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| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.contributor.author | Camilleri, Margaret | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Goodfellow, Jonathan | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-06-30T23:48:07Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2022-06-30T23:48:07Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2003 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/19697 | - |
| dc.format | 81 p. | en |
| dc.language | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Disability Discrimination Legal Service | en |
| dc.subject | Sexual assault | en |
| dc.subject | Training | en |
| dc.subject | Disability | en |
| dc.title | Beyond belief, beyond justice : the difficulties for victim/survivors with disabilities when reporting sexual assault and seeking justice | en |
| dc.type | Report | en |
| dc.identifier.catalogid | 4186 | en |
| dc.identifier.url | https://aifs.gov.au:443/acssa/docs/BeyondBelief_03.pdf | en |
| dc.subject.keyword | Electronic publication | en |
| dc.subject.keyword | Invalid URL | en |
| dc.subject.keyword | Victoria | en |
| dc.subject.keyword | new_record | en |
| dc.subject.keyword | Report | en |
| dc.relation.url | http://www.wwda.org.au/beyondbelief1.pdf | en |
| dc.subject.readinglist | People with disability | en |
| dc.description.notes | "Final report of Stage One of the Sexual Offences Project"<br/ >General Overview: This paper discusses the systemic discrimination against people with a cognitive disability that occurs when they seek justice for sexual assault in Victoria.<br/ ><br/ >Discussion: Beyond belief, beyond justice:was developed with the aim of investigating the difficulties in reporting sexual abuse and the barriers to prosecution faced by survivors of sexual assault with a cognitive impairment.<br/ >The project incorporated a range of methodologies including data analysis, a review of the literature, consultations with professionals who work with survivors of sexual assault who have disabilities, and analysis of policy and procedural documents.<br/ ><br/ >The research found that sexual assault survivors with cognitive disabilities are often faced with disbelief when they report sexual assault; not considered reliable witnesses or capable of participation in the justice process; blamed for the assault(s) and removed from their homes as a 'punishment'. As a result they are often placed at greater risk of sexual assault, experience fear and social isolation.<br/ ><br/ >The report suggests that in order to change this culture there must be more research into the needs of survivors with disabilities; improvement in data collection methods; greater worker training and skills in the area of sexual assault and disability; systemic reforms of the justice system and increased training, skills development and education for people with cognitive disabilities. | en |
| dc.date.entered | 2010-11-01 | en |
| dc.subject.anrapopulation | People with disability | en |
| dc.publisher.place | Melbourne | en |
| dc.description.physicaldescription | 81 p. | en |
| Appears in Collections: | Reports | |
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