Indigenous Community Liaison Officer

Indigenous community liaison officers liaise with Indigenous communities and the state or territory police forces in order to establish and maintain positive relationships.

Indigenous community liaison officers may perform the following tasks:

establish good communication between police and local Indigenous communities
help work out disputes involving police and Indigenous communities
advise and educate police officers on cross-cultural awareness
advise police on potential crime and disorder areas and suggest ways to stop crime and misbehaviour
improve community knowledge about policing services and law and order issues
provide assistance to relatives visiting Indigenous prisoners
go to interviews that involve Indigenous juveniles
use appropriate police powers and prepare prosecution briefs.

enjoy working with people
good communication and negotiation skills
of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent
of sound character
acceptable traffic/criminal record
medically fit.

Indigenous Community Liaison Officer

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