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Body-worn cameras will help reduce police use of force, but the problem runs much deeper
Read moreAnd it should not be forgotten that true police accountability is located in the way operational codes are observed,…
April 18, 2018012 -
Body Worn Cameras: A call for regulation, safeguards and accountability
Read moreDear Commissioner Ashton,
We urge you to ensure that the proposed trial and roll-out of BWCs is accompanied by…March 12, 2018 -
Our statement on former AC Guerin and IBAC’s Operation Turon
Read moreThe Police Accountability Project, welcomes the announcement of Operation Turon by the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC).
March 2, 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…
December 30, 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…
December 3, 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…
November 22, 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…
September 22, 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…
September 16, 2017 -
Discrimination, double punishment & death: the case against deportations
Read more“We are talking about people who have already served time in custody for a crime they have committed. Subjecting…
May 8, 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…
March 14, 2017
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