Police Accountability and Human Rights Clinic Report on the first year of operation 2015

Abstract

In March 2015, the Flemington & Kensington Community Legal Centre’s (“FKCLC”) Police Accountability Project, in conjunction with the Melbourne University Law School commenced running Victoria’s first state-wide police complaints clinic. This report details the first year of the clinic’s operation. In September 2015 the clinic received funding for two years from the Victorian Legal Services Board (LSB) Victoria’s first Police Accountability and Human Rights Clinic provides advice, referral, support and casework to victims of police misconduct and greatly expands FKCLC’s capacity to meet this identified high legal need. The clinic runs during university semesters and sees an average of four ne..