A woman afraid to leave home alone. Another who wishes she’d never reported her rape. We must do better | Micaela Cronin
Real change will require cultural transformation – within law enforcement, the courts and the community
Last year I spoke to a young woman who urgently wanted to share her story, saying: “I don’t want what happened to me to happen to anyone else.”
Sarah* detailed her appalling experience of Australia’s legal and justice system. She disclosed the impact of repeated and distressing delays in court appearances, often at the last minute – which had serious impacts on her mental health and ultimately led to her quitting the job she loved. She told me the prosecuting lawyer had changed multiple times, and often she discovered this only when she turned up to court and was met by a different person.
Law (Australia) | The Guardian
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