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	Western Australia Police - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The genesis of the police was the appointment of a Sheriff by Captain Stirling in June 1829, as part of the proclamation of the Swan River Colony.
		All recruits to the Police begin their service as uniformed constables and are required to serve time in a country district.
		The highest ranking police officer in the Western Australia Police, holds the title of Commissioner of Police.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Western_Australia_Police (947 words)

	Mounted Section (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In later times the Army deemed that policing was not their responsibility and members of the colony would need to assume the task.
		The initial push for Mounted Police was in 1831 but was rejected on the grounds of expense, even though this was a very practical idea theoretically.
		Police regulations of the day stated that if an officer was on patrol in remote areas, he was able to dress in a manner that was suitable for outback living, rather than a formal uniform.
	www.police.wa.gov.au /AboutUs/SupportServices/MountedSection.asp (907 words)

	Amnesty International Report 2002 - Asia and the Pacific - AUSTRALIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		His controversial death within hours of being detained without charge at a police station was expected to be examined in 2002 by a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Western Australia police service.
		Australia funded the cost of their detention and the processing of their refugee claims in facilities run by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).
		Ahmed al-Zalime, a refugee living in Australia whose three daughters drowned in the incident, was unable to visit his rescued wife in Indonesia, because Australian temporary refugee visas prohibit return to the country after any overseas travel.
	web.amnesty.org /web/ar2002.nsf/asa/australia!Open (1320 words)

	Western Australia Police
		Before the turn the of the 19th century there were various British "military" style badges and plates used by the Western Australia Police; most notable was a single, bullion style, Queen Victoria "crown" centered on the kepi, which was worn up until c 1915.
		Pre-1915, "Western Australia" militia type plates were also used on helmets, cross belts and pouches by some Commissioned Officers.
		Western Australia Police King's Crown early Officer's cap badge and Ceremonial collar badge.
	www.ozbadge.com /wa.html (389 words)

	Sergeant Wayne Bentley - Neighbourhood watch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It is one of the youngest Police organisations in the world having responsibility for policing a vast area of 2,524,500 square kilometres, with a coastline of 12,500 kilometres and a population in excess of 1.5 million.
		It was not until the appointment of Mr T A Conroy as Superintendent of Police in Western Australia that constables within the state came under the direct control of a single command, thus the beginning of the Western Australia Police Department.
		Community Policing is not new, with the Police and Citizens Youth Clubs being established as far back as 1941 and the Blue Light Association becoming operational in Western Australia for the first time in Albany during 1984.
	www.acpc.org.au /CONF95/Bentley.htm (2338 words)

	State Records Office of Western Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In 1849 an Ordinance for Regulating the Police in Western Australia was proclaimed, a second Police Ordinance replaced this in 1861.
		Listings of records held for various Western Australian police stations can be located in the finding aids at AN 5, arranged alphabetically by the name of the police station, or through the Series Registration System by checking under the station's name in the Agency Index for Government Archives.
		The Police reports forwarded can be located amongst the general files of the Aboriginal Affairs Department and it's predecessor agencies, dating back as far as 1898 and the records of the Chief Protector of Aborigines.
	www.sro.wa.gov.au /collection/police.html (2299 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		DEFINITIONS "Aboriginal Police Liaison Officer" means an employee appointed as an Aboriginal Police Aide under the provisions of the Police Act 1892.
		Stage 3 Where any matter referred to the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission is not resolved by conciliation, it may be resolved by arbitration in accordance with the provisions of the Industrial Relations Act 1979 and the State Wage Principles.
		It is confirmed that an employee appointed to the position of Dog Handler of the Western Australia Police Service shall undertake the duties and accept the responsibilities outlined in Position Description 141.
	members.iinet.net.au /~wapolun/eba2001b.doc (14272 words)

	GOVERNMENT & HEALTH - Western Australia Police
		Western Australia's police service has grown from a few part-time constables in 1829, to 4,993 sworn police officers today.
		Though the police service had taken a major step towards achieving the system goals established through the Delta Program, there were still some sizable challenges ahead: WAPS wanted to create a Web site that gave employees system access, and the public pertinent community information.
		Police officers knocking on a door need to know as much as possible about what and who may be behind that door so they can approach the situation in a safe and effective manner.
	au.sun.com /success/government/westernaustraliapolice_print.html (2995 words)

	Western Australia Police Historical Society Inc. Web site (Home page) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Police Force (later Police Service) was formally established in 1853, although different types of police were active in the colony in the intervening period.
		The first police officer to lose his life in the execution of his duty was Captain Theophalus Ellis (the then Superintendent of Police) who died on November 11, 1834, from a spear wound he received during an incident at Pinjarra, approximately eighty kilometres south-west of Perth.
		Their memory is preserved on a memorial at the Police Academy in Joondalup and is recalled during the annual Police Remembrance Day Service held in September of every year.
	policewahistory.iinet.net.au (419 words)

	Mirrabooka, Western Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mirrabooka is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
		A new regional police station of the Western Australia Police has been opened.
		The suburb has tradionallly been considered to be very much a "working class" area, but with the recent developments, this is changing.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mirrabooka (186 words)

	Minister of Justice and Customs - 28 July 2001 - Australia's largest cocaine haul seized in Western Australia
		Customs and the Western Australia Police Service, in particular the Tactical Response Group were also crucial to the operation.
		In the final stages of the operation the Western Australia Police Tactical Response Group assisted Federal Agents in arresting three men allegedly involved in the cocaine importation.
		The success of this operation was partly due to the skills and endurance of AFP surveillance officers and investigations team who conducted extensive surveillance on the suspects over large distances in difficult terrain, in some remote parts of Western Australia.
	www.ag.gov.au /agd/www/justiceministerHome.nsf/Alldocs/5F168F554B051E84CA256B5A0003A780?OpenDocument (608 words)

	Police Forums & Law Enforcement Forums @ Officer.com - International Applicants - Western Australia Police
		Crime rates in Western Australia are the lowest in the country and murders, gangland violence and drug trafficking are as scarce as traffic jams in the vast state which has a population of just two million.
		Western Australia is running out of recruits and will have 1,400 vacancies over the next four years.
		Crimes rates in Western Australia are the lowest in the country and gardaí would not find the same prevalence of murders, gangland violence, drug trafficking or drink-fuelled anti-social behaviour.
	forums.officer.com /forums/printthread.php?t=33064 (2543 words)

	Fujitsu Services Plus - Helping Western Australia Police Service close the net on crime : FUJITSU Australia
		Policing an area as vast as Western Australia is a testing business.
		Compared to the existing voice radio queries, the technology boosted the number of queries conducted during routine police operations, leading to a dramatic improvement in identification of people who were wanted by police for matters as serious as armed robbery and drug trafficking.
		Following the positive reaction to the pilot WA Police were continuing to examine the most appropriate hand-held computing devices.
	www.fujitsu.com /au/casestudies/wa_police.html (1174 words)

	Case Studies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Western Australia Police Service (WA Police Service) is responsible for policing the largest single police jurisdiction in the world, an area covering one million sq miles, one third of the entire Australian continent.
		One of the programme’s main recommendations was to replace the police service’s cumbersome administrative processes with an intelligence-led policing solution that would optimise the use of its officers, giving them timely access to reliable and up-to-date information.
		The sheer size of Western Australia was a major reason for the move towards intelligence-led policing, but it also represented a major challenge.
	www.abm-uk.com /uk/newsroom/case_waps.asp (919 words)

	Water Police (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Western Australian Water Police Branch was established in 1851 and its office is located on the Swan River in North Fremantle.
		Twenty four staff (including sworn police officers and civilian staff) who operate and maintain the section's four boats and two rigid inflatable boats (RIB), are responsible for Western Australia's 13,000 kilometres of coastline and more than 70,000 registered pleasure craft.
		Western Australian Water Police work closely with and provide support to other government agencies such as the Department of Transport Marine Division, Department of Fisheries, the Department of Conservation and Land Management, the Swan River Trust, and the Australian Customs Service.
	www.wapol.gov.au /AboutUs/SupportServices/WaterPolice.asp (252 words)

	Western Australia Police Service: Award-Winning Police Work
		Sun was chosen to implement a solution for WAPS that helped to ensure that data center disciplines processes blended with the DCAT's requirement for continuous access to information with unpredictable loads, mission critical everywhere and reactive scalability.
		Arrest reports that Western Australian police officers complete approximately 100,000 times per year used to take 40 to 45 minutes, but now they are now completed in 10 to 12.
		The change management program at WAPS is one of the largest and most successful ever attempted in a government organization and certainly in any police department in the world.
	www.sun.com /solutions/documents/success-stories/GO_australia_BB.xml (1395 words)

	Police Officer
		Nearly 70% of police officers work in the Perth metropolitan area and the rest are stationed throughout the other regions of the State.
		Once accepted into the WA Police Service, new recruits can expect to be rotated every four months through a variety of sections and stations to build up their skills and to gain experience.
		To become a police officer in Western Australia, you must be accepted into and successfully complete a 26 week training program through the WA Police Academy in Joondalup.
	getaccess.westone.wa.gov.au /careers/profiles/data/OCC09.asp (1532 words)

	ALEA - Western Australian Police (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Western Australia Police Service is responsible for an area of 2.5 million square kilometers and 12500kms of coastline.
		The service is responsible for all policing and Search and Rescue in the state that has a population of over 2 million people.
		The three helicopter pilots are civilian pilots with a military background, the fixed wing pilots are police and the six crew/winch operators are all police officers.
	www.alea.org /public/pics/western_australian_police_air_su.htm (116 words)

	Wapol History
		1998 the Western Australia Police Pipe Band, against a strong field of 32 bands from around the world, was declared the 1998 World Champion Grade two.
		A further attempt on the world title, this time in 2004, saw the band progressing through the qualifying round and into the finals of the Grade 1 competition and was eventually placed 11 th.
		Wapol's heavy schedule involves interstate and international travel, spreading the name and professional image of the Western Australia Police service and Western Australia beyond the boundaries of this vast state, as well as a very full programme here at home.
	www.wapol.com.au /wapolhome.html (408 words)

	ABC News: Shark Bites Australian Snorkeler in Half (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Brazier, a pleasure boat deckhand who was snorkeling with tourists Saturday, March 19, 2005, was bitten in half by a 20-foot shark off the Abrolhos Islands about 400 kilometers (250 miles) north of the Western Australia state capital, Perth, police said Sunday.
		CANBERRA, Australia Mar 20, 2005 (AP)— Authorities were hunting Sunday for a 20-foot shark that tore a man in half as he snorkeled off Australia's west coast, an official said.
		The fatality is the first in Australian waters since December, when an 18-year-old surfer was bitten in half by a 16-foot great white shark off a beach in the southern city of Adelaide.
	abcnews.go.com /International/wireStory?id=598086 (357 words)

	Perth Independent Media Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Police brutality, attacks on trade unions and VSU are all part of the same puzzle.
		The police didnt arrest people for swearing, they were taking down all the names of the people who spoke so they could remove the protests ringleaders and end the march.
		Over hearing a police officer tell another that he wanted to "lock up all the faggots", watching them from a distance (i was in the middle of the crowd, on the side with a very good view point) move in violently and one bring out a baton was quite shocking considering the quite peaceful intentions.
	perth.indymedia.org /index.php?action=newswire&parentview=11683 (4713 words)

	Motorola, Inc. :: Western Australian Police Sign US$28 Million Contract with Motorola for ASTRO(R) 25 Digital Radio ...
		Western Australia Police Commissioner Karl O'Callaghan said the network, to be operational for front line police operations by early 2007, would deliver secure, effective voice radio and mobile data communications, expanding voice radio coverage to 9000 square kilometers.
		The mobile computing devices will enable police vehicles to be seamlessly connected to Motorola's messaging switch, providing computer dispatch, data base enquiry and automatic vehicle location services.
		Spiros Nikolakopoulos, Managing Director, Government and Enterprise Mobility Solutions, Australia and New Zealand, who signed the contract on behalf of Motorola, said the project would further build on Motorola's 20-year relationship with the WA Police, greatly enhancing front line policing capabilities for the force.
	sev.prnewswire.com /telecommunications/20050628/CGTU04628062005-1.html (378 words)

	Colt Model M Collector's Information .380 Western Australia Police
		These pistols were presumably ordered for the Western Australia Police but the order was cancelled and the pistols were redirected to the British Purchasing Commission in January 1942.
		Unlike the SMP marked Colt Model M.380 pistols, this W.A.P. example retains the original blue and original grips The magazine safety disconnector is still functional.
		The Coltautos.com logos and all proprietary artwork and photos are the property of the Coltautos.com and may not be reproduced or distributed without expressed written permission.
	www.coltautos.com /mmwap.htm (265 words)

	The West Australian Police Union (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Also, our website is a means to let the public know of the Union’s work as a partner with the WA Police Service in providing the best possible community protection and law and order services possible throughout the State.
		In the October 2005 edition of POLICE NEWS, notice was given of an intention to amend the Constitution of the WA Police Union of Workers to recognise the relationship between the WA Police Union and its counterpart federal body, the Police Federation of Australia (WA Police Branch).
		Now, with the issue by the AEC of the election notice (see below), you are invited to nominate for, and vote in, the election of the 15 Members who will manage the strategic direction of the State and Federal unions for the next three years.
	www.wapolun.org.au (738 words)

	Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The ACC was launched in 2003 to improve Australia's ability to meet the threats posed by nationally significant crime.
		The Institute is the "national focus for the study of crime and criminal justice in Australia and for the dissemination of criminal justice information." Includes full-text versions of many AIC publications, as well as directories of Australian researchers of crime and criminal justice and criminal justice libraries in Australia and New Zealand.
		Established within the Law School at the University of Western Australian, the Centre is a joint initiative between the State government and the University.
	newark.rutgers.edu /~wcjlen/WCJ/links/australia.html (1655 words)

	Piper & Drummer Online - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Western Australia Police Pipe Band was formed on 12th May 1966 and wears the Napier tartan.
		In 1996 the band took a new direction, amalgamating the sounds of pipes and drums with other instruments, including acoustic and bass guitar, synthesizer, drum kit and various percussion instruments providing a diverse repertoire that would hopefully appeal to a wider cross section of the community.
		On August 15, 1998 against a field of 32 bands from around the world, the Western Australia Police Pipe Band contested and were declared the winners of Grade 2 at the 1998 World Pipe Band Championships.
	www.piperanddrummer.com /features?articleID=1298 (358 words)

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