Sunday, September 26, 2004

5-year battle plan on gangland crime - / [Australia] Age, 25 Sep 2004

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/09/25/1095961911373.html?oneclick=true
Jason Dowling
"Victoria Police is set for a complete overhaul in line with recommendations formulated at last month's organised-crime workshop in Melbourne.
The five-year blueprint aims to help police better combat such crime, the Police Minister and senior police have indicated.
The changes coincide with the development of a comprehensive new police act for Victoria.
Detective Superintendent Richard Grant, head of the organised-crime investigation division, said few areas of the force would be exempt from the proposed changes.
Police Minister Andre Haermeyer said the reforms would 'ultimately be a pretty radical shift in attitudes, in culture and in organisational structure'. "