The Wire

As Customary law comes under attack and the federal government calls for harsher policing for violent offenders plus State and territory governments beef up police move on powers . It would seem that community policing was a forgotten trend . Yet there are successful program running for over 15 years that are still not fully funded.Jenny Walker, the Remote Night Patrol Coordinator of Tangentyere Council, talks about the cultural basis for the reduction of alcohol consumption, gambling and violence in Alice Springs.