Police and Protective Service Officer misconduct

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Police officers and Protective Service Officers (PSOs) engage in misconduct when they abuse their positions of power to act improperly or illegally. People who have experienced police and PSO misconduct often feel a sense of injustice and unfairness.

Examples of police and PSO misconduct include:

  • excessive use of force, assault or manhandling;

  • inappropriate use of capsicum spray;

  • failing to act or investigate;

  • racial discrimination;

  • illegal searches;

  • unlawful arrest;

  • false imprisonment;

  • malicious prosecution (i.e. lodging criminal charges for an improper reason); and

  • unlawful release to the public of confidential information retained by Victoria Police.

Police and Protective Service Officer misconduct

Chapter: 12.4: Complaints against Victoria Police

Contributor: Jeremy King, Principal, Robinson Gill Lawyers; Accredited Personal Injury Specialist; Nick Boag, Teaching Associate & PhD candidate, Faculty of Law, Monash University; and Ella Keogh, Lawyer, Robinson Gill Lawyers

Current as of: 1 September 2024

Law Handbook Page: 1033

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