NSW Police are not closing the gap

A report by the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) into the NSW Police policing and engagement with Aboriginal people and communities is critical of the force’s failure to take seriously its obligations to Close the Gap and reduce Aboriginal over-representation in the criminal justice system.

Jonathon Hunyor, CEO of the Public Interest Advocacy Centre, joined ABC News Sunday Extra to talk about NSW Police’s failure to Close the Gap. 

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