In what Queensland Police are calling an Australian first, officers will be able to use world-leading technology to access better information more quickly when dealing with domestic and family violence call-outs.
Developing on existing software used by QPS, QLiTE next generation provides more data, including offending history, court orders and photos, to improve on-the-spot understanding for domestic and family violence incidents.
It is hoped the service will assist in making officers more aware of DFV history, with real-time data from across the nation instantly available via the upgraded app.
"We believe that this is groundbreaking and world leading," Superintendent David Johnson told reporters on Monday.
"We've taken complex scenarios of information involving those situations and provided officers with the tools that allow them to understand the history of relationships, the parties that are involved in those relationships, the risks and issues that they're dealing with, and therefore make better informed decisions."
On average Queensland Police attended 330 DFV call-outs per day last financial year, with a total of 120,482 matters investigated.
On top of 100,000 domestic and family violence orders monitored across Queensland and interstate registers, about 200,000 high-risk perpetrators are on the Queensland Police Service's system.
"Some members of our community have varying partners, they have historical partners, they have cross orders, they have what we call named persons on those domestic violence orders in protection orders," Supt Johnson said.
"This information simplifies it by presenting it on the iPad with relevant photos, address history, flags, warnings, and all the DV information on the orders.
"We can also access interstate orders through the app as well. So by providing this information to the frontline we really empower them to make informed decisions," Supt Johnson added.
"For the officers that have access to this information, it is a game changer."
Up to 7800 police officers with QLiTE will have access to the data.
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