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Kat Wong and Alex Mitchell

'Violent' police culture sparks calls for transparency

Cultural change is being urged for NSW Police after claims of repeated gratuitous violence. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

A scandal-plagued police force is being urged to bolster transparency after accusations of a culture of gratuitous violence and cover-ups.

Advocates and experts, including University of Newcastle criminologist Justin Ellis, are calling for change after graphic videos of officers beating people under arrest were broadcast by ABC's Four Corners.

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