Victoria police officers will spend less time doing paperwork and more time patrolling the streets in a bid to reduce crime and restore public confidence.

The chief commissioner, Mike Bush, announced the biggest restructure of the force in a decade on Monday, which he said was in response to the state’s “major crime problem” and “the lack of trust and confidence” in police to tackle it.

“In terms of those two very significant issues, we need to police differently. We need a reset. We need to reorganise ourselves,” Bush told reporters. Less than 1% of population responsible for 40% of all offending in Victoria as crime rate climbs Read more

The restructure will cut back on centralised commands and departments and reduce the “administrative burden” on frontline officers, as well as cu

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