Report finds Victoria Police unable to measure improvement of law enforcement since 2016

A report from Victoria’s Auditor-General’s Office has found Victoria Police is incapable of measuring whether the introduction of thousands of police officers since 2016 has improved law enforcement.

Police accountability specialist, Jeremy King, was pleased with the report and questions whether the state government is spending money in the right areas.

“There is a dearth of oversite of Victoria Police, and to have that report really dig into it was pretty fantastic and an example of what we need more of,” he told Neil Mitchell.

“Victoria Police have really been given a blank cheque by the government over the last 10 years and nobody has really looked at what they’re spending the money on.”

Press PLAY to hear him question the state government and whether so many police officers are needed 

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