Legal Pos + Neg

Strip Searches Positive #1

Better detection of crime 2021/2022 RLC:

Knives: 105

Drugs: 675

Property:138

Strip Searches Positive #2

Safeguards exist in LEPRA

s32: Preservation of dignity and privacy

s33: rules for conduct

s34: no strip search on child under 10

Strip searches positive #3

Mechanisms for accountabilty when power misused

• Oversight by LECC

• Coronial inquests

• Civil Action

Strip searches Negative #1

Non compliance with safeguards in LEPRA widespread

• When appropriate (Attalla vs NSW 2018)

Strip searches negative #2

Police quotas incentivise searches

• FOI (Freedom of information) police set quotas

DNA Evidence Positive #1

Powerful in aiding investigation of crime, cold cases

• R v Xie (2017)

DNA Evidence Positive #2

Crimes (forensic procedure) Act (NSW) contains rules when police can get forensic samples

• Reasonable grounds believe suspect commited crime/ will prove suspicion

DNA Evidence Negative #1

Miscarriages of justic

• Over-reliance by juries

DNA Evidence Negative #2

Contamination of Evidence

• R v Jama (2008)

DNA Evidence Negative #3

Back capture program too extensive

• ABC 2014 NSW Police take DNA from hundreds of ex-offenders