the Australia/New Zealand travel my friends and colleagues in the AFP spot light before the wicked problem bubble is up and running allowing us to and I thank them for their support of is conquered. We have the movement reconnect with family and friends or for me – I am very grateful to the QPS for but I believe it is incumbent on all of a brief holiday. welcoming me home. us to keep pressing; keep supporting; Harmony Day was celebrated on keep trying; and keep speaking to Take care 21 March and is Australia’s biggest make our world and community safer celebration of cultural diversity in the for everyone. Deb
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Note from the Editor Dorothy McPhail Editor
he past year has been a challenge Outside of ACWAP she has also for all countries around the world held positions with not-for-profit Tand it has not gone unnoticed that organisations including a legal support Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Norway, agency for women impacted by men’s Finland, Taiwan and New Zealand, all of violence against women. whom have female leaders, have been Lisa was recognised by ACWAP for managing the covid pandemic better her contribution to the organisation than many other countries. An article while attending the Victoria Squad 09 ’Why are women leaders excelling graduation on 26 February 2021. She was during coronavirus?’ published in the there to support a close family relative Independent states “It may be that the who was graduating on that day which resilience, pragmatism, benevolence, also coincided with the anniversary of trust in collective common sense, mutual Lisa joining Police. aid and humility are common features She was presented with a plaque of the success of the women leaders of in recognition of her work at ACWAP these countries”. by Insp Dani Leemon and while not Having more females and female expecting to be part of this event Lisa leaders within law enforcement agencies provided a reflection on her years will also benefit our communities and of service and gave the graduated ACWAP carries out work which supports From left – Maha Sukkar, Lisa McMeeken, Constables some words of wisdom about and encourages all genders to reach Danielle Leemon. her time in Victoria Police. their potential. Thank you for your service Lisa and As also stated in the Independent and ensure that they are given the congratulations on a remarkable career. article “There is overwhelming evidence opportunities and experiences to enable This edition of the journal contains a that greater involvement of women them to develop as leaders within the wide variety of articles and I hope you results in a broader perspective in a crisis organisation. enjoy the read. Be sure to contact me if and paves the way for the deployment One woman who has made a major you have any articles or ideas for future of richer and more complete solutions contribution in this area has recently editions at [email protected]. I look than if they had been imagined by a retired after 39 years’ service with the forward to all future contributions. homogeneous group.” Victoria Police. Supt Lisa McMeeken The challenge for law enforcement has been a long-standing member of Warm regards agencies is to increase the number of ACWAP holding both Executive and non- women within their services, keep them, Executive roles. Dorothy
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Why diversity in culture and language is being a step ahead for Police
Detective Acting Sergeant Salam Zreika
n November 2020 a team of Australian As we knock on the door at 7:00am, dialect. I respond in the same dialect Federal Police (AFP) investigators the mother of the four brothers opens and say ‘Yes I do’. At this response, she Idrove from Canberra to a residence the door carrying her five month old breaks down in tears and opens up in south western Sydney to conduct a granddaughter in her arms. She is about her trauma of losing her four sons, search warrant in support of a Foreign alone and uses her broken English to describing how they were psychologically Terrorist Fighter (FTF) investigation. communicate with police as we enter brainwashed and maliciously manipulated The investigators suspected that in 2014 to commence the search. by an evil self-proclaimed Islamic State, four brothers from this family home The warrant holder asks the mother never likely to return home. travelled overseas to Syria to join Islamic if she would like to contact her eldest From this interaction onwards, State. It was hoped the mother of the son or daughter who both reside nearby she spoke to me about the moments men could assist police with critical to come over and offer support during leading up to her children departing details of their travels and intentions. the search warrant. At this time she Sydney via Thailand on an alleged This is not an uncommon scenario. instinctively looks at me, a female with holiday and their impending on-ward I am at the search warrant by chance, olive skin and brown eyes, distinctly travel to Syria. She agreed without asked to attend because the people different in appearance from the white reservation, provided I remained present, living next door are the subjects to a Caucasian males standing nearby. to supply a witness statement which separate FTF investigation managed by Without thinking, I utter her sons name became essential to the compilation of a team from the AFP’s Sydney Office in Arabic to her, and ask her if she would evidence for the team of investigators and it is an opportunity to make some like to call him to come over. ‘You speak who had travelled from Canberra to discreet enquiries on these occupants. Arabic?’ she asks me in the Lebanese Sydney for a second time that year.
8 SAFETY, INCLUSION, RESPECT, SUPPORT DIVERSITY IN CULTURE AND LANGUAGE
• Demonstrating why females are integral to an effective police force – emphasising the benefits of their perspective and empathetic style of policing as essential for policing. • Connecting early with the family of potential CALD applicants reinforcing why the AFP (specifically) is a prestigious career option for their children. • Fostering more meaningful connections with Indigenous Australian communities to build trust and rapport. Overall positive influence, education and awareness supporting recruitment needs to be launched early and needs to be targeted. Reflecting back on my own personal journey, I was a year 7 high school student who recognised my desire to join the police quickly but conversations with my Lebanese family, protective of their female daughter/sister were challenging and took time and persistence. There is strong reluctance for families to remove their daughters, sisters and Looking back at this interaction, The necessity for police to recruit partners from the safety and security and many like it, I reflect on the people from culturally and linguistically of community and family-hold to work advantage my presence has had for diverse (CALD) backgrounds cannot be in organisations heavily dominated by both the families present and the debated or disputed. males where the training requirement is police compiling their evidence as a According to the Australian Bureau of often remote and for months at a time. female police officer from a culturally Statistics national census, in 2016 there Family support in this instance is crucial non-English speaking background. were over 300 separately identified to success. Put simply, when people from the same languages spoken in Australian homes Would I be able to have a family and cultural and linguistic background with more than one-fifth of Australians still embark on my ambition of policing? are in the room together they bond who spoke a language other than Could I maintain privacy and safety automatically and unquestionably. English. After English, the next most within my own community whilst still The years of cultivated traditional common languages spoken at home offering much needed support to both cultural history cannot be replaced were Mandarin, Arabic, Cantonese and the community and my colleagues? or mitigated with police formality, Vietnamese. Would I have the same promotional and procedure or diplomacy. Culture wins Statistically the total number of sworn leadership opportunities to progress and language always inevitably bridges police officers AFP wide who identify as in rank as my male counter-parts as a the communication gap. being CALD is 26.2%. female whilst taking time to support my When police enter a person’s home, How then do we increase this children as their mother? particularly without appointment, number and recruit people from CALD The answer to all the above is yes. it is done so with unpredictability and backgrounds, particularly women, The opportunities and various roles afforded forced intrusion, a foreign presence when the benefits are so blatantly to me during my policing career thus far in an otherwise ordinary setting of demonstrated? The answer isn’t simple have been developmental, beneficial and safety, security and comfort. Add and the process takes time. highly rewarding – all whilst successfully to this a language and cultural In 2020 the AFP engaged with maintaining safety, privacy and being a barrier and you almost guarantee market research company Host Havas present mum for my children, without the process of doing your job as a to review how we can increase the losing my core essence of femininity or police officer increases in complexity. gender and cultural diversity of first- serving the community in return. In my experience these are the times time applicants to sworn entry level The AFP is currently embarking the presence of someone from the roles, specifically females, people from on a number of initiatives aimed at same cultural or linguistic background CALD backgrounds and Indigenous re-branding, raising awareness and with a police mindset benefits Australians. promoting the opportunity and need to everyone substantially. The research identified existing recruit people who are female, culturally Culture and language calms down recruitment challenges and offered & linguistically diverse or Indigenous heated disputes, offers reassurance, recommendations to positively impact Australians. builds immediate rapport and enables necessary recruitment targets and One thing is for certain, only by a smoother process and successful outcomes in the short to medium term, starting the process can we achieve any outcome, often for all present. including: progress and be a step head.
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In early December 2020 the very first all women PACER team was rostered on shift in the ACT. Providing timely care, delivering at-scene treatment and supporting Canberrans experiencing mental health crisis, PACER has seen a significant diversion of patients from the hospital Emergency Department.
ACER stands for Police, Ambulance and Clinician Early Response. It’s a Ptri-service acute mental health co-response model that aims to return capacity to first-response agencies and provide onsite mental health assessment, treatment and care. The team operates 7-days a week and includes a paramedic, clinician and police officer working together to attend call outs requiring a specialist mental health response. ACT Policing Sergeant Craig McPherson explains that a major benefit of PACER is that it returns capacity to front-line services by filling gaps for in-situ acute mental health presentations. “Jobs related to non-criminal mental health issues now account for more than Members of PACER; the Police, Ambulance and Clinician tri-service acute mental health co-response now 10 per cent of all incidents ACT Policing running in the ACT. members attend,” he said. “Through a better coordinated effort necessarily requiring transportation to an PACER is the only tri-service model with ACT Mental Health and the ACT Emergency Department. currently operating in Australia and has Ambulance Service we can provide Both the Clinician and Paramedic can generated interest from other States a safer platform for mental health provide certain types of medication to and Territories. responses and a more responsive assist patients to regulate themselves elevated level of care.” and thereafter remain safely in the THE STATISTICS In its first 12 months of operation, community with appropriate support • During 2020, PACER teams responded PACER has achieved its objective of and supervision. to 1249 mental health callouts that providing a platform for the delivery PACER member First Constable resulted in 963 Canberrans receiving of a multi-disciplinary patient centred Ashleigh Champion, who studied mental care in their home. response to mental health crises. health before joining ACT Policing, • PACER is attending (on average) five Additionally, PACER has reduced the explains that PACER is empowering mental health cases per shift. demand on Emergency Departments members of the public to take control • 95 per cent of patients seen both and acute mental health inpatient units of their own health. face-to-face and/or contacted by by forgoing the need to transport people “As Police, we are limited by our PACER are being diverted from to hospital for further assessment and/or powers under the legislation which hospital placement. admission. This is achieved by exercising gives us very few options in how we • Only 7 per cent of patients who clinically appropriate judgement and respond to and manage mental health converted to an in-patient admission decision-making through the Mental incidents in the community. Most of the required re-admission to hospital Health Clinician on the PACER team. time, our only option is to take people to within the following fortnight. The inclusion of the Ambulance the hospital for further assessment.” Following an investment of $14.1 Paramedic on PACER results in “PACER is dignifying the process by giving million in the 2020-2021 budget the identification and treatment of a people the power to make choices about program will continue through until wide range of medical issues without how they address their mental health.” at least 2024.
THE JOURNAL FOR WOMEN AND POLICING 11 BECOMING THE DETECTIVE OF YOUR OWN HEALTH AND WELLBEING
Becoming the Detective of your own Health and Wellbeing
As a child Jaimie Leigh Bergman experienced family harm with her parents separating at the age of 7, spent time in a children’s home, and attended 7 primary schools before the age of 8. She experienced physical and sexual abuse in her teens and left home at 15 with the aid of social welfare.
12 SAFETY, INCLUSION, RESPECT, SUPPORT BECOMING THE DETECTIVE OF YOUR OWN HEALTH AND WELLBEING
Yin Yoga practice during Cairns IAWP conference 2017
etween the ages of 20 to 35 she Holistic Health is treating the whole of the emotions not to overtake, it is suffered from Irritable Bowel the person and the focus is on treating fuelling the physical body with good BSyndrome, thyroid problems, causes of illness or illness will return. food, exercise and sleep and it is learning chronic and adrenal fatigue, had an Jaimie Leigh will now share some of to connect with the spiritual body. ongoing neck injury and suffered a her knowledge and experience: The article link https:// hemorrhage after the birth of her While struggling with chronic illness themindsjournal.com/unmistakable- daughter. and injury I embarked on a journey of link-unhealed-trauma-illness/ The Christchurch earthquake in Feb wellness to cut deep to the source of highlights how childhood trauma can 2011 followed by her wedding four days my illnesses. What I discovered altered create illness later and why. When I later was the catalyst for change and she my life in a such a significant way I am profile suspects, I am always looking for went searching for answers. now educating and mentoring others. any health issues they are struggling with The secret of her wellness came when Understanding Holistic Health and how and their childhood background because she noticed the illnesses she struggled I can use it healed those illnesses and I am able to interpret the deep-seated with became less and less as she focused enables me to keep a steady stream of emotions that are linked to those health on healing the trauma in her childhood stress-free work life balance. issues and childhood trauma. successfully overcoming the illnesses by Unhealed trauma can stay dormant her late 30s. in the body and can manifest in the YIN YOGA Jaimie Leigh is now 40 years old and way of aches, pains, injury and illness. As a 19-year-old I weighed 80kg – has a 7-year-old daughter. She joined Trauma can vary in many ways and my weight always fluctuated over the the New Zealand Police in 2006 and include – divorce, death, incarceration, years but to put that into perspective is currently a Detective on the Adult mental illness and abuse of all forms I now weigh 58kg. As a result of the Sexual Assault Squad in Christchurch. within close family units. Children are Christchurch earthquake my friend She has trained in the healing modalities particularly vulnerable as they have got me into Yin Yoga. I was 64kg when Reiki, Pranic Healing and EFT (Emotional not developed the skills and emotional starting this. This is a very specific Freedom Techniques), has also studied maturity to express and understand restorative yoga that solely focuses Yoga and Meditation and uses these their emotions. Therefore, in order to on breathing and relaxation. I came to practices regularly to prevent the onset stay safe those emotions are buried identify that I was a chest breather and of any chronic illness when in times of and as Sigmund Freud once stated you can tell when you talk to people if stress, illness and injury allowing quicker “Unexpressed emotions will never die. they have this tendency because they recovery time. They are buried alive and will come forth sound out of breath and speak in a She is keen to share her experiences later in uglier ways. We become closed higher pitched faster tone. Breathing in in the hope that they may assist others — not only to people’s pain — but also the upper chest area is a sign of being in and presented at the 2017 ACWAP their happiness”. fight and flight mode. conference in Cairns. She has taken a To start the healing process, I had Yin Yoga taught me to slow down my holistic approach realising that to heal to go back to the beginning. I had to breath and breathe from my stomach she needed to understand how to re-visit aspects of my childhood that which activates the parasympathetic connect her heart, mind, body and soul, had created trauma within my heart nervous system. This was quite difficult in other words – physically, emotionally, and mind. This became the journey initially and I found it extremely hard to mentally and spiritually and how each because it is not something that is switch my mind off. I began practicing of these four aspects played a role healed in 6 months. It is re-wiring the Yin 3 times a week and I gave up all in the creation of her illness. Using brain to think differently, it is training physical exercise for a year until I
THE JOURNAL FOR WOMEN AND POLICING 13 BECOMING THE DETECTIVE OF YOUR OWN HEALTH AND WELLBEING
Dr Libby Weaver with Jaimie Leigh Bergman returned my adrenals back to balance which was generated through childhood Crusader. Scientists have discovered that and during this time I lost the extra kilos. those stress related patterns started to each of us has a unique code that lies This was because with adrenal fatigue drop away and the cortisol levels were deep inside our body which is unique my body was not producing enough lowering. This takes time! This is the to you. It is a code that connects your energy to sustain physical exercise working on the physical body. The mental, genes, influences your organ function, until those adrenals were functioning emotional and spiritual bodies were determines your hormone levels and properly. My cortisol levels dropped another ball game. I continue with a lot emotions and even communicates with and my body felt safe to lose the extra of yoga and meditation and have recently your mind (well.co.nz) weight. been getting into hiking and mountain I am a big fan of Dr Libby Weaver and My notes from a workshop with biking where I’m out for 9 hours at a time. her books particularly Rushing Women’s Dr Libby Weaver include “When you I don’t do a lot of physical exercise in Syndrome. I have been to a few of her breathe from your stomach, it activates the sense of going to the gym and doing workshops and her information assisted your diaphragm which sends a message regular workouts but when I do go out I me greatly. Her books can be found to your cells you are safe” am able to sustain the amount of energy in the library and if you are someone I hear people talk all the time that required to get me through that trip. who struggles with any illness of the being overweight is about calories endocrine system, autoimmune diseases, in, calories out. I have a different FINDING WHAT IS weight issues, adrenal fatigue and stress perspective on this based on my own RIGHT FOR YOU – her books will be a great source of experience and the lessons I learnt There are many different body types information. from Dr Libby – If the body has high that function differently. The way that More health-related articles from amounts of cortisol (the stress hormone) works for me will not suit everybody. Jaimie Leigh are planned for the ACWAP it can slow the metabolism which slows It is important to intuitively understand journal and you are welcome to contact down the ability to burn body fat. what best fits your physical needs. her at the following email address: The other aspect to this is if you have had high Through doing a program called Ph360 [email protected] amounts of cortisol output over a long period I discovered I am a sensor so restorative of the time the adrenals will not withstand practices best suit me. FOOD FOR THOUGHT: the pressure thus – adrenal fatigue! Take the test available at Has your doctor ever told you to get I have come to realise that when https://healthtype.org and find out treatment for your trauma as part of your I learnt to re-wire my brain away from an if you are an Activator, Connector, cancer therapy, auto immune disease, automated fear response of fight and flight, Guardian, Diplomat, Sensor or a or heart disease?
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THE JOURNAL FOR WOMEN AND POLICING 17 WOMEN AND ART CRIME Women and Art Crime In 2013 a woman walked into the Lakes District Museum and Art Gallery in Arrowtown, New Zealand. She scoped out the place and believing that she couldn’t be seen, stole a quilt by artist Alison Naylor. Unfortunately for her, the museum’s CCTV system was linked to the local police station.
hen she was picked up the next day, she allegedly had W had second thoughts about her actions and had already disposed of the artwork, however it has never been recovered. As is often the case when art crimes are reported they make for a good story in the media. In fact, this female thief (she was never named) made it onto prime time television news. On the scale of art crimes the Arrowtown theft was relatively minor when compared with one that hit Australian headlines in the 1990s. This was the decade that saw Australians redressing their history and it was in this context Arrowtown theft that a major art crime was exposed when well-established artist Elizabeth Durack, came clean about posing as an Aboriginal male artist painting under the fictitious name of Eddie Burrup. Culturally offensive, Australians were outraged. Durack maintained that it was an artistic outpouring beyond her control and she hadn’t meant to upset people. But she did. Art crime comes in many forms and internationally is up just behind the illegal trading of drugs and arms. It has “Evolved from a relatively innocuous crime, into the third-highest-grossing annual criminal trade worldwide, run primarily by organized crime syndicates, and therefore funding their other enterprises, from the drug and arms trades to terrorism. [This statistic is from Interpol, which has ranked art crime as the third- largest criminal trade for many years].”1 Why women? What was your of writing my earlier book, Art Thieves, Australasia is not exempt from art inspiration/motivation for such a book? Fakers and Fraudsters: The New Zealand crime, which are generally captured Generally speaking, women have been Story (2016) I realized that it only under three main types: theft, fraud, excluded from the texts about art crime. included one art crime committed and vandalism. Over the last few years Realizing that there is a catalogue of by a woman. I was also inspired by a a small group of people have been crimes that women had been involved comment made in a book by the guru working on cataloguing art crimes and in (both committing and cleaning up of art crime writing, Noah Charney, who raising a greater awareness about them, afterwards) I decided to look at them said in The Art of Forgery (2015) that both in an international and Australasian as a group. This wasn’t just about he hadn’t found any female forgers. context. ACWAP Journal editor Dorothy cataloguing crimes but looking to see He went on to suggest that they did exist McPhail talks to Penelope Jackson about if there were differences between the but perhaps are too clever and haven’t her book, Females in the Frame: Women, female art criminal and their male been caught. In a way, he threw done Art, and Crime (2020). counterparts. When I reached the end a gauntlet to me.
1 Noah Charney, ‘Art Crime in Context’ in Art and Crime: Exploring the Dark Side of the Art World, 2009, p.xvii
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Are women treated differently when ‘Art criminal’ can be a slightly their crimes are reported? problematic label can’t it? Yes, absolutely. In the main I found that For sure. Some of the women I profile the language used was very gendered. are definitely art criminals through and So often a women’s physical appearance through. Others are more problematic is commented on. I’m not sure why this to label. For example, the late New is necessary! An Irish GP who stole a Zealander Jacqueline Bullmore destroyed painting, though it was later returned a few of her husband’s works including as it didn’t fit in her car, was referred to one that is/was art historically very as an ‘old biddy’. American art dealer significant in terms of the development Tatiana Khan (she suffered from scoliosis) of Surrealism. The content of the work was described by art crime writer, was tough – a man, whose skin has been Anthony Amore looking like Dickens’ nuked off his body, leaving his muscles Miss Havisham. And Russian thief and and bones exposed – and raw. After his curator of the Hermitage Museum, death Bullmore couldn’t live with the Larisa Zavadskaya was described as work so she destroyed it. ‘heavyset’ and ‘a sickly, cherub-faced Edith Standen and Rose Valland, May 1946 Lady Churchill orchestrated the museum curator’. disposal of at least three portraits of the Resistance to their whereabouts. Sir Winston, as she was extremely There’s not just ‘baddies’ in your Her story is fascinating. Unfortunately protective of his image. She didn’t book but also some women who in the 2014 filmThe Monument’s Men, actually do the dirty work herself so do have actively prevented art crimes, with Cate Blanchett playing Rose, put we label her as art criminal or not? or tried to? a major fictitious emphasis on her In 1913 the British Suffragettes Correct, I was very specific about this. love life, and made light of her work. carried out an organized campaign to I wanted to showcase how women As an aside, Robert M Edsel, author destroy property including artworks had been involved on both sides of art of The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, in public collections (better to destroy crimes. Again, these women haven’t been Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure a painting than a human life being profiled enough in my opinion. One great Hunt in History (2009) devoted an their philosophy). We refer to them example is the exemplary work of Rose entire paragraph to Valland’s physical as Suffragettes not as art criminals. Valland. She was a French teacher and art appearance, and it’s not complimentary! But they were. So, yes labelling is historian who during World War II stayed Closer to home, Melbourne dealer complex and each case has to be on at the Jeu du Paume cataloguing and Lauraine Diggins intercepted the sale taken on its own ‘merit’. organizing paintings the Nazis plundered of fraudulent paintings. It was a tough from collections. What they didn’t realize call and she met with some resistance So, are there differences between was that she was fluent in German, so from those who should have supported the genders and art crime? Did you each night at home she kept a record her. Though Diggins was out of pocket discover any areas that were unique of all the artworks she’d handled (having returned funds to a buyer), this to women? that day and where they were being did not deter her from her mission to I think that generally speaking men transported to and stored. She managed break the cycle of sales of fraudulent go for the bigger ticket items such as to save hundreds of works by alerting works in Australia. the Monets and Rembrandts. What really
Females in the Frame: Women, Art, and Crime (Palgrave Macmillan 2020) available at: https://www.fishpond.co.nz/Books/Females-the-Frame- Penelope-Jackson/9783030446918 or https://www.booktopia.com.au/females-in-the-frame- penelope-jackson/book/9783030446918.html or as an ebook: https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030446918 Also available as an audio book read by Kerry Fox: https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Females-in-the-Frame- Audiobook/B08PC75GM9?source_code=M2MORSH051016 002X&ipRedirectOverride=true&gclid=Cj0KCQiAmL-ABhDF ARIsAKywVac7kLCDDMDHnfp72Yimq_36YGBjL2W0Qe1Doe swfoAJJQ7EA7ptfPoaAnFPEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds Art Thieves, Fakers and Fraudsters: The New Zealand Story (Awa Press, 2016) is available: https://awapress.com/book/ art-thieves-fakers-and-fraudsters-the-new-zealand-story/
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interested me are the motivations for art crimes. They are different between genders. More often than not, men commit art crimes for greed whether it’s theft or fraud. For women, it might be about money but it’s what they need it for that is different. Russian curator Larisa Zavadskaya stole objects from The Hermitage over several years to pay for her diabetes medication. When you know what her salary was, you can see why she did it! One entire chapter – ‘The Mothers of All Art Crimes’ – is devoted to profiling three mothers who became art criminals to assist their art criminal sons (I haven’t found any examples of fathers becoming art criminals to protect their daughters yet). What Real life tomb raider Joan Howard pictured with a mummy mask she found at Sakkara, the ancient burial they did was extraordinary in terms of ground serving as the necropolis for the ancient Egyptian capital Memphis “ Photographer Steve Ferrier, destruction. But also the way in which The West Australian, 5 November 2017 one mother disposed of evidence (including Old Masters) before the police put through the ringer by the media, by purchasing them or on digs when came knocking is very ‘female’ – she which is always hard to shake off. For she volunteered to assist (she was a rammed them down the kitchen sink example, crime writer Patricia Cornwell diplomat’s wife who couldn’t work as waste disposal unit. Speaking of mothers, had a theory that the artist Walter Sickert a nurse so took up archaeology as a and I think this will resonate with many was Jack the Ripper. She spent time and hobby). Not treated well by the media readers, thief Rebecca Streeter-Chen money trying to prove this. At one stage she was given the moniker of Indiana took her two children along when she a painting that she owned was damaged Joan (Tomb Raider). I did feel for her. stole an antique atlas from her place during transit. Some were very quick to of work where she was a curator. Even say she’d butchered it to get a sample What would you like to achieve with [female] art criminals have childcare to obtain valuable material to test for his your book? issues! So, it’s these kinds of differences DNA. She had photographic evidence A few things. For me, it’s important that I think add to the bigger context of and witnesses to prove she hadn’t. to add to the canon of books about cataloguing and understanding art crime. But that didn’t stop the media! art crime. As a discipline, art crime is In a case closer to home, Australian relatively new and there are plenty of Did you have empathy for any of the nonagenarian Joan Howard showed a gaps to be filled. Hopefully I’ve begun women in your book? local newspaper in 2017 her collection to redress this imbalance. Secondly, Not really. As an art historian it’s hard of ancient objects she brought back the more we know about art crime to have empathy with those who from the Middle East in the 1960s. the greater our understanding and intentionally and actively destroy art or Instantly she was labelled a thief and awareness is, including prevention, make and sell fraudulent art. Having said lionized for her collection. The truth which has to be our ultimate (if not that, there were a couple of women was she had acquired them legitimately impossible) goal!
Penelope Jackson is an Art Historian having held roles in public art galleries in New Zealand. She holds an M.Phil (University of Queensland) in Art History, MA (Hons) in Art History (University of Auckland). The author of Edward Bullmore: A Surrealist Odyssey (2008) and The Brown Years: Nigel Brown (2009), she has contributed to The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography and several journals including Art New Zealand, Art Monthly Australia, Studies in Travel Writing, and Katherine Mansfield Studies. As a curator, Jackson is perhaps best known for her work with writer and illustrator, Lynley Dodd, having curated three exhibitions that have toured across New Zealand and Australia. She also curated the award-winning exhibition, Corrugations: the art of Jeff Thomson (2013). Jackson is the Chair of the New Zealand Art Crime Research Trust in 2016 contributed a chapter to Art Crime and Its Prevention (Lund Humphries). In 2016 her book Art Thieves, Fakers and Fraudsters: The New Zealand Story (Awa Press) was published. Jackson’s latest book, Females in the Frame: Women, Art, and Crime (Palgrave Macmillan) was published in 2019 and made into an audio book in 2020. Both of these books are now recommended texts for university courses. She contributes regularly to the Journal of Art Crime. Jackson also writes short fiction. She is based in Tauranga.
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NPF Cadets Nauru Police Cadet Program brings young women front and centre
In May 2020 the AFP, working in the Nauru-Australia Policing Partnership (NAPP), put forward a concept paper for a Police Cadet program.
he concept was to introduce a The eight week pilot program ended program to create an activity to with a full parade in front of Parliament Tassist to reduce truancy numbers House, led by Parade Commander and assist youth through discipline and Romika Kaly Ika, one of three young teamwork to promote leadership and women selected for the four available build foundation skills in a safe and leadership roles. Nauru President, respectful environment. Honourable Lionel Aingimea, inspected An eight week pilot program started in the parade and addressed them in a August 2020, at Nauru Secondary School, speech recognising them as the future after a meeting between the Nauru of leadership in Nauru. Police Force (NPF) and the Education The NPF Cadet program will be Department. An introduction was given introduced to two High schools in 2002, to all Nauru Secondary school children prior to the design of a sustainable and 46 children took up the challenge, model as an extracurricular activity 34 of which are young women. available to all youth in Nauru. Romika Kaly Ika
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Why Cadets? Nauru Police Force Cadets builds Cadets in schools Cadet skills transfer to the Cadets 2021 is here character The Cadets program is a partner- classroom environment: ship between the Nauru Police Cadets is a personal development Students Cadets Bible Verse Force and the Department of ’ attendance in school has self- program for young Nauruans, dramatically improved, their listening Cadets teaches Education. Taste and see that the LORD is and respect. discipline, respect, and responding skills are sharper and discipline, trust where self much more effective, with their overall good; blessed is the one who takes It commenced in Nauru on 29 attitude towards their studies more leadership and teamwork come refuge in Him. July 2020 at a meeting between focused. and together to improve educational It teaches listening Commissioner of Police Iven Psalm 34 (8) skills as well and life success. Notte and Band Master Students who previously may have had observational no future plans and now developing Inspector Sakiusa Tikotani and clear post-school educational and as technical foot and arms Education Secretary Darrina Kun . career aspirations. marching drills and Director of Schools Want to know more? Emmalina Caleb. NSS Year 10-12 Science Educator and self- Cadet supervisor Participants also learn A pilot program was agreed to care, personal presentation Call Nauru Police Force for Nauru Secondary School . and teamwork Band Master: (NSS) students, aged 14-18 years NSS Principal Monalisa Bagadouwe, as and Cadets began on 3 August MoC, told guests that the Cadet Inspector Sakiusa Tikotani 2020. program, a joint initiative of Police and In addition, it teaches (“Tiko”) moral Education, “is designed to help develop Cadets Hymn courage, especially and instill in the Cadets discipline, , on 557 9025 courage and integrity respect, teamwork and a basic When I rise up in the morning, knowledge and appreciation of the law, respect for the Angels watching over me, my Lord. loyalty and and a head start to a police career. ” When I rise up in the morning, law. at Angels watching over me. Follow Nauru Police Force President of the Republic of Nauru, Hon. Lionel Rouwen Aingimea, MP was Lastly, Cadets has the added https://www.facebook.com/ All day, all night, invited to inspect the guard, emphasis- Angels watching fitness, funand NauruPoliceForce/ over me, my Lord. benefits of ing that the discipline learned in Cadets All day, all night, is a lifelong skill for success. Angels friendship. watching over me.
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THE JOURNAL FOR WOMEN AND POLICING 25 FAMILY AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR MODERN DAY SLAVERY Family and Domestic Violence or Modern Day Slavery?
AFP Detective Superintendent Paula Hudson, Human Trafficking
n recent years, there has been an increase in media reporting using the Iterms ‘Human Trafficking’, ‘Slavery’ and ‘Modern Slavery’. These terms are umbrella terms, which cover nine Human Trafficking different Slavery, Slavery like practices and Human Trafficking crime types. Modern Slavery Although in certain circumstances Modern Day Slavery State and Territory Police investigate Human Trafficking, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) through the Commonwealth • Slavery • Trafficking in Persons Government’s National Action Plan (2020-25) is the mandated lead agency • Servitude • Organ Trafficking for investigating Human Trafficking • Forced Marriage • Harbouring a Victim and Slavery. As our specialised AFP • Forced Labour Human Trafficking investigators conduct prevention and awareness raising • Deceptive Recruiting campaigns across Australia about Human • Debt Bondage Trafficking, it is apparent that there is a perception that Human Trafficking is not an Australian issue and that it does not occur in Australia. Nothing could be further from the truth – human Human Trafficking or Slavery incident Later that day, despite Police efforts trafficking is occurring in Australia and or influencing factor for the domestic and the existence of an AVO, the it is everyone’s responsibility to identify violence incident. This recent case in mother-in-law took the victim and her and report Human Trafficking. NSW demonstrates the convergence infant daughter to Sydney international The Australian context is evident between a Human Trafficking incident airport and boarded a flight to India. through the reporting – in the 2019/20 and domestic violence. Upon arrival in New Delhi, the victim financial year, the AFP received 223 was taken to a location by her mother- reports of Human Trafficking. Of these CASE STUDY – AFP in-law and her passport was removed 223 reports, 92 of the reports related to OPERATION EASTWATER from her. forced marriage and 24 reports related to In May 2017, a female victim called 000 The victim managed to return to exit-trafficking in persons. Additionally, as she feared for her safety. NSW Police Australia two months later and upon a stark picture revealed through the 2019 attended and ascertained the victim had arrival she attended the Police station Australian Institute of Criminology study been assaulted by her husband Pardeep and reported what had occurred. ‘Estimating the dark figure of human Lohan (Mr Lohan) and his mother when The officers identified the AVO’s on trafficking and slavery victimisation she refused to travel back to India. the system and referred the victim to in Australia’ is that for every report Police were in the process of preparing relevant domestic violence support received, there are approximately four to take a statement from the victim services and crisis accommodation. undetected victims. when Mr Lohan and his mother returned Whilst in crisis accommodation, As we are all aware, domestic and home. At this point, the victim refused the victim shared her experience with family violence crime is on the rise, to provide Police with a statement or a caseworker, who by chance had an so too is the convergence of domestic further assistance. Subsequently, NSW awareness of Human Trafficking, and put and family violence and Human Police issued a Provisional Apprehended the her in touch with victim support and Trafficking crimes. What presents as a Violence Order (AVO) due to their advocacy service Anti-Slavery Australia family or domestic violence situation concerns for the victim being forced (ASA). AFP Operation Eastwater then to responding police may in fact be a to travel to India. began as ASA alerted the AFP that the
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and subsequently arrested him at Sydney International Airport attempting to board a flight to Thailand. After a committal hearing Mr Lohan pleaded guilty to one count of trafficking in persons (exit from Australia) contrary to section 271.2(1A) of the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth). The maximum penalty for this offence is 12 years’ imprisonment; and general dishonesty contrary to section 135.1(7) of the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) and on 21 January 2021, Mr Lohan was sentenced to 21 months imprisonment, to be released after 14 months.
WHAT IS BEING DONE? Human Trafficking and Slavery Offences are under reported crimes and often present to front line responders as other forms of family and domestic violence. The AFP have a number of awareness raising initiatives and training programs to assist Law Enforcement, Government agencies, Non-Government Organisations and the public to identify and report Human Trafficking. These awareness initiatives highlight the close association these crime types have with crimes front line responders encounter daily, including domestic violence.
LOOK A LITTLE DEEPER The AFP Human Trafficking frontline officer awareness training package “Look a little Deeper” (LALD) is a purpose built Human Trafficking information and awareness raising package. LALD is designed for frontline police and victim had been forced to India against departure recorded the visibly distressed responders and gives the participants her will – which is consistent with an victim having an argument with the basic tools to answer four questions: offence of trafficking (on exit) in persons. Mr Lohan at the departures area before 1. What is Human Trafficking? Investigations by the AFP revealed boarding the plane with her infant child. 2. Where might I see Human Trafficking? Mr Lohan had purchased a one-way In Australia, Mr Lohan contacted 3. What are the indicators of Human ticket for the victim to travel from Australian immigration authorities, Trafficking? Sydney to India in March 2017. and gave false information and adopted 4. What do I do when I suspect Human The victim told the AFP that she the identity of the victim in a bid to Trafficking? feared for her life and was threatened revoke her legal visa status to try and The AFP is working State and Territory with murder if she did not comply with prevent her from returning to Australia. Police with a view to have the LALD this request. CCTV footage from Sydney In November 2017, the AFP executed resources adopted and available for all International Airport on the date of a search warrant at Mr Lohan’s residence Police in Australia.
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ina was inspired by her father’s policing career, who served in both TThe Netherlands and Dutch Antilles. Listening to his many adventures and how he spoke so passionately of the people he helped throughout his career, sparked an interest in Tina to pursue a similar career. Tina states that while her father was very strict, his greatest quality was his empathy for others. He would say ‘always walk a mile in the other person’s shoes first’, before making judgement of anyone and instilled in her to adopt that philosophy as she embarked on her policing career. His other advice was ‘just do your best’. Both approaches have served Tina well during her policing career. Tina started in the Geelong Office in Victoria, Australia and then moved to Melbourne Headquarters after successfully passing her first year of probation. During that time, in the 1990’s and early 2000’s, she was the case officer for some high-profile investigations, such as AFP Operation’s ELASTIN, LEPIDO and MOROCCO. Operation ELASTIN was a successful drug investigation, resulting in Tina being asked by Neil JENSON (first AUSTRAC CEO) to attend a public hearing during the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs review of the Financial Transaction Reports Legislation being held in Sydney. She attended the hearing with then Assistant Commissioner John Valentine, where she presented to the Senate Standing Committee to demonstrate AFP Federal Agent Tina Westra how this drug investigation provided a money trail, which lead to a further nine who was suspected to be involved in machines, Tina and Jodie interviewed importations being established, proven in the Russian Georgian Mafia Organised one of the main suspects in Antwerp, part by the concerted efforts of QC Peter Crime Group, which had expanded its Belgium with the help of the Belgium FARIS and Barrister Kevin ARMSTRONG. enterprise from South Africa, into the Police. They also visited Lyon in France Operation ELASTIN was one of the two USA, Belgium and The Netherlands. to provide INTERPOL with an overview of investigations presented at the hearing, The syndicate used connections in the the global crime connections identified being part of the consideration to allow diamond industry to launder funds and through this investigation. AUSTRAC to continue. used connections in Belgium and The Operation MOROCCO saw Jodie and Op LEPIDO resulted in Tina and her Netherlands to manufacture ecstasy Tina working together in a small team colleague, FA Jodie HURLEY, to travel to tablets and conceal their global drug in Melbourne, investigating alleged child Belgium to interview a person of interest trafficking enterprise using exercise step sex tourism offences under Australia’s
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Mauritius Women in Uniform (MWIU) Committee first extra-territorial legislation. One of Tina has travelled extensively with the Tina’s first overseas mission experience these investigations was the first of this AFP and represented the organisation was in East Timor, as the Detective crime type to be successfully prosecuted in a range of roles. Internationally, Superintendent in charge of an in court with Jodie taking the lead ably she has deployed to East Timor, Vanuatu, Australian contingent of 45 members. assisted by Tina. Shortly after this, Tina Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Mauritius They dealt with the 2002 Dili riots and was responsible for a second successful and Papua New Guinea. After travelling the devastating Russian plane crash, prosecution of another offender for this the world, Tina highlights her time with which occurred in the middle of the offence. Operation PLEACH in the Northern night on the outskirts of Baucau, East Tina always put herself forward for Territory, where she was deployed Timor in 2002. opportunities, which pushed her out of to the remote community Minjilang Tina’s deployment to Mauritius was her comfort zone. This was evident when on Croker Island, situated just off the as the sole and first female AFP advisor, she became one of the first ever (man or Cobourg Peninsula, approximately working with the UNODC in support woman) AFP qualified undercover 250km north-east of Darwin. One of of the Somali Piracy challenge in the operatives deployed overseas. Another her most memorable deployments Indian Ocean Region. This work took first was to be the first same sex female provided a unique opportunity to work Tina to Kenya, Tanzania and Seychelles, partnership to be deployed as a Senior with members of the local indigenous where the UNODC had established Liaison Officer overseas, accompanied community, a memory that stays specialised court hearings and prisons by her partner Kim to beautiful Vanuatu. strongly with Tina today. to hold the hundreds of Somali pirates.
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Greeting by way of touch the heart – an endearing gesture in this part of the Father with FA Tina WESTRA and one of her sisters world in South Sudan
2011 ACWAP Conference – with Deputy Commissioner (Lt General) of Cambodian National Police Kim and Tina … travelling into the next phase of life after the AFP
While there, Tina supported local women has been felt throughout the regions and has been recognised by her peers establish the first Mauritius Women and internationally. As Detective and AFP management for her effort in in Uniform Network (MWIU), which Superintendent in the Solomon Islands, this role. included Mauritius nurses, police & her time in South Sudan and Mauritius as In her farewell speech Tina said, immigration, customs, prisons, and fire an UNPol advisor, her time as AFP advisor that although she may not have been brigade department. This network was in PNG, in addition to her primary roles the best, she always did her best, just as so successful, the Women in Seychelles in these jurisdictions, Tina always made her father had suggested. This she said, and Rodrigues called for Tina to assist sure she supported the Women in Police is what provided her the numerous them establish a similar network in their in all these jurisdictions, helping them opportunities in her career, by giving jurisdictions. raise their profile and reach their full it her all and doing her best. Throughout her career, Tina has potential. Tina retires to embrace new been an incredible advocate for Tina finished her career in a peer adventures with her partner Kim, who equality in policing and has established support role, as an AFP Organisational has been by her side for two thirds of and supported networks supporting Health Welfare Officer. In this role, her AFP career. She acknowledges the women in uniform throughout Australia her diverse experience came to the challenges of being a partner of a police and internationally. Tina has been forefront in her ability to care, support officer and appreciates the support Kim recognised as one of the champions and advocate for AFP members’ welfare. has provided, enabling her to accept of women in policing and her influence She performed this role passionately opportunities and travel the globe.
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he World Health Organisation declared the COVID-19 Toutbreak a global pandemic on 11 March 2020. Papua New Guinea immediately adopted safety measures that included physical distancing, restricting the size and frequency of social and public gatherings, stopping travel and cancelling all training courses. This meant that face-to-face development opportunities for Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC) officers were severely limited. The RPNGC with the assistance of the AFP’s Papua New Guinea – Australia Police Partnership (PNG-APP) advocated for and accelerated the adoption of innovative ways of working within Papua New Guinea and across the Pacific. meeting. This was a critical meeting, of the RPNGC gave voice to all RPNGC Dedicated RPNGC Officer, Senior as the Constitution for the WAN was to WAN members by offering suggestions Inspector Josephine Kumai based in be adopted and Three Strategic Pillars and opinions on the Pillars. She also Morobe Province (Lae) virtually attended that would drive respective national reinforced the need to strengthen the the Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police (PICP) action plans discussed. Senior Inspector women’s network within the Pacific in Women’s Advisory Network (WAN) zoom Kumai, representing all WAN members these challenging times.
THE JOURNAL FOR WOMEN AND POLICING 33 AUSTRALIAN BORDER FORCE WOMEN TAKE THE LEAD
Australian Border Force women take the lead Australian Border Force (ABF) officers in the Detector Dog Program (DDP) play a significant role in protecting the Australian community.
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Supervisor Amy Biggs with puppy Xavier
34 SAFETY, INCLUSION, RESPECT, SUPPORT AUSTRALIAN BORDER FORCE WOMEN TAKE THE LEAD
ased out of Bulla in Victoria, the “There are also many more females This has included engaging with other program includes a diverse range in higher positions now across the domestic dog breeding and detection Bof work from operational and broader ABF compared to when I was a agencies, as well as representing the enforcement efforts, breeding and junior officer. It’s pleasing to see women program at the International Working training, to most recently, research are coming up through the ranks,” Dog Breeders Association Conference into the feasibility of training COVID-19 Supervisor Robb said. in Sweden and at the World Customs detector dogs. Having joined the program in 2005, Organization Conference in Australia. Positions in the DDP are very Supervisor Amy Biggs shares Supervisor “Representing the ABF on an competitive and demanding, yet Robb’s extensive career in the DDP international scale in a forum of industry extremely rewarding roles. Over recent and has also recognised the increase in professionals and specialists in the fields years, the program has seen a steady female leadership across the program. of breeding, canine development and increase in female officers. “There’s a really good range of diversity animal husbandry has been a real career Supervisor Megan Robb joined the across the program. Females in particular highlight for me. Australian Customs Service in 2001 and are well represented and supported in “Being able to share and learn has been a part of the DDP for over the DDP,” Supervisor Biggs said. from other organisations through fifteen years. Prior to joining the program, collaboration is a powerful tool. After completing her basic training in Supervisor Biggs was studying criminal This enable us to further enhance our 2005, she went on to undertake roles as justice and had experience in law capabilities, ensure best practice and a dog handler in Darwin and Cairns. enforcement working within the also assists other programs to do the Supervisor Robb’s time spent in Cairns Australian Federal Police. same,” Supervisor Biggs said. was one of her favourite parts of the job as she was able to immerse herself in remote areas of Australia, including far north Queensland and the Torres Strait. With the travel required for her role, came unique jobs that were very different to tasks most handlers would undertake at ports of entry. “I could be out in the middle of the ocean or up on a helicopter deploying with my dog to remote areas. “I was able to work alongside the Queensland Police Service on a variety of drug and firearm seizures, and that was always exciting for me and my dogs,” Supervisor Robb said. She went on to become a DDP Leading Officer Lisa Saunders with Detector Dogs instructor in 2017 and was promoted Maverick and Xia. Supervisor Megan Robb with Detector Dog Wisky. to Senior Instructor the following year. Throughout her time in the program, These factors, along with her love for Another female in the DDP is Leading Supervisor Robb has had the opportunity animals, made the DDP an appealing Officer Lisa Saunders who joined the to engage with a range of other agencies, career choice for her as she saw it as a Australians Customs Service in 2007. which has in turn allowed her to develop great opportunity to combine her skills In 2015, she was awarded a position critical skills. and undertake a role in law enforcement. as a Detector Dog Handler and went on “I’ve been very lucky throughout my In 2017 she was promoted to the to become part of the first all-female career. I have had the chance to work with Breeding and Early Development course in the history of the DDP, as well a variety of law enforcement agencies. Supervisor and is now responsible for as the first graduating Detector Dog “My experience in the DDP has meant the breeding program. Supervisor Biggs Handler course for the ABF. I’ve never felt intimidated or out of my oversees the early development of pups “I am proud to have been a part of depth when discussing operational and foster carer co-ordination. both of these historic events in the activities and I definitely consider that “Being able to breed, develop and Detector Dog Program. a strength of the program. train dogs to protect our borders is such “Being a dog handler attracted more “You’re forced to put yourself out there a fantastic job. These dogs are so smart males into the field in the past, but there and engage with people, and from this and are an amazing detection tool for is a strong female presence now. I’ve noticed a real improvement in my the ABF. “The fitness level required and the confidence and overall communication “It’s great to be able to engage and physical nature of the job can be abilities,” Supervisor Robb said. develop relationships with dogs and demanding, but it’s well worth the Since joining the DDP, she has seen have them as our colleagues,” Supervisor effort,” Leading Officer Saunders said. an increasing female presence across Biggs said. Six years on, Leading Officer Saunders the program. Throughout her career she has is working with a Tobacco Detector “At the moment, we’ve got more had the opportunity to represent the Dog named Xia, as well as her original females than we have had in a very program, and broader ABF, on both a Currency and Narcotic Detector Dog, long time. domestic and international stage. Maverick.
THE JOURNAL FOR WOMEN AND POLICING 35 AUSTRALIAN BORDER FORCE WOMEN TAKE THE LEAD
Supervisor Megan Robb with Detector Dog Venom aboard a vessel at achorage off Mackay in 2007.
To Leading Officer Saunders, a great single passenger. I was so proud of him,” A pre-COVID working day for Leading aspect of her job is the diversity of the Leading Officer Saunders said. Officer Saunders used to consist of work she undertakes and the fact no two In recent months, Leading Officer visiting multiple locations, a wide variety days are ever the same. Saunders has been a part of the team of work areas and a range of freight, On any given day, she and her dogs could working on the COVID-19 Detector Dog people or premises to search. go from searching passengers at the airport, Feasibility Project. “This project is very different in that to a freight bond where they search air “The ABF is engaged with the we are now working from a single cargo, and then off to a wharf where University of Adelaide for this project to location with very strict protocols in they search the engine room of a vessel. jointly undertake research and controlled place and repetitions of the same “It’s rewarding for me when we make trials of fourteen dogs to detect the presentation with only the samples a difficult detection, especially when COVID-19 virus,” Leading Officer changing. the detection may not have been found Saunders said. “Despite the differences in through other more sophisticated The trails are being conducted using environments, the majority of the dogs technology. sweat samples collected from individuals are responding well to the training and “Drug and currency detections are who have tested positive and negative to we are proud of their efforts. high on my list of achievements, such the virus. “The final results will inform a decision as when Maverick identified a passenger The project uses the expertise of to progress to an operational feasibility at the airport who was carrying roughly the DDP, supported by domestic and study at an Australian international $80,000 in cash. international partners with broader airport in the near future. “However, the most memorable days expertise in areas including human “Being a part of this project has been of my career would be when my dogs biosecurity, virology and health sciences. rewarding and it will definitely be one have absolutely given it their all. Leading Officer Saunders is currently of my biggest career achievements, “My favourite memory was in 2017 on training two of the detector dogs especially if we can successfully deploy Kangaroo Island when Maverick and I involved in this project named Akelah these dogs to save people’s lives,” spent an entire day on a wharf in intense and Zouga. Leading Officer Saunders said. weather conditions. She explained the training undertaken To learn more about the Detector Dog “He searched every person coming off for this project is quite different to what Program including the breeding, training a cruise ship all day and didn’t miss a she and her dogs are typically used to. and foster dog programs visit abf.gov.au.
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AFP Executive at the launch of the Stop Child Abuse – Trace an Object initiative Leading the charge in victim identification
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ictim identification involves the collaboration required to achieve this. First introduced by Europol in detailed analysis of images and Laura Smith of the ACCCE Victim 2017, Stop Child Abuse – Trace an V videos to locate child sexual Identification Unit has worked in the Object seeks the help of the broader abuse victims and identify offenders. field for several years and regularly community to identify objects extracted The ultimate goal being to remove collaborates with colleagues nationally from the background of child sexual children from harm. and internationally. abuse images and videos suspected The Australian Federal Police-led “We work with international and to be produced within the Asia Australian Centre to Counter Child national law enforcement to identify Pacific region. Images only contain Exploitation (ACCCE) is privileged victims of child sexual abuse and make the specific object, all other imagery to have a talented and dedicated sure that they’re safe from harm. is removed. group of specialists working in victim “The ACCCE Victim Identification Unit In March 2021, the ACCCE released identification, the majority of which is part of a larger victim identification nine images to the public in the hope are also women. community across the world, we work of generating new leads for cases By its nature, victim identification is together on a daily basis collaboratively that would otherwise have stalled. confronting work and it takes a special to identify offenders and rescue victims If a member of the public successfully kind of individual to review child abuse from harm”. identifies an object or its origin, they are material in the search for clues as to Together with her team, Laura has led encouraged to provide details to the a child’s location. But the teams are the charge in the Australian launch of a ACCCE who will work with relevant law passionate about removing children world-class initiative, Stop Child Abuse enforcement authorities to investigate from harm and the technology and – Trace an Object. the lead.
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Laura Smith and Jonas Seider of the ACCCE Victim Identification Unit at the launch of the Stop Child Abuse – Trace an Object initiative
In support of the launch, AFP Assistant Commissioner Lesa Gale has appealed to the community stating that more eyes will provide more leads. “We need every member of the community to be our eyes and ears to help police save victims and arrest perpetrators. “No clue is too small. A small tip could be the information we need to rescue a child from significant harm.” At the time of writing, already the Australian Stop Child Abuse – Trace an Object initiative has resulted in more than 29,000 views of the webpage, more than 350 reports and several investigative leads that will be followed up directly within Australia. While the ACCCE’s Victim Identification Unit examines the most abhorrent material imaginable, the team are united in their efforts to pursue every lead and leave no child forgotten. For more information on Stop Child Abuse – Trace an Object and to support the initiative, follow the ACCCE on Facebook and Twitter or visit www.accce.gov.au/trace Objects released as part the Stop Child Abuse – Trace an Object initiative
THE JOURNAL FOR WOMEN AND POLICING 39 INSPIRING PNG WOMEN
Cyber Legislation and Facebook Policy training at Boroko Police training room (11/02/2020) D/Sgt Fran Adams (PNG-APP), Constable Adrianna Kamasunga and First Constable Maria Nombri (RPNGC SOS) Credit: Sgt Graeme Macauley PNG-APP Inspiring PNG Women
Francine Adams
PART 1: INSPIRING WOMEN and THE SOS In Winter 2010, Joanne Clarkson reported Members of RPNGC, and the When questioned about women’s on the history of the Royal Papua New environment in which they operate, abilities in a male dominated profession, Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC) in ACWAP comprise a diverse mixture of cultures, A/DC Clarkson’s response is clear. You can journal 26. At that time, she was Acting traditions, languages, and living overcome any challenge, “…Choose to Superintendent, and the highest-ranking conditions. Women experience a high challenge the notion that you can’t”. female member in the RPNGC. Eleven degree of sexual and domestic violence A/DC Clarkson monitors significant years on, Joanne Clarkson is now an and are underrepresented in key social criminal activity in PNG by reading the Acting Deputy Commissioner, still the and political forums. Police women also ‘major incident briefs’ every morning. highest-ranking female member of the experience this disparity. She acknowledges that the crimes RPNGC, and is a champion for women in A/DC Clarkson states, “For women committed against women and girls Policing and within her community. in PNG, it is critical for us to believe in PNG are horrific and places a high Of approximately 7,000 sworn Police in in ourselves and support each other. importance on personal safety and the RPNGC, only 760 are women (about If someone says you cannot do something, situational awareness. 11% of uniformed police personnel). prove them wrong”. Her message To be clear, she does not blame victims. Acting Deputy Commissioner (A/DC) for women in Policing, or women Whether crimes of violence are gender Clarkson has stated “As a woman in PNG considering a career with the RPNGC, based, intimate partner violence, sex you sometimes feel that you are expected is this – “take the challenge and make crimes, or child sexual abuse, to give a little bit more and do a whole lot a change and a difference in someone’s A/DC Clarkson believes that any form more, yet people don’t expect that you’ll life… a career in policing gives you that of violence in PNG is a crime against our succeed and are surprised when you do”. wonderful privilege”. families, our communities and our society.
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Cases of sexual and family violence are mostly referred by Public Safety (General Duties) to the FSVU or the SOS. Many victims attend the FSVU or SOS directly, where their report is taken and investigated, protection orders obtained, and other service providers and support networks are arranged. The more serious matters involving sexual elements, including child sex offence, are assigned to the SOS for investigation. The Sexual Offences Squad of the National Capital District (NCD) Criminal Investigations Division (CID) consists of seven Police members; the Officer in Charge Detective Boroko Police Station – SOS Vehicle. RPNGC Sergeant Tovo Iarana, and six female Police Prosecutor Sergeant Karai Naime and SOS investigators. The investigators in the Team Leader Constable Adrianna Kamasunga Constable Adrianna Kamasunga, Team Leader SOS (23/02/2021) on the way out to Court. SOS are the front-line responders in an (RPNGC) Credit: Sgt Graeme Macauley, PNG-APP Photograph: D/Sgt Fran Adams (PNG-APP) overwhelming epidemic of sexual abuse and gender based crimes in PNG. They deal with some of the most vulnerable victims seeking help from the RPNGC. Each investigator progresses multiple cases, with an open door to the victims, witnesses and informants who arrive at their office every day. They work against the odds where customary practices, fear, access to facilities and equipment, transport to work, access to crime scenes and to Court are all challenges to progressing an investigation. The PNG-APP undertake a holistic approach to providing support for the SOS. Logistically/administratively with the provision of vehicles, as well as working on-the-shoulder to support best practice and provide training in areas of need. Training programs include contemporary investigation Cyber Legislation and Facebook Policy training at Boroko Police training room (11/02/2020) Left: Maria practices, specialist sexual offences Nombri, Centre D/Sgt Rachael Pinda, Right: Adrianna Kamasunga (RPNGC, SOS) Photograph: D/Sgt Fran investigations and vulnerable witness Adams (PNG-APP) interviewing protocols. Investigative support includes advice on progressing daily investigations, evidence collection, “Sadly, these crimes are mostly perpetrated against women and and charging of offenders. Post charge, children. Women who are the backbone of this country and the support is provided through guidance central pillar that holds up their families. with brief preparation, prosecutions processes, and witness handling in the There is no excuse to justify these crimes. court process. Culture is not an excuse. In a parting remark, A/DC Clarkson states; “The work of SOS and FSVU is critically Bride price is not an excuse. important as both police officers and Protecting the family name, position, prestige etc is not an excuse. members of the PNG community. The good Excuses get in the way of justice being delivered to those who they do resonates across the community in need it most, the victims. These excuses are a difficult barrier the way they interact with and support the work of social workers, counsellors, court to surmount for the RPNGC members who work tirelessly in the officers, health workers and the families Sexual Offences Squads (SOS) and Family and Sexual Violence Units of victims themselves. Their work helps (FSVU) around the country. The majority of these squad members to rebuild lives that have been broken”. are women, all of whom work in very challenging conditions”. The commitment SOS and FSVU members have, over and above their call of duty, – RPNGC A/DC Joanne CLARKSON leaves A/DC Clarkson humbled.
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PART 2: FIRST CONSTABLE MARIA NOMBRI First Constable Maria Nombri has been a the future to reinvigorate her ideas for sworn member of the Royal Papua New community engagement in school based Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC) since 2012. After programs and education sessions. graduating from Bomana Police Training College “I aim to focus on disrupting crimes against (BPTC), she served in general duties policing women and children rather than being for five years at Hohola, Port Moresby. She has responsive to crime after the sexual offence has a passion for community policing, and for happened”. With support of PNG-APP Advisors, supporting fellow police women in the RPNGC. she intends to reinvigorate community She is an active member of the Women’s focussed engagement and education. Advisory Network (WAN), coordinating SOS Detective Sergeant Rachael Pinda social media platforms. Maria recognises supports Maria in her vision. She believes the communication challenges faced in with more community awareness that PNG, and observed most women have a Maria Nombri – at her desk at the Boroko Police Station sexual violence is a crime, and education on Facebook presence via their mobile phones. National Capital District, Criminal Investigations how to report sex crimes and seek support, “Most of our women are on Facebook. Division, Sexual Offences Squad NCD, CID, SOS more and more survivors will come My interest is to help other Police women, to create Photograph: Sgt Graeme Macaulay (PNG-APP) forward to report, and will receive help. an e-mail group and manage Facebook and The Officer in Charge of the SOS, WhatsApp Groups for the WAN to disseminate Detective Sergeant Tovo Iarana sees training information to other ladies outside [in the as essential to all officers, particularly those provinces]. Policing in PNG differs from Province to in CID and the SOS. Specialised skills and Province; the further you go from the city or main training allow investigators to be better centres the scarcer resources and services are. positioned to effectively respond to sex Therefore, utilizing the different modes of existing crimes. “My aim is getting all SOS members, media and working with partners can greatly and supervisors from other units to complete assist to effectively advocate and promote the suite of sex crimes training, so that they women in Policing, as well as men.” get to understand the crime type, so we are While Maria did not aspire to join the all on the same page, and to be able to share NCD CID, she is a highly capable investigator this knowledge with other officers.” and her passion for gender based issues is Effective investigation and prosecution inspiring. “I find it frustrating that we respond is not solely a police matter. Robust and when an offence has already been committed. effective prosecutions require collaboration I don’t like the idea that I wait for crime to across RPNGC including Police Prosecutors, the Office of the Public Prosecutor and happen then respond. I like community work First Constable Maria Nombri (RPNGC) and RPNGC programs and proactive policing”. women working with a drone to view and image a the Courts. Engagement and support is Maria wants to be a Child Support Officer crime scene. Credit: RPNGC WAN Facebook coordinated by RPNGC and PNG-APP, with Specialist, “in PNG, we do not interlink services stakeholders include Justice Services and well, I see potential for us to do better”. Maria has been inspired by her PNG- Sustainability for Development (JSS4D), Maria enjoys visiting schools and talking APP Advisors, in particular during a 2016- Government of Australia, PNG Office of the to children from grade 6 to grade 9 about 2017 tenure, Federal Agent Nigel DaSilva Public Prosecutor, medical practitioners, policing, alcohol and drug abuse, fights in told her “you need to get creative. Do not safe houses, and other non-government school, and safety; in particular – sex crimes complain too much about resources, think support organisations. and safe relationships. She does not have how you can achieve your goals creatively”. AFP members in the PNG-APP provide formal training in education, and resources This message has resonated with Maria, as support, advice and assistance to RPNGC are almost non-existent. Maria has sought a result together with PNG-APP Advisors, counterparts. AFP members in the PNG- and completed training targeted workshops she formed an ‘Awareness Team’ and APP mentor counterparts by working offered by BPTC, in family and sexual visited three schools with RPNGC and AFP on their shoulder, building capacity, and violence, investigative skills, computing, WAN officers from the PNG-APP. The program encouraging and facilitating engagement workshops and the National PNG Gender ended in 2018, but Maria hopes to work and collaboration between crime teams, Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI) workshop. together with PNG-APP Advisors into prosecutors, and other stakeholders.
Comment from PNG-APP Francine Adams (Author) As a member of the PNG-APP, working with inspiring and devoted the Bomana Police Training College to develop a specialist sexual female RPNGC investigators in the SOS is an absolute privilege and offences investigations training program. The program will focus a career highlight. The SOS investigators have fresh and exciting on sex crimes, collection of evidence, managing vulnerable witness ideas for their investigations, and for holistic programs aiming to and court processes. The program will compliment the current disrupt and prevent sex based crimes. They are open to new ways detective training and investigative interviewing courses provided of approaching criminal investigations, willing to learn and develop at BPTC. their skills, and to work creatively around their limited resources RPNGC Women’s Advisory Network: rather than despite them. The PNG-APP are currently working with https://www.facebook.com/rpngcwan/
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s the new Assistant Commissioner talents, and helping them to realise their for Districts – South, she oversees potential. Asix districts in the lower North “I love being a police officer and have Island and the entire South Island. enjoyed all my roles in New Zealand Her route to the role included being Police. It has always been about the the first female constabulary Assistant communities I serve and the staff I have Commissioner, with responsibility for worked alongside.” Road Policing and Prevention. After Sandy got the Assistant Before that, she was District Commissioner job in 2017, there’s been Commander for Eastern – the perfect a significant growth in the number of preparation to lead half of the 12 women at the top leadership levels – districts. almost 30 per cent of 60 roles are held Affectionately known by staff as Sandy, by women. she’s well-liked and respected for her At the entry level, in 2020 40 per cent track record in both metro and rural areas. of graduates from the Royal New Sandy has attained several ‘firsts’ in Zealand Police College were female. her career since joining in 1994 but is This is a sharp increase on the 2016 keen to share the limelight with her female recruitment rates, which were colleagues. below 30 per cent. The Commissioner recently announced “While I’m proud of becoming the The ‘firsts’ keep coming at New the appointment of Prue Kapua. Prue, of first female Assistant Commissioner Zealand Police. This year it welcomed its the Māori iwi Ngāti Whakaue and Ngāti for New Zealand Police, so many first constabulary Deputy Commissioner, Kahungunu, is a lawyer, the principal of generations of women – and men – Tania Kura. And recently Senior Sergeant a law firm and the National President of were courageous in making it inevitable Mandeep Kaur became the highest- the Māori Women’s Welfare League. that we would get to this stage. But we ranking Indian-born female officer. still have a long way to go. “Collectively, it’s always been about WOMEN’S ADVISORY SANDRA VENABLES: encouraging others, celebrating their NETWORK CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Sandy is regarded for her long-standing • 1994 – joined NZ Police and commitment and drive within the worked in a number of frontline Governance Group of the Women’s roles in various locations. Advisory Network (WAN) in New Zealand • 2010 – promoted to Inspector, Police. becoming Area Commander, The WAN was set up in all districts to Eastern Bay of Plenty. support women to reach their full potential • 2014 – promoted to and to benefit New Zealand Police to Superintendent and moved better represent our communities. to Eastern District as District It is open to men and women, both Commander. constabulary and Police employees. • 2014 – deployed to Turkey as a Sandy recently became the interim Security Liaison officer for the chair of the WAN Governance Group Gallipoli commemorations. (WANGG) and advised the Commissioner • 2017 – promoted to the rank of on a potential refresh of the WANGG Assistant Commissioner, Road membership. Policing and Prevention. Sandy with fellow Women’s Advisory Network This included facilitating the process • 2021 – appointed Assistant Group Governance Group member Jason Guthrie to appoint a new WANGG Chair after the Commissioner: Districts – South. attending an International Women’s Day breakfast departure of Dame Paula Rebstock.
THE JOURNAL FOR WOMEN AND POLICING 45 EQUAL, SAFE AND STRONG
Equal, Safe and Strong
Team Equality: Gender Equality and Inclusion Command is led by a diverse team of police and Victorian Public Service employees, including Rena De Francesco, A/Insp Holly Dalrymple, Supt Phil Green and Julie Carter.
46 SAFETY, INCLUSION, RESPECT, SUPPORT EQUAL, SAFE AND STRONG
Creating a workplace that is equal, safe and strong is something Victoria Police’s Gender Equality and Inclusion Command (GEIC) views as vital to creating a police force that can best serve the community.
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EIC was established in January 2020 in response to findings from “By enabling a workforce of people who Gthe Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission understand gendered crime issues in (VEOHRC) independent review into sex discrimination and sexual harassment, the community, we can build trust with including predatory behaviour, in Victoria Police. GEIC Assistant Director Rena De victims so that they feel confident to Francesco said the VEOHRC review was first commissioned in 2014 by then Chief make a report.” Commissioner Ken Lay after many brave women came forward to speak of how A public sector leader in reforming understanding of the benefits a gender poorly they had been treated in the organisational responses to violence equal workforce will bring for employees workplace. against women and children, Ms De and the community.” “A lot of these reports were treated Francesco said the internal work GEIC Assistant Commissioner Brett Curran as isolated incidents but Mr Lay became is doing will benefit the community, leads the command but views his role increasingly concerned that they revealed particularly victims of violence against as a champion for the voices of women a more entrenched cultural problem in women and children. within the organisation. our organisation,” Ms De Francesco said. “Research shows that women and “I’m incredibly proud to lead this “In addition to providing a safe children are often the victims of family command and be part of changing working environment for employees, violence,” she said. the culture within the organisation,” addressing workplace harm in our own “Often victims don’t feel comfortable AC Curran said. organisation also improves our response reporting a crime for a variety of reasons, “As a command, we are committed to gendered violence in the community. one of which is often fear of not being to listening to and understanding the “If each of our employees understands believed or being treated unfairly. experiences of our employees and how to create workplaces where women “By enabling a workforce of people empowering them through education are safe and equal, we will have a who understand gendered crime issues and support to achieve tangible and workforce that is able to provide the best in the community, we can build trust lasting change in our workforce and service to any victim of gendered crime with victims so that they feel confident ultimately within the community. that walks into any police station in the to make a report.” To view the Equal, Safe and Strong: state.” To help achieve gender equality, Victoria Police Equality Strategy 2020-30, GEIC is designed to be a centre of the command has developed a 10-year visit police.vic.gov.au/gender-equality excellence to help support Victoria strategy, Equal, Safe and Strong: Victoria Police’s efforts to create a gender equal Police Equality Strategy 2020-30, which workforce. outlines projects, programs and goals the Ms De Francesco said while gender organisation will implement and achieve The Victorian Government equality refers to the equal treatment during the next decade. A key focus of recently launched the Gender of all within society, regardless of this strategy and the command’s work Equality Act 2020, which will be their gender, the command has a is driving cultural change at all levels of implemented under the oversight focus on women because they are the organisation. of Victoria’s first Public Sector disproportionately represented in gender- GEIC Superintendent Phil Green said Gender Equality Commissioner based violence and discrimination. it’s important not to brush over the Dr Niki Vincent. The act requires “In order to create equality for fact that there has been issues with the the Victorian Public Sector, everyone, we must address inequality culture within Victoria Police. including Victoria Police to report for those who experience it,” she said. “If we want to make real change within on, plan for and progress gender “Gender equality includes and benefits our organisation, which will in turn equality within the organisation. people of all genders; men, women, and impact how we serve the community, To promote gender equality, self-described. we have to own our past mistakes so we Victoria Police will apply a gender “Every employee has a gender, can ensure we don’t continue to repeat lens to our work when developing and therefore every employee benefits them,” Supt Green said. policies and programs and from a workplace free of discrimination “A major part of our 10-year strategy delivering services. based on sex or gender.” is making sure we build organisational
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Save the Date! 17-21 September 2023 istory will be made in 2023 when a combined International Association of Women Police (IAWP) and ACWAP conference His held on New Zealand soil for the first time. The conference will be hosted by New Zealand Police and will offer attendees of all genders a great opportunity to attend a world class conference/ professional development opportunity. ACWAP president Debbie Platz says “ACWAP has already successfully run a joint conference with IAWP two times in Australia – the last time being in Cairns 2017. Now is time for a conference to be held in New Zealand. Bringing together IAWP and ACWAP in a joint conference strengthens the training and development opportunities for all attendees. We know that the New Zealand Police will host a superb conference – bringing the spirit of manaakitanga and providing attendees with a unique experience” More details to come once website and registration details are finalised. SUSTAINABLE GENDER EQUALITY
10-year strategy to achieve sustainable gender equality in Victoria Police
50 SAFETY, INCLUSION, RESPECT, SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE GENDER EQUALITY
qual, Safe and Strong: Victoria Victoria Police to achieve gender equality Victoria Police has Police Gender Equality Strategy by 2030 and will inspire the organisation launched a new E2020–2030 sets out a framework for to transform behaviours and outcomes organisational change which will embed for all its people. 10-year strategy to gender equality in the organisation’s “By 2030 gender will not adversely practice and culture, while achieving a safe impact how our employees engage with achieve sustainable and respectful workforce for everyone. each other or with the community,” Sustainable gender equality said CCP Patton. gender equality in within Victoria Police is essential to “This strategy requires us to do things strengthening the required capability differently in practice and culture,” he said. the organisation by of the workforce to support and protect “However, I am convinced that victims, hold offenders to account and ending gender inequality and harm 2030. call for community change and action is critical to our role as an employer to end gender-based crime. and upholder of community safety, Chief Commissioner Shane Patton said particularly the safety of women Equal, Safe and Strong is the blueprint for and children.
THE JOURNAL FOR WOMEN AND POLICING 51 SUSTAINABLE GENDER EQUALITY
“I am personally committed to integrating gender equality into all aspects of our work to create a fair and equitable workplace.” Informed by expert advice from the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission (VEOHRC) and the Public Sector Gender Equality Commissioner, Equal Safe and Strong also aligns with the recently introduced Victorian Gender Equality Act 2020. Victoria’s inaugural Gender Equality Commissioner Dr Niki Vincent said she was encouraged by Victoria Police’s leadership on gender equality. “Victoria Police has developed a comprehensive gender equality agenda to continue to address the structural and cultural barriers to a safe and gender equal workplace that still remain. Victoria Police has a really unique role to play in the advancement of gender equality,” said Dr Vincent. With over 22,300 staff there are both challenges and opportunities to advance gender equality in the workplace and community”. The strategy provides the foundations for regular action plans that will hold Victoria Police accountable for gender equality outcomes throughout the 10 years. The firstGender Equality Action Plan (2021–2024), together with a monitoring and evaluation framework to track our progress, will be released in September 2021. An Interim Action Plan was launched within the strategy, which assigns the outcomes to align the 2021–2024 action plan to the legislated requirements for organisations to report on, plan and progress gender equality under the new Act. WATCH THE LAUNCH The new 10-year strategy builds on the EVENT FOR EQUAL, previous Gender Equality Strategy 2017– 2020, which established the foundations SAFE AND STRONG for Victoria Police to develop a more The online launch event for respectful organisation that provides Equal, Safe and Strong includes equal opportunities to all employees. addresses from Victoria Police Equal, Safe and Strong: Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton, Equality Strategy 2020–2030 is available Kristen Hilton Commissioner – at: police.vic.gov.au/gender-equality Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission and Dr Niki Vincent – Public Sector Gender Equality Commissioner. For more information on the A panel comprising of Victoria Victorian Commission for Police and key industry partners Gender Equality in the Public discussed the impact and benefits of Sector is available at: https:// a gender equal workplace and how www.genderequalitycommission. it will improve service delivery to vic.gov.au/ gendered violence in the community
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