Rise in child abuse investigations reflect pressure
Thursday, 8 September 2016, 5:11 pm
Press Release: NZ Police Association
Media Release
For Immediate
Release
Thursday 8 September
2016
Rise in child abuse investigations reflect
pressure – Police Association
“Child abuse
investigation has been a very heavily audited and
scrutinised area of policing since the IPCA inquiry in
2007,” Police Association President Greg O’Connor said
today.
Mr O’Connor was referring to media articles
today which pointed out the considerable workload increase
and the increase in the number of victims in this area.
“Despite the emphasis on, and resourcing of, this area,
there is now clearly still a considerable backlog of files
and pressure on staff. Experience has shown that other areas
of policing which do not receive the same attention were
unable to meet demand and problems have arisen,” Mr
O’Connor said.
“The Association fears that the new
emphasis on burglaries, while to be commended, will simply
result in resources being taken from other areas such as
organised crime and drug investigations, and New Zealand
will pay the price in years to come.
“There simply must
be more than a commitment for more staff in the future –
there needs to be funding so the process of filling these
gaps can begin now.
“Any comfort that may be gained
from promises of more staff will quickly dissipate as more
and more problems emerge,” Mr O’Connor said.
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