Description
Discover 'System Failure,' a groundbreaking examination of the Australian police and legal response to sexual assault, published by Monash University in 2021. This powerful book reveals a shocking truth: one in five Australian women experiences sexual assault, yet less than one percent of their assailants face any legal consequence. It thoughtfully addresses the harsh reality that survivors are forced into agonizing choices: report their assault to a legal system that often overlooks their pain or remain silent. This book sheds light on the evolving societal pressures surrounding these choices, including the voices of those advocating for civil action or going public about their experiences. 'System Failure' highlights how the traditional legal frameworks were developed without the consideration of survivor needs and questions. Your understanding of the systemic failures that perpetuate the suffering of survivors will deepen with each page. This brand new release, ISBN 9781922464781, is available with free shipping in New Zealand, however, please note that delivery may take up to 6 weeks. Once your order is placed, it cannot be canceled. Engage with this critical discourse and empower yourself with knowledge that can inspire change.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781922464781
Year: 2021
Publisher: Monash University Publishing
Description:
One in five Australian women has been the victim of a sexual assault. For these women, there is less than a 1 per cent chance that their rapist has been arrested, prosecuted and convicted of the crime. These are the bare numerical facts of system failure.
We offer rape survivors a stark choice: go to the police, or remain silent. In recent times, the public pressure on survivors to report has increased, alongside a growing focus on two other options: civil action against the perpetrator, or going public. These evolving social responses are intended to offer an alternative to the tradition of silencing. However, each of these choices, for survivors, involves a further sacrifice of what they have already lost.
The legal system’s responses to rape were designed without survivors in mind, and they do not address, in any way, the questions that survivors ask or the needs they express. Simply put, on the systemic response to rape, we are having the wrong conversation.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781922464781
Year: 2021
Publisher: Monash University Publishing
Description:
One in five Australian women has been the victim of a sexual assault. For these women, there is less than a 1 per cent chance that their rapist has been arrested, prosecuted and convicted of the crime. These are the bare numerical facts of system failure.
We offer rape survivors a stark choice: go to the police, or remain silent. In recent times, the public pressure on survivors to report has increased, alongside a growing focus on two other options: civil action against the perpetrator, or going public. These evolving social responses are intended to offer an alternative to the tradition of silencing. However, each of these choices, for survivors, involves a further sacrifice of what they have already lost.
The legal system’s responses to rape were designed without survivors in mind, and they do not address, in any way, the questions that survivors ask or the needs they express. Simply put, on the systemic response to rape, we are having the wrong conversation.