Crime victims want judges and lawyers to realise the 'retraumatising' effect of court
Ailbhe Griffith: Met the man who sexually assaulted her and said she felt empowered by it.
The criminal justice system needs to be transformed into a victims' justice system with judges and lawyers grasping the "retraumatising" effect of the courts process.
That is according to the survivors of crime who told a European Day for Victims of Crime conference that when a case is finalised in the courts, victims are abandoned with no one providing ongoing emotional or psychological support.
