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Exclusive: Marlene Longbottom says police are ‘comfortable with the status quo’ and unwilling to confront real problems in the ranks

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[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 3 points 1 year ago

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A respected First Nations academic has quit a Queensland police service advisory panel on Indigenous issues, claiming senior officers appear unwilling to confront real problems in the ranks.

Marlene Longbottom, an associate professor, says she has “no interest in working with [police] ever again” after resigning in August as a member of the QPS First Nations advisory group.

“The QPS say they genuinely respect the group, they value the insight in what they bring, but … then you see things like [the lack of any sanction for watch house officers] happen, and every time I turn on the news there’s another police shooting.

Longbottom’s comments come as the QPS leadership faces renewed pressure to address widespread cultural issues exposed by last year’s damning commission of inquiry report.

Longbottom said the advisory group had concerns that key recommendations of the inquiry, including calls for a civilian-led independent police integrity unit to handle complaints about officers, had stalled.

“[Its] members are working closely with the QPS to build trust and improve transparency to enhance policing practices with First Nations peoples and communities in Queensland.”


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