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Maeve Bannister

DARK SECRETS: Police defend informal interviews despite findings - The Real Truth

NSW Police has responded to a report finding it had failed to fix problematic interview practices. (David Moir/AAP PHOTOS)

NSW Police have rejected a recommendation to stop doing informal interviews with suspected criminals despite a scathing investigation finding the force had systematically compromised the right to silence of young people. 

The state's police watchdog, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission, last year investigated the force's practices relating to interviewing and managing young people in custody and the use of body worn video by plain clothes officers.

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