Policing and Detention

Archive of posts in the 'Policing and Detention' category

Policing and Detention / More than 7000 people challenge COVID-19 fines, but most fail

5 Dec 2021

Policing and Detention / Opinion: Australia must raise the age of responsibility to 14 or keep trapping children in a quicksand of criminality

Op ed by PIAC Senior Solicitor Emma Bastable, and Luke McNamara from UNSW Centre for Crime, Law & Justice.

21 Nov 2021

Policing and Detention / Attorneys General feet of clay when it comes to criminal responsibility

15 Nov 2021

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice / Shoebridge Bill highlights need for action to raise the age

An alliance of community, legal, and First Nations justice organisations has welcomed the Children (Criminal Proceedings) Amendment (Age of Criminal...

11 Nov 2021

Accountable Government / Open letter -A call to address unjust COVID-19 fines

Together with the Aboriginal Legal Service ACT/NSW, Redfern Legal Centre, Community Legal Centres NSW and over 100 legal practitioners, academics...

16 Sep 2021

Homelessness / Policing Public Space: The experiences of people sleeping rough

This report examines the experiences of people sleeping rough and their interactions with police in Sydney. It is based on...

17 May 2021

Homelessness / Forum: Policing Public Space

Join policy, legal and consumer experts for an important lunchtime forum about the policing of homelessness in public space, as...

13 May 2021

Homelessness Forum: Policing Public Space - 18 May 2021

In this edition: Homelessness Forum: Policing Public Space – 18 May 2021;  Marginalised groups most at risk from data-sharing proposal;...

7 May 2021

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice / Legal organisations remain concerned about the impact of secret policy on children and young people

A coalition of NSW legal and social justice organisations have reiterated serious concerns about the application of the NSW Police’s...

13 Oct 2020

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice / Submission to the NSW Parliament Select Committee on the High Level of First Nations People in Custody and Oversight and Review of Deaths in Custody

7 Sep 2020

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