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First public hearings on police complaints in decades now underway.
Read moreThe Victorian Parliament’s IBAC Committee will commence Public Hearings this week as part of it’s historic Inquiry into the…
22 February 2018013 -
No one should be stopped by police just because they’re black: 5 years since the race discrimination case
Read moreThe Haile-Michael case, in which the men alleged police had engaged in racial profiling, was settled by agreement on…
15 February 2018 -
Police in Schools a ‘terribly flawed idea’
Read moreThe Police Accountability Project has called the State Opposition Police in Schools Program (PIS)a ‘terribly flawed and outmoded’…
5 February 2018 -
10 things you need to understand about crime reporting in 2018
Read moreMedia coverage of crime involving African young people is in hyper-drive in Victoria at the moment. If you…
30 December 2017 -
Reporting crime and race: A short guide for journalists
Read moreMore reflective, better researched and ethical public commentary around these issues will go some way towards reducing the racial…
3 December 2017 -
An Australian community vilified as it tries to celebrate
Read moreLiberal MP Jason Wood, the Federal member for Latrobe, is trying to trick us. His release of certain statistics…
22 November 2017 -
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 -
Australia grilled at UN over Horvath case
Read moreVice-chair of the HRC, Dr Anja Ms Siebert-Fohr speaking to Australia’s non-compliance with the Horvath decision, reflected on the…
23 October 2017 -
Police Accountability Practice Forum
Read moreNEW DATE! The Police Accountability Project is presenting a unique full day professional development training for law practitioners,…
9 October 2017 -
Restraint of twelve-year old does not meet community standards of policing
Read moreIt is understandable and appropriate that we are seeing widespread community outrage about the video taken on Friday showing…
9 October 2017 -
UPDATE: Overhaul of police complaints system overdue
Read moreA Parliamentary Inquiry examining how police complaints about misconduct and corruption are handled in Victoria has received over 40…
3 October 2017 -
Sandra’s Story: complaining about police in a small country town
Read moreThe Loddon Campaspe Community Legal Centre (LCCLC) has made submission to the Parliamentary inquiry into the external oversight of…
25 September 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 -
MEDIA BACKGROUNDER: Much more than an ‘anti-crime’ protest
Read moreThe ‘Make Victoria Safe Again’ protest event on Sunday 17th September 2017 provides the latest example of how law…
16 September 2017 -
Shrouded in secrecy: Racial profiling by Victoria Police
Read moreVictoria Police must take urgent steps to monitor racial profiling by members in police stops, say experts in a…
5 September 2017 -
Monitoring Racial Profiling: Executive Summary & Key Findings
Read moreMonitoring Racial Profiling – Introducing a scheme to prevent unlawful stops and searches by Victoria Police
A report of the…5 September 2017 -
Effective and impartial investigation of complaints against police: 2017
Read moreAll Victorians are stakeholders in ensuring a robust, effective and human rights oriented police accountability system. In this updated…
1 September 2017 -
Nightclub police shooting highlights need for independent investigations
Read moreThe recent Melbourne nightclub shooting shows exactly why we need independent investigations of critical incidents involving police.
Yesterday’s tragic police…8 July 2017 -
New inquiry on external oversight of police corruption and misconduct in Victoria
Read moreThe Victorian Parliament’s IBAC Committee has announced an Inquiry into the external oversight of police corruption and misconduct in…
6 July 2017 -
Introducing Zenab – Peer Advocacy Team Member
Read moreMy passion lies with helping those that are most underprivileged and those who experience inequities due to their race,…
4 July 2017
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