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Shortcut: The Work of WA Police's Sex Crimes Division

Season 1, Ep. 443

This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. 


Dr. Hamish Mckenzie is the Detective Superintendent of the Western Australia Sex Crimes Division. That means he's the boss.


As you're about to hear, Sex Crimes is a very challenging area of policing, and Western Australia is the largest single policing jurisdiction in the world.


Policing, like everything else, is done differently in WA. But according to Hamish McKenzie, child sexual assault is the one area of law enforcement where egos really do take a backseat to results.


He joins us on Australian True Crime, which serving officers rarely do. So we're very grateful to talk about his work and how we can continue to work together in child protection.


Click here to visit WA Police's anonymous online reporting portal.


You can visit the WA Police's website by clicking here.


For Support: 


Lifeline  on 13 11 14


13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)


1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732


CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram 

Guest: Dr Hamish Mckenzie

Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard


GET IN TOUCH:


Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook 


Email the show at team@smartfella.com.au


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