Web resource:	http://www.lawreform.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/FinalReport_0.pdf
Type:	Report
Title:	Sexual offences : final reportParliamentary paper (Victoria. Parliament) ; 2003-4
Authors:	Victorian Law Reform Commission
Keywords:	Sexual assault;Criminal justice responses;Legal issues;Policing
Year:	2004
Publisher:	Victorian Law Reform Commission
Notes:	Provides an overview of the unique characteristics of sexual offences and current responses of the criminal justice and legal systems to both complainants and the accused, and presents a series of recommendations for reform to existing laws, practices and policies. Specific ways in which police, lawyers and judicial officers might improve their handling of sexual offence cases are suggested and the need for developing more appropriate mechanisms for adult and child complainants to give evidence is emphasised. Existing law on judicial directions to juries and the mental element of rape is reviewed and critiqued and a number of other issues, such as incest and approaches to juvenile sex offenders, are raised. The appendix includes the findings of an analysis, conducted by the Commission, of rape prosecution outcomes and the relationship between complainant and accused. The results indicate that family members, other that partners, are less likely to be convicted of sexual offences than non-family members, and that ‘strangers’ are more likely to be acquitted than persons who knew the complainant more intimately.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/19086
ISBN:	9780975149713
Physical description:	529 p. ; 25 cm.
Appears in Collections:	Reports

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