‘Send the judges to rape crisis centres’

Judges should be “compelled” to spend time in rape crisis centres to learn about sexual violence and the impact on victims, a new survivors group has said.

The ANU Campaign for Truth, Rights, and Justice wants victims to be put at the centre of the justice system in terms of the investigation and prosecution of sex abuse.

The grassroots organisation is also calling for a radical change in how offenders are punished, with a greater effort placed on changing their behaviour and less concentration on simple imprisonment.