Judge Christopher W. Dybwad presided over the trial of a man charged with felony possession of a firearm by a former felon, with the prosecution presenting evidence of the man's arrest and the firearm's recovery, while the defense argued that the man was only apprehended because he fit the mold of a usual suspect.| Davis Vanguard
From birdsong to activism: The author and Emmy-winning host talks queer joy, racial justice, and why birds make the best role models| Outtraveler.com
The Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service (VALS), the Police Accountability Project and other community legal centres and Aboriginal organisations have called on Premier Daniel Andrews to overhaul the state’s failed police oversight system with the introduction of a Police Ombudsman. VALS and the Police Accountability Project are part of a coalition of lawyers, non-profit organisations and legal […]| Police Accountability Project
PAP has recently released two important reports around policing in the past months. PAP is proud to release these two very important reports. The first is on Predictive Policing and the tools Victoria Police use to assess risk on young people. The other is on COVID-19 Policing which was undertaken by a coalition of organisations in 2020. Predictive Policing Predictive […]| Police Accountability Project
IBAC has recently handed down its report into racist, sexist and homophobic comments by the former head of Victoria Police’s ethics department, Assistant Commissioner Brett Guerin.[ref]https://www.ibac.vic.gov.au/publications-and-resources/article/operation-turon-special-report-october-2021[/ref] Called Operation Turon, IBAC’s investigation found damning evidence of online misconduct by Mr Guerin. But once again, this has been lost opportunity to identify and tackle systemic racism within...| Police Accountability Project