Independent Investigations

Revelations in Victoria’s Coronial Court today have highlighted systemic problems with police-contact death investigations in Victoria.

The Coronial Inquest…

The Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System has been urged to avoid “piecemeal reviews and more training updates”…

In April 2016 Tommy Lovett was set upon by plainclothes detectives from Darebin Police. He was seriously assaulted, capsicum…

The onus now is on the current Victorian Government to ensure that Victoria has an independent body that can…

Lawyers and advocates from across Victoria have welcomed the Andrews Government announcement of a Royal Commission into police misconduct,…

A parliamentary committee has recommended that all serious police misconduct be investigated by a new independent Police Misconduct and…

The Victorian Government must, as a matter of urgency, resource a body separate from police to independently investigate all…

Four years ago, human rights, legal and social justice organisations called upon the Victorian Government to respond decisively…

The Parliamentary Inquiry examining how police complaints about misconduct and corruption are handled in Victoria was due to report…

Evidence from the behaviour of ‘High Reliability Organisations’ shows a clear path forward to improve, not just the perception…

Commentators such as Jon Faine on ABC Melbourne have pointed out that previous attempts taken in Victoria to independently…

An avalanche of news stories from people who have experienced excessive force, racist policing or other police misconduct, and…

The Audit of Victoria Police’s oversight of serious incidents (27 March 2018) has been described as ‘damning’ and ‘scathing’…

The current Inquiry into External Oversight of Police Corruption and Misconduct in Victoria has established beyond doubt the urgent…

Guerin is a product of a failed police complaints system and this is the broader issue, lost in the…

Would the independent investigation of police complaints remove responsibility for ethical standards from police? No, not at all…

One of the pervasive myths in the current debate about how complaints against police are investigated is the belief…

The Victorian Parliament’s IBAC Committee will commence Public Hearings this week as part of it’s historic Inquiry into the…

A coalition of 56 Australian non-government organisations have called upon all Australian state and federal governments to adopt measures…

A Parliamentary Inquiry examining how police complaints about misconduct and corruption are handled in Victoria has received over 40…