Commission of inquiry into police handling of domestic violence allegations holds first hearing
, make up the public face of the police services that deal with the victim survivors who are the subject of this insidious form of violence,” Richards said.
Counsel assisting the commission, Ruth O’Gorman, said the inquiry has already received hundreds of submissions from victim survivors to the women’s safety and justice taskforce. “This information suggests that there may well be underlying cultural issues which affect the way that some police officers respond to domestic and family violence in the community.”
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