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The 15-year-old was restrained on a stretcher in February 2021 when a constable touched his nipple, made a turkey noise, and laughed with other officers. Of the 27 officers charged with domestic violence in 2019 and 2020, however, just a third were found guilty with or without conviction, in line with trends in other states. That at least six officers recently found guilty and or convicted of their charges are still employed by the NSW Police Force should be of "serious concern" to the public, Ms Caulfield added. The footage of the incident shows all six officers standing Are drugs found following a positive indication from a drug dog 40 per cent of the time? Reporting Police Misconduct in Australia - Go To Court The 28-year-old had reportedly been stopped by a drug detection dog at the entrance of the event, at which point she was allegedly taken into a booth, which she described as a "metal room", where a female officer had instructed her to remove her clothes. According to the UNSW data, police had conducted 4456 strip searches in the field in 201617 and 5483 in 201718. [4]:56, In a statement provided to The Sydney Morning Herald in August 2019, a spokesperson for NSW Police had defended the use of strip searches by the organisation. the other officers should be given further training. 14.25 Similar findings have been made by the Crime and Misconduct Commission in Queensland, the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (NSW BOCSAR), and the Office of Police Integrity Victoria. Steven Attalla had been sitting in front of a church in Darlinghurst in the early hours of 24 March when he was approached by three police officers. Shoebridge told news.com.au that his office had been contacted by six attendees who were denied entry to Sydney Showground after being searched by police, alleging that each person had been stopped by a drug detection dog and that none were carrying any illicit substances. criminal. When asked by the Ombudsman, NSW Police maintained that the dogs were only supposed to be fed in situations where drugs were located, however the report noted that in practice "handlers usually fed their dog with every indication". [86] Over the course of 16 days, the Court heard evidence from multiple witnesses, including police and medical professionals, as well as event staff and festival attendees. Suing the Police: False arrest & unlawful imprisonment I'd started crying in my show make-up, angry and humiliated that somehow I had no consent in this process. "Random public screening for possession of illegal drugs infringes on cherished civil liberties and is a waste of taxpayers' hard-earned money" wrote one person, while another said, "Nabbing the occasional pot smoker isn't fighting crime and to be sniffed at by a drug dog as one goes to work isn't a vote winner".