Victim of alleged gang rape says senior Queensland police sought her silence over detective s failures
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In 1995, Eve told police she was gang raped by up to six men at a unit in West End.
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The alleged victim of a gang rape has spoken out after Queensland police asked her to remain silent about a litany of failures by an investigating officer.
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Senior members of the QPS asked Eve not to go public with the findings
Eve says she will not stay silent because she wants police standards to improve
Crime by Jessica Marszalek, Thomas Chamberlin 1st Feb 2021 4:55 AM
Premium Content  Juvenile delinquents on bail should be fitted with GPS trackers and immobilisers made mandatory in cars according to frustrated police, as top brass launched an extraordinary broadside at parents using cops as babysitters . A day after Commissioner Katarina Carroll announced police would be taking their ideas for law reform to the Palaszczuk Government, Police Union president Ian Leavers said fitting youth on bail with GPS trackers could help stem the state s youth crime crisis overnight. Strengthening youth bail laws and increasing prison sentences will work, Mr Leavers wrote in a powerful opinion piece in The Courier-Mail.
2. Technology: Including GPS tracking anklets for juveniles on bail and mandate remote engine immobilisers.
3. Resourcing: More resources for Police and Child Safety officers.
4. Target the juvenile offender demographic: Juvenile offenders are predominantly indigenous. Let s work with Elders to tackle the social issues.
5. National Summit on Youth Crime: Not just a talkfest. There must be a commitment to real action. Queensland Police Unions president Ian Leavers. Picture: Glenn Hampson In my over 30 years as a police officer I have seen how a community tragedy attracts the usual bunch of opportunistic attention seekers desperate to capitalise on someone else s grief so that they can steal away their own share of the spotlight.
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Premium Content Kids who commit serious crimes are being given cautions instead of harsher penalties - even for offences like sexual assault, robbery and extortion. The number of cautions handed to juvenile offenders went up by 23 per cent in the 2019/20 financial year compared to the year before. And statistics show the most common penalty given to young offenders in higher courts over the past 15 years was probation - with a considerable increase last financial year. Issues surrounding penalties imposed on young offenders have come to the fore following the deaths of pregnant Alexandra Hills woman Kate Leadbetter and her partner Matthew Field on Monday evening.
Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll also responded to criticism from the police union over a lack of communication from Queensland Health to officers forced into quarantine.