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Strategy

Anti-racism strategy


The Strategy outlines the Northern Territory Police Force's priorities and commitments for addressing and preventing racism across the agency. It outlines priority reform areas and the commitments to be delivered by 2027. The strategy sets out the mission, vision, priority statements and outcomes. The strategy is accompanied by an action plan.
Briefing paper

Disability and the criminal justice system


This paper examines the systemic over‑representation of people with disability in the criminal justice system, highlighting challenges across policing, bail access, court diversion, custody and post‑release support. It shows how inadequate accommodations and services worsen outcomes, and calls for stronger, disability‑responsive policies to reduce harm, improve justice access, and support safe reintegration.
Report

Characteristics of image-based sexual abuse recorded by police


This bulletin describes the findings of an analysis of 771 individuals proceeded against by police for image-based sexual abuse (IBSA) offences in four jurisdictions in 2022–23: Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory and Victoria. It discusses implications for prevention and detection of IBSA offending, and underlines the need for tailored responses to IBSA...
Report

Harm in the name of safety


A research report into the harms enacted in the course of family violence policing. The report documents Victorian frontline workers' experiences of police responses to family violence. It finds that harmful family violence policing practices are extremely frequent and widespread across the state, and that alternative community-based response pathways for victim-survivors are urgently needed.
Report

Commissioner’s 100-day review of the Queensland Police Service: final report


This report presents the findings and recommendations of the Commissioner’s review of the Queensland Police Service (QPS), conducted between March and June 2025. It concludes that the QPS must urgently realign its legislative mandate, operational structures and internal culture to better support its frontline workforce and meet the needs of the community. It makes 65...