The head of Western Australia's anti-corruption body criticises the police's use of dogs against young people, and says policies governing their deployment were not 'racist in intent, but are racist'.
abc.net.au/news/ccc-condemns-wa-police-use-of-dogs-on-young-and-indigenous/102097636The head of Western Australia's anti-corruption body has criticised the police's use of dogs against young people, and said policies governing their deployment were not "racist in intent, but are racist".
Corruption and Crime Commission chief John McKechnie says many deployments are against young or Indigenous people. The former Supreme Court justice said his main concern was about the broader policies governing the use of canines."Many deployments are against young and or Indigenous persons."Last year's CCC report into the issue did not identify "any evidence of canine handlers culturally targeting Aboriginal persons in the deployment of police dogs".
The report also identified "ambiguity" in how police dogs were meant to be used, but Mr Papalia said he was "not aware" of any issues.
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