Publications

This report examines drug use patterns and criminal behaviour of detainees from various watch-houses in Queensland, New South Wales, Western Australia and South Australia.

This reports contains an analysis of complaints about bites by QPS dogs between 1999 and 2006.

This report is an Offending Persons Across the Lifecourse (OPAL) study of 480 non-custodial offenders and the predictors of recidivism.

Characteristics of amphetamine users and their perceptions of law enforcement; report assesses the impact of law enforcement acitivity on the amphetamine market in Queensland.

Report on illicit drug use from data collected between 2002 and 2005 by the Office of Economic and Statistical Research from adults in private households.

In 2005, the CMC examined the use of oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray by QPS officers. OC spray was introduced as a use of force option to QPS officers in 2000. This research followed on from the QCC’s earlier evaluation of the OC spray trial in 1999.

This report documents the CMC's evaluation of the effectiveness of a state government initiative to help people who are addicted to inhaling volatile substances.

This background brief has been prepared to provide CMC officers with a basic understanding of what money laundering is, and introduce some of the common terminology associated with the subject.

This report presents an innovative POP (problem-oriented policing) project conducted by detectives at the Gold Coast. It illustrates both the potential and the challenges of POP for contemporary police services.

The report looks at the challenges that confront police and identifies potential strategies to improve their effectiveness and efficiency.