This form of abuse is rarely discussed. Police have only just picked up the signs

This form of abuse is rarely discussed. Police have only just picked up the signs

Known as honour or shame crimes,Australian police were so slow to interpret the signs that some cases weren’t even recognised as criminal offences.

  • byJohn Silvester

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In the game of defamation poker,Lehrmann has gone all in – and we’ve already seen his hand
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In the game of defamation poker,Lehrmann has gone all in – and we’ve already seen his hand

You can put in your chips to see your opponent’s hand. But if you’re not careful,it could cost you more than just money.

  • byJohn Silvester
We have no trouble catching youth offenders – but can’t find the key to stop them

We have no trouble catching youth offenders – but can’t find the key to stop them

Taking away the social media “likes” would be a good starting point to negating youth crime.

  • byJohn Silvester
‘When we make a mistake someone can die’:Inside the world of police crisis negotiators
Analysis
Analysis

‘When we make a mistake someone can die’:Inside the world of police crisis negotiators

There are no deadlines,no shouting,no threats and no intimidation. They would rather show people the exit door than kick it in.

  • byJohn Silvester
Sam Kerr is no crook,so why is she being treated as one?

Sam Kerr is no crook,so why is she being treated as one?

The prosecution is proof the British system of justice has gone bonkers.

  • byJohn Silvester
Machetes,drug deals and brawler vans:What it’s like to be in the police ‘Swiss Army Knife’

Machetes,drug deals and brawler vans:What it’s like to be in the police ‘Swiss Army Knife’

The public order team’s specially blacked-out police cars are equipped with gun safes – but the troops hope they stay locked up. If weapons are needed,the situation is already out of control.

  • byJohn Silvester
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Why the Walsh Street probe was doomed from the start

Why the Walsh Street probe was doomed from the start

After two police officers were gunned down in South Yarra in 1988,the taskforce was slow to get off the ground and notoriously under-resourced.

  • byJohn Silvester
Why we need independent cops

Why we need independent cops

The premier and the commissioner were,in effect,holding each other’s testicles with an understanding neither would squeeze.

  • byJohn Silvester
A justice system in crisis,but does anyone care?

A justice system in crisis,but does anyone care?

One of the state’s top cops asks:what do Victorians expect their civilised society to look like? You might not like his conclusion.

  • byJohn Silvester
The catastrophic consequences of ignoring an underworld tip-off

The catastrophic consequences of ignoring an underworld tip-off

A secret police report sheds light on the deadly mistakes made that culminated in the 1988 Walsh Street ambush of two young constables.

  • byJohn Silvester
On the run,always in danger:Life with a whistleblower
Analysis
Analysis

On the run,always in danger:Life with a whistleblower

It was a method perfected by South American cocaine cartels:two motorcycle pillion passengers armed with shotguns were to ride alongside the vehicle in Melbourne – and gun down the police witness.

  • byJohn Silvester