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This week, the Victorian police announced a “hostile vehicle” policy, which supports officers to shoot a driver to stop a vehicle deemed to be hostile and a danger to the public. The policy comes into ...

Last week, Victoria Police arrested seven people who were alleged members of a professional begging “syndicate”. They were flown in from China on tourist visas. In reporting this story, Australian med ...

A Victorian parliamentary committee has recommended that all serious police misconduct be investigated by a new independent police misconduct and corruption division within the IBAC. AAP/Tracey Nearmy ...

Victoria Police inspect the scene after Sunday morning's brawl in which six people were injured, one critically. AAP/Julian SmithEarly on Sunday morning, a violent brawl erupted on the streets of the ...

In refusing to strike out Smith’s claim, the court has accepted that it is arguable police could owe a common law duty of care to specific victims of domestic violence to protect them from preventable ...

Victoria's minister for police, Lisa Neville, answers questions about allegations of police misconduct. AAP/Stefan PostlesProfessional policing is one of the great inventions of modernity. Police are ...

The Police Schools Involvement Program was abolished in Victoria in 2006. It is the only state without a police in schools program. In the 12 years since, the youth crime rate in Victoria has remained ...

A new Victoria Police strategy represents a major milestone in the evolving police approach to family violence. AAP/Joe CastroVictoria Police recently announced that family violence perpetrators will ...