| The
legal system's response to sexual assault
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Do specialist courts offer
the best way forward?
A
seminar presented by the Institute of Criminology
In
Australian jurisdictions, as in other countries,
there have been sustained criticisms of the
legal system's response to sexual assault. Several
countries have responded to such criticisms
by introducing specialised sexual assault courts,
but these remain controversial. In this seminar
three members of the NSW Criminal Justice Sexual
Offences Task Force, established by the Attorney
General in 2004, evaluate the current system
and consider reform proposals such as specialised
courts.
Chair:
A/Professor Julie Stubbs (Institute
of Criminology)
Speakers:
Dr
Annie Cossins (Faculty of Law, University
of New South Wales)
Laura Wells (Director, Criminal Law
Review Division, Attorney General's Department
of NSW)
Karen Willis (Manager, NSW Rape Crisis
Centre)
Commentator:
Robyn
Holder, ACT
Victims of Crime Co-ordinator
Date:
Tuesday
5 September, 5.30 - 7.30pm
Venue: Assembly Hall, Level 4
(street level), Sydney University Law School,
173-175 Phillip Street, Sydney
Registration: $20, $10 concession.
Registration
form.
>No charge for Institute of Criminology
members.
>The
Criminal Law Review Division (NSW Attorney General's
Department) published a report from the NSW Criminal
Justice Sexual Offences Task Force:
"Responding
to Sexual Assault: The way forward" (December
2005)
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