Queensland police union boss made defamation claim against domestic violence expert

Prof Kerry Carrington had spoken to media after giving evidence about police culture at inquest of murdered Logan woman Doreen Langham

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The head of the Queensland police union sent legal threats to a prominent domestic violence academic and her employer, after she claimed in an interview that the union protected" a policing culture that was systemically failing to safeguard victims of domestic abuse.

This month, the Queensland government announced a four-month commission of inquiry to examine cultural issues" within the Queensland police service related to the investigation of domestic and family violence.