The Andrews government has resisted a push from advocacy groups and some cabinet ministers to immediately raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14,opting instead for a staggered approach.
Two officers have been suspended and properties have been raided after allegations the pair perverted the course of justice when attempting to prosecute an army reservist who fled what he feared was a carjacking.
An army reservist who fled from what he feared to be a carjacking,but was actually an attempted police road stop,is planning to sue Victoria Police after two officers allegedly falsified charges against him.
A civil claim has been filed against Victoria Police relating to a case in which a photofit which looked starkly different to the alleged offender wasn’t disclosed to lawyers during an armed robbery trial.
Some tell stories to save the system. Others tell stories to save themselves.
The former officer pleaded guilty to 10 counts of misconduct in public office. Court documents say he tracked down vulnerable women using the police’s internal database.
A Geelong man shot in the leg by police has had charges against him dropped on the eve of his trial after serious issues emerged in the case against him.
In leaked documents,the barrister-turned-informer makes highly damaging allegations against current and former police officers.
The former head of the royal commission into the Lawyer X scandal has raised concerns with the government about its proposed informant laws ahead of the draft legislation being debated in parliament this week.
An officer kept his job after leaking photos of former AFL coach Dani Laidley. He now faces another disciplinary hearing over allegations he received images of dead people.
Victoria Police has reached a settlement with the ex-wife of a former Gippsland policeman and now faces a court case from a separate woman who had an affair with the man and says the force breached its duty of care to protect her.