Domestic violence case management not ‘core business’ of police, Queensland’s top cop says

Shane Chelepy says the Queensland police service needs to better define where its role starts and stops in dealing with family violence and mental health issues. Photograph: Darren England/AAP

Domestic violence case management is not the “core business” of policing, and other agencies should take on greater roles in this, Queensland’s acting police commissioner says.

The Queensland police service on Tuesday released a 100-day review of its operations and structure, finding that the police have been the victim of “significant mission creep”, with officers increasingly tasked with non-core functions such as mental health response, domestic and family violence case management, and prisoner transport.