Aboriginal flags will be flown at all West Australian police stations permanently as part of the force's Reconciliation Action Plan to improve relations with indigenous people.
Police Commissioner Chris Dawson said it was an important symbolic move.
"We recognise the need to collectively enhance our knowledge and respect for Aboriginal history, culture and traditions, and acknowledge their custodianship of our state," he said.
"It is a priority for us to build relationships and mutual respect with Aboriginal people and embed these intentions into our agency's culture and service."
It comes almost 11 months after the flag was raised permanently outside the police headquarters in East Perth as Mr Dawson apologised to Aboriginal people and and Torres Strait Islanders on behalf of the force.
At the moving ceremony, he said police had played a significant role in contributing to a traumatic history.
Mr Dawson reflected on that again on Tuesday, saying slow progress had been made since the 1834 Pinjarra Massacre, which saw dozens of Aboriginal people killed by soldiers and policemen, led by Governor James Stirling.
"We haven't done particularly well in the past 185 years," he told ABC radio.
"We're improving but there's a lot of work to be done."
Other strategies in the plan include the ongoing push to raise the proportion of indigenous people in the force and possible Aboriginal language lessons for officers.
Australian Associated Press
