Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll's resignation was arguably the very definition of a shock announcement, but perhaps it wasn't all that unexpected.

Speculation about her future had been rife in recent weeks, amid renewed debate about the handling of growing youth crime and rumblings of unrest in the ranks.

It comes as the state experiences "extraordinary increases" in reports of domestic and family violence, which advocates warn will only get improve if the new top cop continues to reform the culture within the Queensland Police Service.

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