Restorative justice may provide additional justice mechanism for victims of sexual crime, study shows
Tuesday, December 16, 2014 - 09:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Despite a succession of revelations about sexual crime perpetrated in families, institutions and in communities, sexual crime is still largely un-reported with less than 1 in 10 cases ever reaching the criminal justice system. For the vast majority of victims of sexual crime a gulf exists between what the criminal justice system promises and what it can actually deliver.