▁ ▁Dun can ▁presented ▁two ▁reports ▁to ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁government ▁which ▁recommended ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁re forms , ▁including ▁detect ive ▁training ▁and ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁for ens ic ▁science ▁and ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁promotion ▁system ▁and ▁the ▁deployment ▁of ▁personnel . ▁The ▁recommend ations ▁were ▁accepted ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁who ▁then ▁appointed ▁Dun can ▁to ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Chief ▁Commission er ▁" with ▁a ▁mand ate ▁to ▁introduce ▁the ▁re forms ". ▁ ▁Once ▁appointed , ▁Dun can ▁began ▁the ▁task ▁of ▁dealing ▁with ▁" ent rench ed ▁bad ▁practice , ▁poor ▁leadership , ▁mal admin istration ▁and ▁cor ruption . ▁ ▁Dun can ▁made ▁some ▁head way ▁in ▁his ▁term ▁but ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁address ▁these ▁problems ▁immediately . ▁Dun can ▁retired ▁from ▁Victoria ▁Police ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁ ▁Private ▁life ▁Dun can ▁married ▁Elizabeth ▁Ann ▁Mac Donald ▁on ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁at ▁Tr inity ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church , ▁Lamb eth , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁one ▁daughter . ▁Dun can ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁" Bo y ▁Sc outs ' ▁Association , ▁Melbourne ▁Rot ary , ▁Y M CA , ▁the ▁Royal ▁Hum ane ▁Society , ▁the ▁National ▁F it ness ▁Council ▁and ▁the ▁State ▁Rel ief ▁Committee ." ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Bright on , ▁a ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Melbourne , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁and ▁awards ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 8 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9