Tamar Hopkins – The Conversation

A police officer watches the area where travellers left their belongings after a mass stabbing on a London-bound train. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP

November 5, 2025

Should police reveal a suspect’s racial identity and immigration status in serious crimes?

Tamar Hopkins, The University of Melbourne

A mass train stabbing in the UK has spurred a vigorous debate about releasing the racial and nationality details of suspects of crimes.

A Victorian parliamentary committee has recommended that all serious police misconduct be investigated by a new independent police misconduct and corruption division within the IBAC. AAP/Tracey Nearmy

September 13, 2018

New body for complaints against police in Victoria is a good move, with some caveats

Tamar Hopkins, UNSW ; Jude McCulloch, Monash University, and Leanne Weber, Monash University

A complaints system in which police investigate themselves is hardly likely to instil confidence in communities where police are regarded as the problem rather than the solution.

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