page_title: Queensland Police Service
section_title: Specialist areas
hierarchical_section_title: Queensland Police Service / Specialist areas
caption_attribution_description: English: Mounted Queensland Police watching over an Anti-Racism Protest in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. 6 June 2020. This protest was in support of Black Lives Matter and associated protests in the United States following the killing of George Floyd - but also highlighted parallel issues within Australia such as the deaths of Australia's aboriginal people while in police custody. Unlike the corresponding US protests, police presence at this event was generally low-key and seemed to focus on traffic control and welfare of protestors. Although the large gathering exceeded the maximum allowed by Queensland State Government during the COVID-19 pandemic, no action was taken.
context_page_description: The Queensland Police Service is the principal law enforcement agency responsible for policing the Australian state of Queensland. In 1990, the Queensland Police Force was officially renamed the Queensland Police Service and the old motto of "Firmness with Courtesy" was changed to "With Honour We Serve". The headquarters of the Queensland Police Service is located at 200 Roma Street, Brisbane.
  The current Commissioner is Katarina Carroll APM. The Commissioner reports to the Minister for Police, presently the Hon. Mark Ryan MP.
context_section_description: Officers must serve a minimum of three years in general duties before being permitted to serve in specialist areas such as:
  Child Protection and Investigation Unit (CPIU), formerly the Juvenile Aid Bureau (JAB)
  Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB)
  Dog Squad
  Forensic Crash Unit, formerly the Accident Investigation Squad (AIS), and before that, the Traffic Accident Investigation Squad (TAIS)
  Forensic Services Branch
  Mounted Unit
  Police Prosecutions Corps (PPC)
  Railway Squad
  Scenes of Crime
  Special Emergency Response Team (SERT)
  Major and Organised Crime (Rural) (MOCS), formerly Stock and Regional Crime Investigation Squad (SARCIS), formerly the Stock Squad
  Road Policing Units (RPU), formerly Traffic Branch
  Intelligence Analyst
  Water Police
  Public Safety Response Team (PSRT), including the Mobile Response Capability (MRC)
  District Education and Training Office (DETO)
  Police Citizens Youth Club (PCYC)
  Tactical Crime Squad (TCS)
  Rapid Action Patrol (RAP)
  POLAIR
caption: Mounted Police at a protest
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