Fears prompt thinning of the blue line

Original article by Rania Spooner
The Age – Page: 4 : 15-Dec-14

A series of assaults have occurred in Victorian courts against police prosecutors, who in response have begun to appear in plain clothes rather than in uniform. The staff are not armed, and Police Association secretary Ron Iddles notes that the state’s WorkSafe authority has recommended boosting security at the Moorabbin Justice Centre. Victoria Police may soon deploy protective services officers, as the existing employees of private contractor Wilson Security at the facility lack arrest powers

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VICTORIA POLICE, THE POLICE ASSOCIATION OF VICTORIA, VICTORIAN WORKCOVER AUTHORITY, WILSON SECURITY SERVICES, MELBOURNE MAGISTRATES’ COURT, COUNTY COURT OF VICTORIA, SUPREME COURT OF VICTORIA, VICTORIA. CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, CHILDREN’S COURT

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