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"Copwatch": Indigenous community flipping the balance of power

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An Aboriginal woman films cars with a smartphone
An Aboriginal woman films cars on Argent Street in Broken Hill 21.8.17(ABC Broken Hill: Sofie Wainwright)

Dozens of Indigenous Australians are taking part in a new community-led project called "Copwatch" which teaches them to capture all their interactions with police on their phones.

The justice project has been modelled on similar programs in the United States, trying to flip the balance of power and encourage the community to "watch the watchers," in response to the recent deaths of two Aboriginal young people.

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Isabella Higgins reports.
Aunty Bronwyn Penrith, Redfern resident
George Newhouse, National Justice Project's chief lawyer
Shaun Harris, Ms Dhu's uncle

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Police, Law, Crime and Justice, Crime, Community and Society, Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)
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