The Northern Territory is about to become only the second jurisdiction in Australia to allow people to carry and use pepper ...

Oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray will be legal for self-defence purposes in the Northern Territory from September, in a trial ...

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Pepper spray causes burning, pain, and tears when it comes into contact with a person’s eyes. Symptoms usually resolve in 30 minutes, but some people may experience more severe effects. Pepper ...

Pepper spray isn’t used in the juvenile camps and officers are forced to go “hands on” to intervene at those facilities, he said. “A lot of people get hurt going hands on,” he said.

The Northern Territory government is set to increase its safety measures by allowing the public use of pepper spray for self defence in a 12-month trial.

Pepper spray is already used on children and adults in the community, and in adult prisons. It can be used during the most serious incidents in youth offender institutions, ...

Two young children and their mother were hit with mace by their neighbor in what could be a racially motivated attack, say ...

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The Austin Police Department is defending an officer’s use of pepper spray during Monday’s anti-deportation protest downtown. A viral video posted to Reddit a day after the demonstration shows ...

Two police officers joked about using a full can of Pava spray on a 92-year-old care home resident who had just been tasered and arrested, a court has heard.. Body-worn video footage of officers ...

Pepper spray to be used in young offender institutions from this summer Pava spray will be made available ‘in limited circumstances’ to a select number of staff at three centres holding under-18s.