Summary
This paper presents the results of an evaluation of the impact on reported crime of Queensland Police Services' Operational Performance Reviews (OPRs) across 29 police districts in Queensland. OPRs in Queensland sought to reduce crime and disorder, improve quality of life and institutionalise problem-oriented and partnership policing in Queensland. Interrupted time series analysis was used to assess and isolate the direct impact OPRs had on different categories of crime across the state. The second part of the paper examines the district-by-district impact of OPRs on different categories of crime, using a random-effects, mixed model. Three major findings emerge from this research.