Table of Contents

Introduction
The history and some background/ Methodology and structure of the case study/ The essential dilemma

Policing and power
Power, bureaucracy and responsible government/ The Commissioner’s role/ Queensland’s style of government/ The societal context/ Conclusion

Policing in the 1960s and 1970s
The Bischof factor/ The appointment of Hodges/ Hodges’ vision and the McKinna reports/ Whitrod’s appointment/ Whitrodian style of leadership and administration/ Conclusion

Whitrod’s reform agenda
Upgrading the education and training of police/ Decentralisation/ Promotion on merit/ Minimising corruption/ Effectiveness and efficiency/ Multi-skilling/ Increasing the numbers and role of women police/ Conclusion

Major factors impacting on the agenda
Sectarianism not merit/ Anti-intellectualism in the State and the force/ The police culture/ Unions in Queensland policing/ Political interference/ Media influence/ Conclusion

Conclusion

The corollary

Tables/ Appendix/ Bibliography/ Index