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Road crashes, assaults and being spat on: the dangers facing Australian police in the line of duty
The Conversation, Vol.1 May 2020
2020
Appears in The Conversation
Abstract
The horrific deaths of four Victorian police officers during seemingly routine traffic duties have brought the dangers of policing into sharp relief. There are many threats to officers while they carry out their duties, some more extreme than others. In a declaration about the seriousness and risk of spitting, and just how common it is, states and territories have introduced additional laws (aside from common assault) to deal with people deliberately spitting, sneezing and coughing on police and other essential services personnel. So, exactly how are our officers sustaining injuries and other medical conditions, and how often are officers dying in the line of duty?
Details
- Title
- Road crashes, assaults and being spat on: the dangers facing Australian police in the line of duty
- Authors
- Kelly Hine (Author) - Australian National University
- Publication details
- The Conversation, Vol.1 May 2020
- Publisher
- Conversation Media Group
- Date published
- 2020
- DOI
- 10.64628/AA.yf44ejced
- ISSN
- 2201-5639
- Copyright note
- The Conversation Media Group. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99549706702621
- Output Type
- Magazine article
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