Report reveals alarming rates of child strip searches by NSW police

A report by Sydney’s Redfern Legal Centre says New South Wales police subjected more than 1500 children to invasive strip searches over 7 years.

Fist Nations children made up almost 45 per cent of children strip searched, despite representing just 6 percent of all 10- to 17-year-olds in New South Wales.

 

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Produced By: Amy O’Halloran

Featured In Story: Samantha Lee – Senior Solicitor from the Redfern Legal Service

First aired on The Wire, Tuesday 19 March 2024