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zero_gravitas to AustraliaEnglish · 1 year ago

Inside the quota-driven culture that boosted police searches from 88 to 550 a day

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Inside the quota-driven culture that boosted police searches from 88 to 550 a day

www.abc.net.au

zero_gravitas to AustraliaEnglish · 1 year ago
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Exclusive data covering 4.3 million police searches has revealed a quota-driven culture that boosts search numbers at the risk of abusing police powers.
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    Here’s a fact sheet for NSW: https://rlc.org.au/resources/legal-self-help/factsheet-strip-searches-and-your-rights

    I would assume you could find similar guides for other states and territories.

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