Rape conviction rates have fallen to all-time lows in recent years, prompting governments to
explore a range of strategies to improve them. This paper argues that, while the current legal …

This paper discusses a social work research project that used critical reflection as the
method of inquiry to explore the problem of sexual assault practitioners' sense of …

Internationally, there is increasing emphasis on responding to the needs of victim-survivors
of sexual assault (and crime victims more broadly). This has been demonstrated through a …

Overwhelmingly, critical practitioners working across a range of human service fields, who
are committed to emancipatory and progressive social change ideals, report feeling …

This article is based on data drawn from 90 Victoria Police operational files covering the
period 2004-2008. Several thematic responses by sexual assault survivors are described as …

We introduce the term symbolic protest to identify and analyze a key motivator for the
reporting decisions of victims of sexual violence. We contend that reporting sexual assault …

Conjugal Rites explores the legal shape of marriage as it has been determined by countless
decisions concerning entry and exit into the ancient rite. Heather Brook examines the …

Alcohol intoxication is a common feature in crime, yet jurors often possess little
understanding of how alcohol affects eyewitness memory. Furthermore, jurors are often …

Prevention of sexual violence is a current priority for all stakeholders working to address the
prevalence and consequences of sexual assault across community and government sectors …

Numerous social workers discuss the importance of critical reflection and refer to its capacity
as an educational tool to improve practice, yet there is relatively little evidence to support the …