RLC in the Media: Bombshell report claims NSW Police have been targeting indigenous kids on a secret blacklist
14 February 2020 NSW Police have disproportionately targeted Indigenous children with a secretive blacklist since the year 2000, a two-year investigation has found. Zac Crellin reports for Pedestrian

RLC in the Media: NSW Police Force defends personal search quota system
14 February 2020 The NSW Police Force has defended setting personal search targets after it was revealed 238, 000 personal searches, including strip searches, were conducted in 2018-19. Evan Young reports for SBS News

RLC in the Media: NSW Police personal search targets revealed
13 February 2020 NSW Police aimed to conduct almost a quarter of a million personal searches last financial year as part of a quota driven system. Angus Thompson and Pallavi Singhal report for The Sydney Morning Herald

RLC in the Media: Revealed: NSW Police were given quotas for personal searches
13 February 2020 Under freedom of information laws, it has been revealed that NSW Police are required to meet a personal search ‘quota’. Claire Adema reports for Happy Mag

RLC in the Media: NSW police watchdog finds common strip-search practices may not be legal
13 February 2020 New LECC report casts doubt on practices such as asking people to squat or move their genitals during strip-searches Michael McGowan reports for The Guardian Australia

RLC in the Media: Questions over NSW government decision to let police watchdog go during strip-search inquiry
9 February 2020 Justice advocates ask why government didn’t renew contract of head of LECC, who was holding high-profile and potentially embarrassing inquiry. Michael McGowan reports for The Guardian Australia

RLC in the Media: NSW: Police abuse strip searching powers
6 February 2020 NSW police have sparked outrage after revelations of frequent and unlawful strip searches being conducted on minors. Sheri Bryson writes for The Socialist

RLC in the Media: Sexual assault victims in ethnically diverse suburbs face ‘tremendous hurdles’ in coming forward
1 February 2020 Police in one of Sydney’s most ethnically diverse suburbs say they are unable to pursue many sexual assault complaints because victims face intrinsic hurdles in coming forward. Kevin Nguyen reports for ABC News

RLC in the Media: “Summer of glove” campaign calls for the end of Berejiklian-era strip-searches
22 January 2020 Opponents of the Berejiklian government strip-search policy have taken their criticism to the streets, calling for an end to the maligned program. Paul Gregoire reports for The Big Smoke

RLC in the Media: A bitter pill: why the future of festivals relies on pill testing
15 January 2020 With the festival season upon us, so too is the debate over pill testing. David Smeidt reports for GQ Magazine