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VICPOL CUTS LOOSE ON THE DIRE CRIME RATES
Ivan Ray May '26 The Herald Sun reported on the 26th of May 2026, the comments from Victoria...
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THE 300 CLUB PHENOMENON – Understanding Why We Have a Youth Problem and What Will Fix It
It has been estimated that around 300 young people in this state are responsible for the...
THE WEAPON WAND
Recently, the CAA was invited to see the new scanning device for edged weapons being considered...
ONE SWALLOW DOES NOT A SUMMER MAKE
But two swallows can herald a fine summer is near. Applying Aristotle's theory to policing may...
THE HEIGHT OF ABSOLUTE IDIOCY
Herald Sun, October 15, 2025. “In a move that has sent shockwaves through the Force, lawyers have...
FEARED POLICE MASS EXODUS MAY BE A GOOD THING
Victoria’s New Chief Commissioner, Mike Bush, has announced a major restructure of Victoria Police...
AND WHY IS THAT?
In this “And Why Is That?” Podcast interview, Francis Galbally—a Melbourne businessman, former...
“JUSTICE OR EGO? MAGISTRATE’S BAIL RULING RAISES ALARMS”
It was reported in the Herald Sun on the 6th of October 2025 that "Magistrate Carolyn Burnside...
‘WARNING’ – COURTS TO LOSE THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND IT’S THIER OWN FAULT
The current imbroglio of the impact of youth and other criminals has the community firmly pointing...
NEARLY 300,000 UNSOLVED CRIMINAL CASES – A POLICING CATASTROPHE.
A shocking 296,000 unsolved criminal cases were reported in The Herald Sun on October 1, and we...
A VISION IGNORED, A LEGACY REVIVED: POLICE VETERANS IN SCHOOLS
2014 - An Open Letter to all Victorians The CAA Policing Blue Paper: ‘A Vision for Victoria...
SAME MISTAKES, WORSE OUTCOMES: VICTORIA’S CRIME CATASTROPHE
The latest figures on Victorian crime make for a difficult read, and without any hint of a silver...
THIN BLUE LINE: POLICE EXODUS EXPOSED
The headline in today's Herald Sun,Thin blue line: Police exodus exposed, 24th September 2025, is...
What some Police need to be reminded of and the standard the public hold Police to.
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Family Violence
THE CAA FAMILY VIOLENCE STRATEGY
A concise overview of critical issues,...
Illicit Drugs
WHY NORTH AMERICA’S DRUG DECRIMINALIZATION EXPERIMENTS FAILED
Oregon and British Columbia neglected to coerce...
Corruption
Manufactured Bias
The broad spectrum of bias in Government...
Youth
POLICING – THE LOST ART
One Policing art that has been disappearing over...
PTSD
POLICE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT – PART OF THE PROBLEM?
28th March 2021Not surprisingly, there has been...