Our Law Series

Key Details

Type
Documentary Series
Length
6 x 30 minutes
Release Year
2023
Production companies

Pink Pepper, Periscope Pictures

Region filmed
Goldfields-Esperance, Kimberley, Peel, Perth, Pilbara

Synopsis

In 2018, the new Western Australian police commissioner made an astonishing apology to Aboriginal people for their past mistreatment at the hands of police. Three years later, the WA force is engaged in its biggest ever push to increase the number of First Nations police officers in its ranks. As this historic attempt at transformation begins, the cameras of OUR LAW are granted unprecedented access to the 2021 class of First Nations cadets, along with ride-along access to experienced Aboriginal officers out on the frontline. For 12 months, OUR LAW cameras follow the gruelling training and emergency callouts in one of the largest and most challenging law enforcement areas in the world.

Filmed and Post Produced in Western Australia The producers acknowledge the traditional owners of the lands on which this program was filmed.


NGALA KAADITJ WHADJUK NOONGAR MOORT KEYEN KAADAK NIDJA BOODJA

 

We acknowledge Whadjuk Noongar people as the original custodians of the land on which the Screenwest office is located.

Screenwest acknowledges and pays respect to all Traditional Owners of Country across the State of Western Australia and their Elders past and present. We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, spiritual beliefs and relationship to land and waters and acknowledge that they are of continuing importance to the people living today. We extend this respect to all Indigenous language groups.