Mike Bush is under no illusion about the challenges that he faces as Victoria’s new police commissioner.

And after a month officially in the job, the former New Zealand top cop has sat down with 7NEWS to detail his plans to tackle youth crime, technology and recruitment struggles.

He has visited 14 police stations and has gathered feedback from members on the “initial problems”.

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“Our real priorities are to rebuild a high level of trust and confidence that the public should have in us and to ensure we enable our people to get out to do the job that they joined to do and that the public deserve of us,” he told 7NEWS Melbourne Chief Crime Reporter Cassie Zervos.

The police commissioner said the members have flagged challenges with excessive bureaucracy and not enough modern technology.

“They want to be out there preventing and responding to crime but unfortunately because of some of the settings we put there they spend a lot of time in the station,” he said.

“We need to address that.”

On being asked about recruitment and the plan to encourage more people to join Victoria Police, Bush said the process needs to be streamlined.

“There are a lot of people joining and a lot of people applying to join, but we do want and need more,” he said.

“We need to attract them in the first place and look at ways to streamline our recruitment process so they’re not in that pipeline any longer than they need to be.”

Bush said the first month has been getting an understanding of the business, but going forward he will be more public facing at press conferences.

“I think it’s really important for people to not just see the chief commissioner, but members of the leadership team,” he said.

“[But] you will see more of me as I think it’s an important part of the job.”

And his stance on the major youth crime issue Victoria is facing is two-pronged.

“No one wants to see our young people risking their own lives and risking other people’s lives by committing crime and no one wants to see young people in jail,” he said.

“But there has to be a consequence.

“In partnership with others we intervene early in their lives to show them there is another way that if they continue on that path they understand there is a consequence to their actions.

“None of us want to see it, but if people are going to persist they need to understand there will be a result.”

Watch the full interview on 7NEWS Melbourne in 6pm tonight.