Posts tagged with ‘complaints’

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…

Police have launched new Contact Cards but these will not reduce or prevent racial profiling.

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…

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

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…

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

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

In the lead up to our Police Accountability Practice Forum we thought it would be useful to public extracts…

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…