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Queensland to review how women are treated in the criminal justice system
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced a “wide-ranging” review into the experiences of women in the criminal justice system.
Ms Palaszczuk said she wanted to make sure sexual and domestic violence were being reported and justice was being done.
“One in five Queensland women having experienced sexual violence since the age of 15 and one in four women having experienced violence at the hands of their partner,” she said in an early-morning Tweet announcing the review.
AAP: Dave Hunt
)“We know that the experience of the criminal justice system for women as victims, survivors or accused is different than it is for men.
“We also know…
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