This news article discusses NSW Government data, analysed by the Racial Profiling Data Monitoring Project, that found that 'First Nations, African, Pasifika and Middle Eastern communities, were disproportionately stopped and searched by NSW police between 2020-2023'.  

Ahmed Yussuf, 'First Nations and diverse communities disproportionately stopped and searched in NSW' ABC News (Online, 14 February 2025) 

The law gives police the power to stop and search people and says how those searches must occur. In some circumstances this can include strip searches or searches under Firearm Prohibition Orders. Aboriginal and young people are disproportionately subject to these searches.

Pre-emptive policing: Police searches

The Suspect Targeting Management Plan was a NSW Police Force program that ran from 2000 to 2023. It identified people who police said were at risk of committing future crimes. It guided how police interacted with these people including more frequent stops, questioning, home visits, and searches. It had disproportionate...

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Ahmed Yussuf, 'First Nations and diverse communities disproportionately stopped and searched in NSW' ABC News (Online, 14 February 2025)

Pre-emptive policing: Police searches

Pre-emptive policing: Suspect Targeting Management Plan