NSW Police database unlocked: the where, when and why officers used force

NSW Police drew their Tasers almost 3000 times in the course of duty over the past five years, according to internal police records and, in more than 1000 of these cases, officers logged a mental-health issue.

Tasers were used most often in the regional city of Orange and in Surry Hills, both more than 50 times. In Coffs Harbour, Tasers were drawn 40 times.Offensive language was cited 4800 times over the five years, most often when using force in Parramatta, Sydney, Wollongong, Blacktown and Manly. The Hills Shire police recorded the least use of force with offensive language flagged on 20 occasions.

Unlawful and forceful arrests tended to occur more often in western and south-western Sydney, Eugene Schofield-Georgeson from UTS law school said, based on his research reviewing court cases. Mental-health issues were the second most common category noted by officers who responded to 243,181 mental-health related events between 2014 and 2018, using force about 5 per cent of the time, in 13,394 cases.In 2012, police dealt with 38,534 mental-health incidents; in 2016 officers faced 61,441 cases.

"Unfortunately, the cases we see suggest that some police are relying on the use of excessive force as routine procedure," Ms Lee said."A common story is: police get called to an incident of threatened self-harm and they are asked to detain and convey the person to a mental-health facility," Ms Lee said. "The person at the scene is in a high state of distress and shocked when police turn up on their doorstep.

Nigelgladstone Protection of Child sex offenders is where you will find them.

Nigelgladstone Some good-looking dudes.

Nigelgladstone 'Offensive language was cited 4800 times over the five years' I find this more than a little heavy handed.

Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Live: NSW Now: Man buried in Sydney bushland given a face, Veronicas to sue QantasMORNING BRIEFING: Police release a digital reconstruction of a man whose skull was found in bushland by children, while pop duo The Veronicas say they will sue Qantas after an incident on a flight leaving Sydney yesterday. And the Veronicas/QANTAS story?
Source: abcnews - 🏆 5. / 83 Read more »

Dust storm blankets parts of NSW after cold frontA cold front has moved across the state on Saturday whipping up dust and leaving some stunning images | weir_benjamin weir_benjamin Wow, now that's global warming! weir_benjamin Where? weir_benjamin All caused by humans
Source: smh - 🏆 6. / 80 Read more »

Second teen admits NSW servo worker murderThe teens were aged 15 and 16 when they attacked service-station worker Zeeshan Akbar inside a Caltex near Canberra, and left him for dead during a violent rampage in April 2017. 9News
Source: 9NewsAUS - 🏆 10. / 72 Read more »

Second teen admits murdering NSW service station workerThe 19-year-old and his 17-year-old accomplice have both pleaded guilty to killing Zeeshan Akbar during a violent rampage on the NSW-ACT border in April 2017.
Source: smh - 🏆 6. / 80 Read more »

Live: NSW Now: Dubbo to watch every drop, long wait for flight pathsMORNING BRIEFING: The enduring drought pushes Dubbo to cut water use even more, while western Sydney residents concerned about the new 24/7 airport will have years to wait before they know proposed flight paths. Have they sued the MDBA yet?
Source: abcnews - 🏆 5. / 83 Read more »

Great White Shark spotted in shallow NSW waters | Sky News AustraliaA swimmer has spotted what is believed to be a great white shark swimming in shallow waters north of Newcastle in New South Wales. \n\nUsing a drone, he captured footage of the shark cruising just metres from the water's edge at Birubi Beach. Well since the ocean is their home where do you expect them to be. Mass over fishing is bringing them closer to shore. Why is this news If it was walking down the street yes. But come on, seriously! How dare that shark swim there.... 🙄🙄
Source: SkyNewsAust - 🏆 7. / 78 Read more »