RLC in the media

The NSW Police Commissioner has lost a bid to stop an academic report calling for law reform on strip searches from being added to the record of an inquest into music festival deaths. Angus Thompson reports for The Sydney Morning Herald

If you consent when an officer asks whether you agree to a warrantless search of your person or your vehicle, you’re also providing that the search is legal – regardless of whether the officer follows correct protocol or not. Paul Gregoire and Ugur Nedim report for Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Many young people say the controversial practice leaves them feeling “traumatised” and “embarrassed”. Gavin Fernando reports for news.com.au

University researchers who found police strip searches in NSW have drastically increased are standing behind their figures, saying police attempts to discredit them deflect from the larger legal issue at play. Australian Associated Press

Police strip searches are on the rise, with young people the main targets. Rachel Evans reports for Green Left Weekly

When Georgia and her friends were driving along the Murray River near border of New South Wales and Victoria, they didn’t expect to come across an army of police. Jessica Staveley reports for Mamamia

Police officers are increasingly conducting illegal strip searches, a new report has found, and have refused to shed light on specific details about them Gavin Fernando reports for news.com.au

Research findings from a UNSW report, commissioned by Redfern Legal Centre, prompted a detailed discussion about police strip searches and harm minimisation on ABC's Q&A. Q&A High School Special Broadcast on ABC TV, 26 August 2019.

2ser speaks to Dr Vicki Sentas, senior lecturer in law at UNSW and one of the co-authors of the Rethinking Strip Searches by NSW Police report about what can be done to make sure that police are not going beyond their powers.

On Sunday 24 August, Dr Vicki Sentas appreared on the Today Show discussing the rise in potentially unlawful police strip searches and findings of the UNSW report commissioned by RLC, 'Rethinking Stip Searches by NSW Police.'