A scathing audit reveals that a police program targeting young Indigenous people in New South Wales will no longer apply to juveniles due to overuse of intrusive tactics. The program, called Suspect Target Management Plan (STMP), has been found to unreasonably and unlawfully monitor children, including strip-searching them. The audit follows previous findings of unlawful strip-searches and misuse of anti-terrorism powers by NSW Police.
An intensive police program that overwhelmingly targets young Indigenous people and overuses intrusive tactics will no longer apply to juveniles, following a scathing audit. The Suspect Target Management Plan is a New South Wales Police Force initiative designed to reduce crime among "high risk" individuals. It has been in operation since February 2002.
While police recorded mention of the boy's brain injury and how it made him forgetful, it took another 10 months to make recommendations that impairment be taken into account. " shows that police did not modify their interactions with this young person, even with knowledge of his complex needs," the report said.
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