Posts tagged with ‘Australia’

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

Dear Commissioner Ashton,
We urge you to ensure that the proposed trial and roll-out of BWCs is accompanied by…

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…

The Haile-Michael case, in which the men alleged police had engaged in racial profiling, was settled by agreement on…

The Police Accountability Project has called the State Opposition Police in Schools Program (PIS)a ‘terribly flawed and outmoded’…

More reflective, better researched and ethical public commentary around these issues will go some way towards reducing the racial…

Liberal MP Jason Wood, the Federal member for Latrobe, is trying to trick us. His release of certain statistics…

Vice-chair of the HRC, Dr Anja Ms Siebert-Fohr speaking to Australia’s non-compliance with the Horvath decision, reflected on the…

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

NEW DATE! The Police Accountability Project is presenting a unique full day professional development training for law practitioners,…

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…

The ‘Make Victoria Safe Again’ protest event on Sunday 17th September 2017 provides the latest example of how law…

I became involved in the Peer Advocacy team because I wanted to end racial profiling and be the voice…

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