Independent Investigations

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…

The Loddon Campaspe Community Legal Centre (LCCLC) has made submission to the Parliamentary inquiry into the external oversight of…

Assistant Commissioner Brett Guerin, head of Victoria Police’s internal investigations unit is quoted in the recent Fairfax article (Police…

All Victorians are stakeholders in ensuring a robust, effective and human rights oriented police accountability system. In this updated…

This is your chance to let Parliament know what you think is needed for a fair, impartial and human…

The recent Melbourne nightclub shooting shows exactly why we need independent investigations of critical incidents involving police.
Yesterday’s tragic police…

The Victorian Parliament’s IBAC Committee has announced an Inquiry into the external oversight of police corruption and misconduct in…

While the NSW LECC model is likely to significantly improve some aspects of police oversight and accountability, there are…

The “Horvath Test” is simple. If Corinna Horvath’s 1996 assault by Victoria police occurred again today, (and many…