Data published by The Guardian reveals that NSW police performed strip-searches on 344 boys in the last three years (2016-17 to 2018-19). Young boys aged (11 to 17 years) accounted for 3 per cent of searches (344).
Michael McGowan reports
A 22-year-old woman was allegedly strip searched in front of a shop window by two male police officers last month.
Ugur Nedim and Sonia Hickey report for Sydney Criminal Lawyers
On 14 November 2019, Alex Greenwich MP delivered a statement to the Legislative Assembly of the NSW Parliament highlighting the impact of communitiy legal centres, including the work of RLC and the Migrant Employment Legal Service.
Sydney Criminal Lawyers spoke to Dr Sentas about the implications of the Rethinking Strip Searches by NSW Police report and why law reform is a necessary component of bringing about a change in police practice and culture.
Paul Gregoire reports for Sydney Criminal Lawyers