Policing Career
Hanson was promoted to the rank of Constable (first class) while on active service and briefly posted to the vice squad before being transferred to the police air wing as Sergeant (third class). Such rapid advancement in an organization which was committed to seniority based promotion resulted in a number of appeals. The first appeal was rejected and the remainder were withdrawn which allowed Hanson to overtake more than a thousand other police on the seniority list. After this he became known as 'Slippery'. The air wing was disbanded in 1950 and Hanson then moved to the new Number 21 Mobile Division. He returned to Broken Hill in 1953 and was promoted to Sergeant (first class) in 1955. Hanson served as an Inspector (third class) and also officer in charge at Bega (1959–62) and Wollongong (1962–64) before moving to the Metropolitan Police District as a Superintendent (third class). After attendance at the Australian Police College in 1963, Hanson rose to Superintendent (first class) and Assistant Metropolitan Superintendent in 1967.
Hanson was appointed Assistant Commissioner in 1968, Deputy Commissioner on 14 January 1972 and Commissioner on 15 November 1972. That year he also attended the general assembly of the International Criminal Police Organization at Frankfurt, Germany. In 1974 he visited the Australian police contingent at Cyprus. While Commissioner Hanson introduced merit rating, abolished seniority in executive promotions and also established the crime intelligence unit. By objecting to New South Wales Police Association attempts to gain greater access to the Industrial Commission of New South Wales he sparked contention. Hanson gained widespread support in 1975 when he initiated aggressive street patrols to counter hoodlum activity, however he failed to control illegal gambling which was to become a major public issue. In 1976 Hanson sued the then Australian Broadcasting Commission for defamation when it had been suggested that he had a financial interest in an illegal casino situated at Gosford; the case was later settled out of court.
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