It's part of a busy first week since Roman Quaedvlieg was appointed Chief Police Officer on Monday.

Before starting in the role, he asked his senior officers to compile a brief that covered the entire spectrum of ACT Policing's work.

In the coming weeks Mr Quaedvlieg will also be briefed by his 12 superintendents on their individual portfolios.

The Australian Federal Police Assistant Commissioner said he would ask each of the high-level officers about the resource needs for their areas and whether they were satisfied in their current roles.

He said the 965 men and women in his command were adequate for the task of keeping crime in Canberra low, ''[but] there needs to be incremental growth in that as we go forward''.

An estimated increase in ACT Policing's budget of $15 million in two years' time would assist with growth.

Mr Quaedvlieg said he would work with his deputies and superintendents towards five- and 10-year plans for the force.

While having identified anti-social behaviour and alcohol-fuelled violence as challenges facing the force, Mr Quaedvlieg said they would be among a number of potential flashpoints.

His challenge was ''to ensure that we have a workforce that can meet an all-hazards approach a fully skilled workforce that can respond to any particular challenge that arises''.

''One of my greatest fears is that we have a convergence of all these challenges at a single point in time,'' he said.

After 10 years away from local policing, Mr Quaedvlieg said initial briefings left him confident the challenges for his team remained similar to those he faced in 15 years with the Queensland Police Force.

''There's a strong resonance of what I did with the Queensland Police and the point I always make is it's only the names and times that change ... the issues are always the same.''

While his Victorian counterpart admitted there might be some racist elements within that force, MrQuaedvlieg does not believe similar issues exist in the local constabulary.

''From my experience in the AFP, broadly, I have not seen a racist streak in the organisation,'' he said.

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