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hellla
Explanation:
Sexual assault is a problem that occurs in every country, town, and village in the world. A Canadian may hold themselves to a higher standard when looking at less developed countries, either socially or economically. Yet, somehow they are the same when it comes to humiliating sexual assault victims in courts trials. The Criminal Code provisions, however, are really great when it comes to sexual assault. There is a definition of consent or more explicitly its absence, and the Supreme Court of Canada has sworn that consent be on-going and positive. Nevertheless, it is our social norms that these laws are delivered through that need to be changed. The justice system today has a big problem of re-victimizing survivors of sexual assault, abusing…show more content…
They should also be present during police interviews, keeping plaintiffs informed throughout the procedure and help deal with feelings of stress and loneliness. Victims need to feel like they are not alone in their battle for justice. Lawyers can inform the witness that it's not only the criminal’s words that can be used against them in court, but also their own. Linda Christina Redgrave, a witness from the infamous Jian Ghomeshi sexual assault trial, says she wished someone had told her the video police recorded of her filing the report, was the one going to be her only statement in court. She would have prepared more and been more confident during what she said. Her statement would have been clearer benefitting the Crown and making the trial easier to understand and follow. The trial process would be much easier for the complainant, if they were aware what would be happening from the very…show more content…
Going to trial for sexual assault cases really should not leave the victim traumatized. “The witnesses who testify have always felt that it is they who were on trial rather than the person who they understood as having assaulted them," said Constance Backhouse, a lawyer at the faculty of law at the University of Ottawa. These lawyers will have a much better understanding on how to deal with sexual abuse cases. The lawyers will take into account the survivors mental health during the trial. There should be a more ethical standard on the judges and lawyers in the court proceedings. Lawyers who violate these standards should have strong actions taken against them. They were taught what is expected of them in court and the excuse many use today, on being ignorant and biased on the topic, should no longer be accepted. Of course, when there is a high risk in citizen’s safety, it has to be a matter of the criminal justice system, where the public and the citizens are both looking for the accused to be in jail. A court will have its own and new way of dealing with the
