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Officers appointed to commissioned ranks
On Friday, February 19, Commissioner Katarina Carroll presented the newest commissioned officers of the Queensland Police Service (QPS) with their appointment certificates and epaulettes adorned with their respective new insignias.
Within the QPS, ranks of Inspector and above are classed as commissioned.
Officers may become commissioned after demonstrating excellence across a variety of roles and capabilities in both operational and corporate areas of the organisation.
In total, one deputy commissioner, four assistant commissioners, five chief superintendents and seven superintendents celebrated their appointments today.
Commissioner Carroll said each of the officers being appointed had raised the benchmark for the organisation.
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Repeat youth offenders across Central Queensland are staring down the barrel of tough new laws including GPS tracking, anti-hooning and stringent bail conditions aimed at stamping out a teenage crime wave.
The changes will also require Central Queensland parents to be more responsible for their childâs behaviour, assuring the court they will police their childâs adherence to bail conditions if they are released.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced the reforms on Tuesday following a marathon cabinet meeting prompted by widespread public outcry.
Community outrage followed the tragic deaths of expectant parents Matthew Field and Kate Leadbetter, then last weekâs loss of Jennifer Board in Townsville.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced seven new measures which will be implemented by the Queensland government as part of a crackdown on youth crime in response to community pressure to overhaul the youth justice system.
She said 48 per cent of youth crime in Queensland was committed by just 10 per cent of criminals – who were to be specifically targeted by the new measures.
Under the changes, the presumption of bail will be reversed for serious indictable offences, such as breaking and entering, with courts empowered to require repeat offenders to provide reasons for bail.
More will be expected of parents and carers of offenders and courts can seek assurance from them the offender will adhere to bail conditions or it will not be granted.
“So, there will be no ifs or buts, the fundamental principle of youth justice must be to protect the community from recidivist offenders and we will write that into law,” Ms Palaszczuk added.
The fourth measure is courts will be
Laws will be strengthened so the registered owner of a vehicle can be deemed responsible for offences.
Owners will be exempt if the car was stolen or they can identify another driver.
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Ms Palaszczuk noted the significant impact of teen crime in the state, pointing to three recent deaths.
She passed on her condolences to the families of parents-to-be Kate Leadbetter and Matthew Field, who were allegedly killed by a teen driver in January.
She also paid respects to the family of motorcyclist and aspiring police officer Jennifer Board, who died in Townsville after allegedly being hit by a young driver.
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