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Contact Cards are not enough to prevent racial profiling
Read morePolice have launched new Contact Cards but these will not reduce or prevent racial profiling.
July 27, 201809 -
UPDATE: Parliamentary report into police complaints system delayed.
Read moreThe Parliamentary Inquiry examining how police complaints about misconduct and corruption are handled in Victoria was due to report…
June 12, 2018 -
What would it take for Victoria Police to make ethical standards their core business?
Read moreEvidence from the behaviour of ‘High Reliability Organisations’ shows a clear path forward to improve, not just the perception…
June 7, 2018 -
Learning from history: The Police Complaints Authority
Read moreCommentators such as Jon Faine on ABC Melbourne have pointed out that previous attempts taken in Victoria to independently…
May 16, 2018 -
Over-policing of young people: Making youth programs safer
Read moreUltimately, building closer relationships between young people and police often results in the intensification of policing of those young…
May 16, 2018 -
Tip of the iceberg: Stories of a broken police complaints system
Read moreAn avalanche of news stories from people who have experienced excessive force, racist policing or other police misconduct, and…
April 5, 2018 -
Culture, Complaints and Systemic Change: Victoria Police in the Spotlight
Read moreThe current Inquiry into External Oversight of Police Corruption and Misconduct in Victoria has established beyond doubt the urgent…
March 14, 2018 -
No one should be stopped by police just because they’re black: 5 years since the race discrimination case
Read moreThe Haile-Michael case, in which the men alleged police had engaged in racial profiling, was settled by agreement on…
February 15, 2018 -
Police in Schools a ‘terribly flawed idea’
Read moreThe Police Accountability Project has called the State Opposition Police in Schools Program (PIS)a ‘terribly flawed and outmoded’…
February 5, 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 -
Youth Workers & Racialised Policing
Read moreIn the lead up to our Police Accountability Practice Forum we thought it would be useful to public extracts…
October 26, 2017 -
Racial Profiling monitoring call to the United Nations
Read moreA coalition of 56 Australian non-government organisations have called upon all Australian state and federal governments to adopt measures…
October 15, 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 -
Introducing Achol – Peer Advocacy Team Member
Read moreI became involved in the Peer Advocacy team because I wanted to end racial profiling and be the voice…
September 12, 2017 -
Shrouded in secrecy: Racial profiling by Victoria Police
Read moreVictoria Police must take urgent steps to monitor racial profiling by members in police stops, say experts in a…
September 5, 2017 -
Monitoring Racial Profiling: Executive Summary & Key Findings
Read moreMonitoring Racial Profiling – Introducing a scheme to prevent unlawful stops and searches by Victoria Police
A report of the…September 5, 2017 -
Effective and impartial investigation of complaints against police: 2017
Read moreAll Victorians are stakeholders in ensuring a robust, effective and human rights oriented police accountability system. In this updated…
September 1, 2017 -
Racial Profiling and the Globilisation of Policing: A Symposium
Read moreThis exciting event features Police Accountability Project founder, and now PHD Candidate, Tamar Hopkins, along with former Police Accountability…
August 23, 2017
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