‘A festering tree’: growing calls for parliamentary inquiry into NSW police use of force

Experts say a parliamentary inquiry into NSW police use of force is necessary to provide more scrutiny and root out systemic problems. Photograph: Dean Lewins/AAP

Calls are growing for a parliamentary inquiry into use of force by New South Wales police, with justice experts saying too much focus is being placed on the actions of individual police officers rather than the “festering” systemic problem.

“This isn’t a case of a few bad apples, it’s a case of a festering tree,” said Samantha Lee, a lawyer at Redfern Legal Centre.