Police-community relations
Report
Out-of-school suspension from primary school and early contact with police
This study examined associations between out-of-school suspension from primary school and early contact with police in New South Wales. The odds of suspended children experiencing any contact were three times those of non-suspended children. The study finds that systemic intersectoral reform to disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline by enacting effective alternatives to suspension is required.
Report
Inquest into the deaths at Westfield Bondi Junction on 13 April 2024
The Bondi Junction Inquest relates to the deaths of seven people during the incident that occurred at Westfield Shopping Centre, Bondi Junction on 13 April 2024. This report presents the findings of the New South Wales State Coroner. It provides 23 recommendations including in relation to the offender's mental health history, emergency service interoperability and...
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
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.