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Media Release: Call for NSW Police watchdog to investigate strip search quotas

30 September 2019 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

30 September 2019

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NSW Police database unlocked: the where, when and why officers used force

NSW Police drew their tasers almost 3000 times over the past five years and in over 1000 of these cases officers logged a mental health issue, internal police records reveal. Nigel Gladstone reports for The Sydney Morning Herald

24 September 2019

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Concerns raised about funding cuts to CLC Care Partner Program

Community Legal Centres NSW (CLCNSW) is calling on Legal Aid to reverse a decision to cut CLC funding for vitally important child protection work.

30 August 2019

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Media Release: Strip searches are causing harm: Redfern Legal Centre and UNSW stand by report findings

29 August 2019 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

29 August 2019

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'I had done absolutely nothing wrong': Lucy Moore speaks out about being strip searched

On 22 August, Redfern Legal Centre released the report ‘Rethinking Strip Searches by NSW Police’ prepared by Dr Michael Grewcock and Dr Vicki Sentas from the Faculty of Law at UNSW Sydney.

26 August 2019

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UNSW Report: Rethinking Strip Searches by NSW Police

Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) is calling for immediate amendments to NSW strip-search laws as research reveals an almost twentyfold increase in strip searches in less than 12 years.

22 August 2019

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Media Release: UNSW report reveals extraordinary increase in police strip searches

Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) is calling for immediate amendments to NSW strip-search laws as research reveals an almost twentyfold increase in strip searches in almost 12 years.

21 August 2019

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Media Alert: RLC to launch UNSW report calling for changes to NSW strip-search laws

09 August 2019 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On Thursday, 22 August at 10am, Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) will launch a detailed research report examining the use of police strip-search powers in New South Wales.

8 August 2019

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RLC obtains standard operating procedures guiding the use of police body-worn video cameras

Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) has obtained a copy of NSW Police Force ‘Body-Worn Video Camera Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)’, which guide police in the lawful use of Body-Worn Video (BWV) cameras.

2 August 2019

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Melbourne University Research Study: Do Australian Laws Help People with Debt Problems?

A Melbourne University researcher is seeking participants for a study examining the use and impact of some of the options available to people experiencing consumer debt problems in Australia.

1 August 2019

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Media Release: Call for NSW Police watchdog to investigate strip search quotas

NSW Police database unlocked: the where, when and why officers used force

Concerns raised about funding cuts to CLC Care Partner Program

Media Release: Strip searches are causing harm: Redfern Legal Centre and UNSW stand by report findings

'I had done absolutely nothing wrong': Lucy Moore speaks out about being strip searched

UNSW Report: Rethinking Strip Searches by NSW Police

Media Release: UNSW report reveals extraordinary increase in police strip searches

Media Alert: RLC to launch UNSW report calling for changes to NSW strip-search laws

RLC obtains standard operating procedures guiding the use of police body-worn video cameras

Melbourne University Research Study: Do Australian Laws Help People with Debt Problems?

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