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Review of a WA Police Force investigation into use of force in respect of a child

Report · Corruption and Crime Commission (WA CCC) · Western Australia · Published

Report length
21 pages

Official source

Review of a WA Police Force investigation into use of force in respect of a child

PDF · 21 pages · 2.6 MB · ccc.wa.gov.au

Summary

The report's own summary: Overview, page 4

Generated summary: written by an AI model from the report text and checked against the cited pages.

  • The Corruption and Crime Commission reviewed police investigations into force used against a child in State care and the preparation of officers' court evidence.

    Report, page 4

  • The Commission considered the reasoning against an assault charge inconsistent with the disciplinary findings and believed criminal proceedings should have been brought, while WA Police disagreed.

    Report, page 14 · Report, page 20

  • The Commission accepted that the decision against charges for attempting to pervert justice was open to the police investigator.

    Report, page 17

  • Apart from the disagreement about assault, the Commission concluded that WA Police had handled the matter appropriately and completed its review.

    Report, page 20 · Report, page 21

In the body's own words

  1. Opinion

    In the Commission's opinion, the investigation did fail and criminal proceedings for assault should have been instituted.

    Report, page 14

Findings and recommendations

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