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RLC in the Media: Consent app - Fuller's worst idea all year?

New South Wales Police Commissioner Mick Fuller’s proposal for an app that records consent has been widely criticised, including by those working with survivors of sexual assault. Isaac Nellist reports for Green Left

27 March 2021

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RLC in the Media: More laws are not the answer: the case for restorative justice to address sexual assault

With conviction rates of just 2%, it is clear the justice system is failing victims of sexual assault.

20 March 2021

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RLC in the Media: Alleged sexual assault guidelines and policing discussed on Blackchat Koori Radio.

RLC is calling on the NSW Police to release internal operating procedures on steps to apply when beginning an investigation into an alleged sexual assault. Lola Forester reports for Blackchat.

12 March 2021

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RLC in the Media: NSW Police must release internal sexual assault procedures

Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) is calling on the NSW Police to release its internal operating procedures on steps to apply when beginning an investigation into an alleged sexual assault. Kerry Smith reports for Green Left Weekly.

9 March 2021

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RLC in the Media: Report into Unlawful Strip Searches Conducted by NSW Police

A recent 150 page report was released by the LECC into NSW Police strip searches of young people in Sydney.

25 January 2021

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RLC in the Media: Law on Police Using Body Worn Cameras in NSW

The Attorney General, Mark Speakman has rejected calls to require police to hand over body-worn video footage.

24 January 2021

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RLC in the Media: Call for overhaul of police strip searches

Sam Lee, Solicitor with the Police Accountability Practice at Redfern Legal Centre speaks to Radio National about the imminent release of the LECC's report into strip searches in NSW.

15 December 2020

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RLC in the Media: Law enforcement watchdog recommends overhaul of NSW Police strip searches

The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) has made 25 recommendations after on-going investigations into the way police conduct strip searches. Shahni Wellington reports for NITV News

15 December 2020

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RLC in the Media: NSW Greens Call For Radical Overhaul Of Invasive Police Strip Searches & Drug Dogs In New Bill

The NSW Greens have introduced a bill in State Parliament to radically reform the use of strip searches and drug detection dogs by NSW Police. David Adams reports for Pedestrian TV.

11 November 2020

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RLC in the Media: Calls for Police Officers to Stop Strip-Searching Kids

In the past year, NSW police officers have strip-searched 96 children and more than 20 percent of them were Indigenous.

4 November 2020

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Topics

RLC in the Media: Consent app - Fuller's worst idea all year?

RLC in the Media: More laws are not the answer: the case for restorative justice to address sexual assault

RLC in the Media: Alleged sexual assault guidelines and policing discussed on Blackchat Koori Radio.

RLC in the Media: NSW Police must release internal sexual assault procedures

RLC in the Media: Report into Unlawful Strip Searches Conducted by NSW Police

RLC in the Media: Law on Police Using Body Worn Cameras in NSW

RLC in the Media: Call for overhaul of police strip searches

RLC in the Media: Law enforcement watchdog recommends overhaul of NSW Police strip searches

RLC in the Media: NSW Greens Call For Radical Overhaul Of Invasive Police Strip Searches & Drug Dogs In New Bill

RLC in the Media: Calls for Police Officers to Stop Strip-Searching Kids

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