Using or Possessing a Weapon to Resist Arrest Offences & Defences NSW
Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. Two men have been arrested and charged after allegedly driving a vehicle at police during an operation on Sydney’s North Shore in an attempt to prevent lawful detention. According to reports from NSW Police, the incident took place on Monday 12 April 2021 when officers from North Shore Police ...continue reading
Law and Penalties for Using Explosive Substances or Corrosive Fluids in NSW
Poppy Morandin and Jimmy Singh. Police in Perth are currently appealing to the public in order to track down a man who allegedly attacked an Indigenous woman and her daughter with a makeshift flamethrower. The man is said to have had a white swastika painted on his forehead, and is described as fair skinned, ...continue reading
The NSW Police’s Suspect Targeting Management Plan (STMP) to Effectively Reduce Crime
Poppy Morandin. A report by the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research has defended the controversial proactive policing initiatives by the NSW Police within the Suspect Target Management Plan (STMP) by contending it effectively reduces crime. The STMP was designed to identify, assess, and target individuals who are suspected of being repeat offenders. The ...continue reading
Chinese Drug Trafficker on Death Row Escapes Lawful Custody by Tunnelling Through Sewers to Road Outside
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. It’s the kind of plot you’d only ever see play out in a movie, except of course this was real life – in mid-September 2020, a man facing the death sentence in Indonesia for drug trafficking managed to escape from jail by tunnelling through the sewage system, and ...continue reading
NSW Police Commissioner Defends Officers Who Performed ‘Unlawful’ Arrest on Curtis Scott
By Poppy Morandin and Jimmy Singh. NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller has sought to defend the actions of police officers involved in the wrongful arrest of NRL player Curtis Scott. The bodycam footage of the arrest shown in court sparked outrage, with it depicting Scott, who was passed out drunk at the foot of ...continue reading
Latest BOSCAR statistics and the need for greater focus on rehabilitation: An interview with Deputy Mayor of Dubbo and Barrister Stephen Lawrence
By Poppy Morandin. Recent release of crime statistics detailing a quarterly update for this year, have revealed that crime across most of NSW has remained stable or fallen in the two years to June 2020. A major exception to this finding was within the crime category of sexual assault, which has risen 9.4% over ...continue reading
Federal Government Seeking to Ban Refugees from Utilising Phones
By Poppy Morandin. A proposed bill by the Federal Government may effectively further liken the experience of refugees in detention centres to individuals within corrective centres. The Migration Amendment (Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2020 will allow mobile phones and other internet-capable devices to be deemed “prohibited items”, the searching of detainees ...continue reading
Section 32 Mental Health Applications now Replaced by Section 14 to Get Criminal Charges Dismissed in Court
There is an available legislative framework for a NSW court to determine criminal proceedings where the accused or defendant has mental health issues relevant to the case. This legislative framework is echoed in the old Act called The Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1990 (NSW) (‘The Act’). It is a response to the increasing contact with ...continue reading
Law & Penalties for Causing an Explosive to Explode in NSW
By Poppy Morandin and Jimmy Singh. Nine men have been charged over an explosion that left a 55-year-old woman with burns to her face, hands, chest, and legs. The incident occurred at the woman’s residence in Sydney’s inner west in early June. She had noticed a fire had struck on her front balcony late ...continue reading
NSW Police Leak Private Information of Complainants
By Poppy Morandin. The NSW Police have leaked the emails of over 150 complainants who contacted them in order to raise concerns regarding officer’s use of force following the Sydney Black Lives Matter protest on Saturday, 6 June. Samuel Leighton-Dore was not present at the confrontation between the protestors and police at Central Station, ...continue reading