The Minister of Police has requested independent expert advice on the standards and assessment practices for Police applicants, Police recruits and probationary constables to determine whether they meet best practice.
Since 2001 Police have had a mental health nurse working at the Rotorua Police Station to provide assessments and liaison between Police and Mental Health Services to facilitate the treatment of mentally ill detainees/arrestees/remandees. The Police Consult/Liaison Nurse is employed by the Lakes District Health Board (DHB) and comes under the umbrella of their Mental Health Service.
The 2008 NZ Police Investigative Interviewing strategy aims to improve investigative interviewing, the quality of investigations and professionalism of staff. Staff are trained in the PEACE interviewing framework and a competency framework for the accreditation of staff has been implemented.
This is the first People in Policing: Five Year HR Strategy. It signals a longer term focus on the important matters facing everyone in NZ Police. The strategy was developed in consultation with a number of staff and other stakeholders and is based on their opinions as well as analysis of staffing patterns and ongoing issues.
This report was given to the Minister of Police by the Commissioner of Police. The report covers information requested by the Minister on options to improve policing responses in the Auckland region. There are two parts that make up the main section of the report: a definition of the current situation in Auckland City, and the assessment of potential solutions by the Commissioner.
The Departmental Forecast Report looks at the financial position of the New Zealand Police in the current financial year, and estimates the actual expenditure against the budget. The Report also looks at the operational requirements of the next financial year.
This report is a product of both the formative and process evaluation phases of the seven Youth Development Programmes. Following the perceived success of 14 original Police Youth at Risk programmes, the 2000/01 Police budget included funding for the establishment of five new Youth Development Programmes. In addition, the Police and the Crime Prevention Unit (CPU) jointly funded a further two programmes.
This review was requested by Deputy Commissioner S. E. Long on the basis that it was timely for the New Zealand Police to consider training, policy and practice issues surrounding the question of lethal force and Police response to critical incidents. It is recognised that our organisation needs to keep abreast of international best practice in the ever changing environment within which law enforcement agencies operate.
