July 23, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\nQueensland\u2019s peak solicitor group has welcomed a $2.7 million commitment from the State Government to fund a new independent body to collect crime statistics.<\/p>\n
Queensland Law Society president Christine Smyth said the Society had campaigned strongly for the funding of a proposed Crime Statistics and Research Unit (CSRU).<\/p>\n
“We congratulate the government on its commitment to create a new and independent criminal statistics research unit,” Ms Smyth said on Friday.<\/p>\n
Ms Smyth\u2019s comments follow Attorney-General Yvette D\u2019Ath’s announcement last Thursday that funding had been budgeted this financial year to establish the CSRU in the independent statutory office of the Queensland Government Statistician.<\/p>\n
“Understanding crime statistics, offending behaviour and the impact of policies and programs on offending behaviour is key to developing effective policy,” Ms D\u2019Ath said.<\/p>\n
“The CSRU must be independent and transparent in order to have the trust and confidence of the Queensland public.”<\/p>\n
Until now, crime statistics have been collected by the Queensland Police Service.<\/strong><\/p>\nA scathing report by the Queensland Audit Office in April that found police were fudging their figures to keep a lid on crime rates, which meant “reported crime statistics are questionable at best and unreliable at worst, and should be treated with caution\u201d.<\/p>\n
Ms Smyth said it was hoped the CSRU would be analogous to the NSW Bureau of Crime and Statistics.<\/p>\n
“We hope the CSRU will produce reliable data and analysis which will allow policy makers and legislators to employ evidenced based policy making when forming policy and legislation,” Ms Smyth said.<\/p>\n
“It is envisaged this will curtail reactionary policy or ‘policy on the run’ that is developed as a result of capricious and often unreliable media coverage of heinous crimes.”<\/p>\n
“A perfect example was the swift introduction of unworkable and harsh anti-association legislation enacted as a knee-jerk response to a spike in so-called bikie related crimes several years ago.<\/p>\n
“We would expect data collected by the CSRU will prevent similar events as this occurring in the future.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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