GPS tracking anklets for juveniles on bail and a strengthening of bail laws were put forward by the Queensland Police Union this week as one potential solution for recidivist offenders.
Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll said on Tuesday the Queensland Police Service would draft a range of them to present the government.
But changes to any laws should not be the “sole preserve” of the police service and union,Queensland Council for Civil Liberties vice president Terry O’Gorman said in a statement on Wednesday.
“It is appropriate to remember that Tony Fitzgerald,QC,in his landmark report in 1989 warned against giving police a ‘favoured role’ in law reform,” he said.
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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has vowed to reassess current laws. On Wednesday,LNP leader David Crisafulli called for breach of bail to be restored as a criminal offence as the “first order of business” when Parliament resumed.
Police Minister Mark Ryan said this week the recent incidents highlighted “there is more to be done” and asked said all voices were being listened to.