Submission to the Independent Commission of Inquiry into Queensland Police Service responses to domestic and family violence

Thank you for the opportunity to provide a submission to the Independent Commission of Inquiry into Queensland Police Service responses to domestic and family violence. This submission has been prepared by members of the Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre (MGFVPC).

Please find our submission attached to this letter. Our submission is structured into 8 main sections:

The criminalisation of coercive control: Considerations for police
Misidentification of the predominant aggressor
Police responses to technology-facilitated abuse
Policing domestic and family violence in rural areas
The importance of specialised police responses to domestic and family violence
Officer-involved domestic violence
Accountability and complaints processes
Summary of recommendations