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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, 201808 -
IBAC’s new Victoria Police audit is welcome but not enough.
Read moreThe Audit of Victoria Police’s oversight of serious incidents (27 March 2018) has been described as ‘damning’ and ‘scathing’…
March 28, 2018 -
First public hearings on police complaints in decades now underway.
Read moreThe Victorian Parliament’s IBAC Committee will commence Public Hearings this week as part of it’s historic Inquiry into the…
February 22, 2018 -
Police Accountability Practice Forum
Read moreNEW DATE! The Police Accountability Project is presenting a unique full day professional development training for law practitioners,…
October 9, 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 -
New inquiry on external oversight of police corruption and misconduct in Victoria
Read moreThe Victorian Parliament’s IBAC Committee has announced an Inquiry into the external oversight of police corruption and misconduct in…
July 6, 2017 -
Introducing Zenab – Peer Advocacy Team Member
Read moreMy passion lies with helping those that are most underprivileged and those who experience inequities due to their race,…
July 4, 2017 -
What is the “Horvath Test?”
Read moreThe “Horvath Test” is simple. If Corinna Horvath’s 1996 assault by Victoria police occurred again today, (and many…
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A six year battle against discrimination
Read moreA Victorian Supreme Court judgement has found that Kwenda Obudho was the victim of racial discrimination by a popular…
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November 30, 2016 -
IBAC’s missed opportunity
Read moreIBAC’s special report into Operation Ross, released on 10 November, misses a vital opportunity to look beyond Ballarat to…
November 11, 2016 -
Victorian police complaints investigations in the spotlight: IBAC recommendations fail the “Horvath test”
Read moreThe Victorian Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) recently released its review of Victorian police complaints investigation, the Audit of...
November 6, 2016 -
Launch of Police Complaints Clinic Report
Read moreThe Flemington & Kensington Community Legal Centre has released its first report on the Police Accountability and Human Rights…
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October 23, 2015 -
It’s time for Independent Investigations of Police Misconduct
Read moreThe Court of Appeal has handed down its appeal decision in the matter of Bare v IBAC which…
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Victorian Government moves to restrict compensation claims brought against state and private prison operators
Read moreThe Victorian Ombudsman has observed that people detained in custody in Victoria face a greater risk of harm than...
June 11, 2015 -
Supreme Court Kaba decision could set back racial profiling prevention
Read moreAn appeal decision has been handed down in the Victorian Supreme Court which could set back Victoria Police efforts…
December 18, 2014 -
Police must not investigate their own: six enduring myths
Read morePolice killings are big news, but the investigations that follow have unearthed a culture of violence without accountability. The…
February 3, 2014
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