A draft report sent to the NSW Department of Health last week and shared with the NSW Police Department includes over 40 recommendations, including a reduction of police presence at music festivals and the scrapping of sniffer dogs.
The NSW Liberal government has repeatedly downplayed the idea of pill testing, in the face of growing evidence from experts in the field and internationally supporting the harm reduction method. However, Grahame’s suggestions may act as the final push that leads to implementation.
It’s not just the inquest that has shined a spotlight on the harm reduction methods of NSW’s police and government.
A study published by the Redfern Legal Centre in August showed strip searches in the state has increased from 277 between December 2005 and November 2006 to 5483 in 2017/18.
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