Victoria Police has rejected accusations of racial profiling after a new report found Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as people of non-Anglo backgrounds, were more likely to be targeted for COVID-19 breaches. Read more:
A damning report has found Victoria Police officers disproportionately targeted Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as people of non-Anglo backgrounds, during the pandemic.At least 28,000 included details of the person's perceived racial appearance, according to data from Inner Melbourne Community Legal released on Tuesday.
acknowledged the state's criminal justice system had failed First Nations people over generations and committed to improvingIn the wake of the report, Commissioner and Deputy Chair of the Yoorrook Justice Commission, Sue-Anne Hunter reiterated Commissioner Patton's commitments and called on him to "stay true" to them.
Racial profiling and police accountability researcher Tamar Hopkins worked with Inner Melbourne Community Legal on the report and said the data was evidence of racist policing. Despite the apology from Victoria’s top cop in May for racist practices within the state’s force, police denied the racial profiling allegations.
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