Queensland police union boss made defamation claim against domestic violence expert
by Ben Smee from on (#5ZS46)
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.
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