Australian Muslims’ Experiences of Policing and Surveillance
Australian Muslims’ Experiences of Policing and Surveillance
A new report by ADI Deputy Director (International), Prof Shahram Akbarzadeh, in conjunction with the Australian Muslim Women’s Centre for Human Rights, has just been released. The report, Australian Muslims’ Experiences of Policing and Surveillance, is based on interviews with 42 ethnically diverse Muslim people living in Melbourne and Sydney.
The report found that Muslims felt over-policed and over-surveilled and that they felt the negative political and media discourse led to increased surveillance. Examining attitudes towards surveillance, trust in law enforcement agencies and feelings of being valued as a citizen, the report found that participants felt some apprehension towards law enforcement and somewhat alienated from society more broadly.
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