More laws are not the answer: the case for restorative justice to address sexual assault
by Michael McGowan from World news | The Guardian on (#5FJGJ)
With conviction rates of just 2%, it is clear the justice system is failing victims. Could survivor-led actions be part of the solution?
When the New South Wales police commissioner, Mick Fuller, raised the idea of using an app to record consent before sex, Arlia Fleming's first thought was that it was an absurd" idea.
Her second thought was that it clearly demonstrated not a lot of deep thinking goes on about these issues".
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