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Why police should not be in our schools
Read moreVictoria Police are planning to bring back some sort of ‘Police in Schools’ program. We don’t know the details…
11 May 202103 -
Policing biosecurity: police enforcement of special measures in New South Wales and Victoria during the COVID-19 pandemic
Read moreThe first research paper using data from the national COVIDPolicing.org.au monitoring project has now published.
The authors, Louise Boon-Kuo…
9 December 2020 -
Lawyer X inquiry calls for sweeping change to Victoria Police, but is it enough to bring real accountability?
Read moreThere have been a series of reviews and inquiries into Victoria Police over the past two decades. They have…
1 December 2020 -
Urgent scrutiny of police powers and access for legal observers at Djab Wurrung sacred trees protest
Read moreHuman rights and legal organisations have condemned a police operation targeting Djab Wurrung protestors who are protecting sacred Djab…
27 October 2020 -
How close is Victoria to having independent investigations of police misconduct?
Read moreSo, where is the push to get independent investigations in Victoria up to at the moment?
For the…
9 October 2020 -
In support of #BLACKLIVESMATTERAUSTRALIA
Read moreThe Police Accountability Project, run by the Flemington Kensington Community Legal Centre is united in its support for Aboriginal…
12 June 2020 -
Policing the Pandemic
Read moreAs Victoria escalates its crisis response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Victoria Police must ensure its police responses are aligned…
29 March 2020 -
Renewed calls for Independent police complaints system
Read moreIn April 2016 Tommy Lovett was set upon by plainclothes detectives from Darebin Police. He was seriously assaulted, capsicum…
20 January 2019 -
Have you ever been stopped by police?
Read moreAre you 18 years or over? Have you been stopped by the police in Victoria in a vehicle…
18 November 2018 -
Youth Workers & Racialised Policing
Read moreIn the lead up to our Police Accountability Practice Forum we thought it would be useful to public extracts…
26 October 2017 -
The minimisation of police assault
Read moreAssistant Commissioner Brett Guerin, head of Victoria Police’s internal investigations unit is quoted in the recent Fairfax article (Police…
22 September 2017 -
Palm Island Racial Discrimination Case – Implications for Prospective Litigants
Read moreWotton is a landmark case in Australian public interest law. Communities and individuals who believe they have been affected…
14 March 2017 -
Indigenous experiences of policing: Let’s talk police brutality
Read moreBrisbane Indigenous Media Association worker and Gumbaynggirr man Leon Petrou was tasered, capsicum sprayed and bashed by Queensland police…
12 September 2016 -
Lessons-not-yet-learnt: The magnitude of deaths in custody
Read moreThe family and community trauma caused by a death in custody cannot be over-stated.
A respected Aboriginal man from central…
3 June 2015
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