This is a report by the Youth Justice Coalition into the policing of young people under the NSW Police Force Suspect Targeting Management Plan.

Vicki Sentas and Camilla Pandolfini, 'Policing Young People in NSW - A study of the Suspect Targeting Management Plan', Youth Justice Coalition (Report, 2017) 

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...

Pre-emptive policing: Suspect Targeting Management Plan

Diversions are options that police can use to prevent people from entering or continuing in the criminal legal system. Law and policy place some conditions on when diversions can be used. Police also have discretion about whether to use diversions. Research shows that diversions are underused for Aboriginal people, especially...

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Vicki Sentas and Camilla Pandolfini, 'Policing Young People in NSW - A study of the Suspect Targeting Management Plan', Youth Justice Coalition (Report, 2017)

Pre-emptive policing: Suspect Targeting Management Plan

Policing and diversions