FOLLOWING a successful two-year pilot, officers across Victoria now have access to a new family violence reporting tool to ensure timely and more accurate incident reports can be filled on the field.
The new tool allows police to make better decisions based on the information they collect when they respond to a family violence incident, improving accuracy and ensuring prompt referrals.
Officers can use their mobile phones to make the report, which provides greater guidance for risk assessment and management to protect more victims and hold more perpetrators to account.
Minister for Police and Emergency Services, Lisa Neville said, “Victoria Police responds to a family violence incident every seven minutes, making it a priority law and order issue.
“We’re giving Victoria Police the tools, resources and equipment they need to keep Victorians safe and address the scourge of family violence.”
The new reporting tool delivers on one of 277 recommendations from the Royal Commission into Family Violence.
