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Police rules and the organisation of policing in Queensland, 1905–1916

1989; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 22; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/000486588902200203

1837-9273

Mark Finnane,

Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism

The development of the modern form of policing required a bureaucratic apparatus complete with rules and regulations prescribing police procedures. In spite of the organisational significance of police rule books and manuals, little is known about their origins and composition. Conflict between the Queensland Police Commissioner, W G Cahill (1905–16), and other senior criminal justice system personnel over the content and authorisation of a police rule book for Queensland suggests that the prescription of police practices and procedure was itself the outcome of longer-term changes in the organisation of policing; in particular of an increasing demand for police autonomy of other elements of the criminal justice system.