Federal ombud aims to drive ‘urgent reforms’ to justice system’s treatment of sex assault survivors

By Cristin Schmitz ( March 11, 2024, 4:33 PM EDT) -- Asserting that the criminal justice system has “normalized” its infliction of pain on sexual assault survivors, the federal ombudsperson for crime victims says his office’s new systemic investigation of their experiences aims to make recommendations “to integrate a trauma-informed and victim-centred approach in the criminal justice system.”...