Independent Review of Policing in Remote Indigenous Communities in the Northern Territory  

Contents

• Executive summary
• Summary of recommendations
• Introduction
  • Project objectives and scope of services
  • Conceptual framework — remote community safety
  • Review method
• Chapter 1 - The Northern Territory context
• Chapter 2 - Current policing in remote NT communities
  • 2.1 Remote communities in the Northern Territory
  • 2.2 The current number and mix of police in remote NT communities
• Chapter 3 - Comparisons with other police jurisdictions
  • 3.1 Police staffing
  • 3.2 Delivery of policing services to remote communities in the NT
  • 3.3 Approaches to remote policing in other jurisdictions
  • 3.4 Service delivery standards and remote policing strategies
• Chapter 4 - Community perspectives
  • 4.1 Views on current policing in remote communities
  • 4.2 Improving and enhancing policing in remote communities
• Chapter 5 - Service standards, models and strategies
  • 5.1 Resource planning
  • 5.2 Service models
  • 5.3 Development of service delivery standards in the NT
  • 5.4 Role of the community and service providers
  • 5.5 Recommendations — service standards
• Chapter 6 - Maintaining sustainable policing
  • 6.1 Staffing considerations in isolated locations
  • 6.2 Indigenous and female representation in the NT Police
  • 6.3 Recruiting and training police for remote communities
  • 6.4 Transport support in remote communities
  • 6.5 Capacity of the NT Police to meet demands
  • 6.6 Recommendations — recruitment, training and development
• Chapter 7 - Funding considerations
  • 7.1 Using the index of need approach
  • 7.2 Costing methodology
  • 7.3 Timeframes
• Chapter 8 - Conclusion and summary of recommendations
• 8.1 Recommendations to extend policing in remote communities
• 8.2 Implementation sequencing
• 8.3 Other considerations beyond the scope of this Review
• 8.4 Providing feedback to communities
• References
• Appendix A - Major and minor remote NT communities
• Appendix B - Stakeholder consultations
• Appendix C - Community consultations
• Appendix D - Indicative personnel costs at remote locations
• Appendix E - Implementation sequencing and cost estimates

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Suggested citation for this report:

Allen Consulting Group 2010, Independent Review of Policing in Remote Indigenous

Communities in the Northern Territory.

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