From the Commisioners Blog

Police pursuit policy a matter of balance    November 16, 201

... Police work is inherently a dangerous job, but our first priority must always be public safety.

... Every day officers must make snap second decisions about how to resolve potentially dangerous situations, and the single most dangerous thing they will do in their career is get behind the wheel of a car.

...The reality of our pursuit policy is that our officers can pursue if there is a significant public risk in letting the offenders go. This is rarely the case.

Overwhelmingly, these evade police incidents are young, inexperienced drivers who are either drunk, affected by drugs, or both. They have little regard for their own safety, and even less care for the safety of other road users. 
According to the AIC, nearly 90% of offenders who died in pursuit crashes are impaired. We have to be the cool, responsible head in these situations, and understand that by pursuing these people, we are dramatically increasing the risk to you, to our officers, and to the offenders. 
Our first priority is always to public safety, and it must always be that way...
 

Police Commissioner Ian Stewart

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The LNP's culling of experienced officers from Queensland Police will be costly.
Too many desk bound bureaucratically busy administrators is not good. 
The top ranks should be out regularly, with younger officers - watching traffic, visiting trouble spots, talking with drivers and young people. 
Police get a great run from the Courier Mail announcing their intentions. 
More speed cameras, revealing 'secret' tactics. 
The latest is increasing the time motorists will be held over for breath tests. 
Police will be checking number plates and vehicle safety. 
My concern is when they do the checks on busy, dangerous roads, scaring the stuffing out of people jumping out to pull them over. 
In cooperation with hotels that are identified as the trouble spots I believe Police and venue security should be visible, talking to drivers before they exit. 
How many drivers would make a better choice about driving if there was security and Police, on the gate, at the front door, as they leave.