Victoria to adopt stop-and-search powers for knives after Labor policy reversal
Premier Ben Carroll announced a re-elected Labor government would grant police and protective services officers power to randomly search people for knives using handheld metal detectors.
Victorian Premier Ben Carroll announced Wednesday that Labor would adopt the Coalition opposition's commitment to introduce Queensland's Jack's Law, which permits police and protective services officers to stop and search people for knives with handheld metal detectors "anywhere, anytime." The measure is named after 17-year-old Jack Beasley, fatally stabbed in Surfers Paradise in 2019.
The announcement represents a policy reversal for Carroll's government. Experts have cautioned that evidence supporting the effectiveness of random stop-and-search measures in reducing violent crime remains limited.
Sources
- ‘Anywhere, anytime’: Victoria police and PSOs to get random stop and search powers after Labor backflip — The Guardian — World
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