Dedicated police units set up after Sydney’s Lindt siege and Melbourne’s Bourke Street massacre to monitor individuals – many with mental health issues – who show a tendency to commit public harm are broadening their focus from terrorism to domestic and gender violence, experts say.
As a NSW Police investigation into Saturday’s deadly attack at Bondi Westfield considers the offender’s mental health and a potential tendency towards attacking women, criminologists called on a new police approach to address lone-wolf threats.
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Samantha Hutchinson is the AFR's National Reporter. Most recently, she was CBD columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Before that, she covered Victorian and NSW politics and business for The Australian, the AFR and BRW Magazine. Connect with Samantha on Twitter. Email Samantha at samantha.hutchinson@afr.com.au
