Unlawful strip searches are on the rise in NSW and police aren’t being held accountable
- Written by Vicki Sentas, Senior Lecturer, UNSW Law, UNSW
Being strip searched by the police can be intrusive, humiliating and harmful. Typically, strip searches involve being required to strip naked in front of police officers, who often give the direction to “squat and cough”, bend over or otherwise contort the body.
Strip searches are meant to only be used by officers if they suspect, on...