Post by Kiwi Frontline on Oct 26, 2016 16:11:26 GMT 12
NEW SEXUAL VIOLENCE COURT SHOULD ALSO CULTURALLY EDUCATE JUDGES – QUINCE
The sexual violence court pilot starting this December aims to streamline cases, upskill judges and make the process less traumatic for victims.
"You can replicate something from another jurisdiction but there aren't Māori in other jurisdictions, so they're going to have to figure out as they have with the Alcohol and Drug Treatment Court, the Rangatahi Courts, the Homeless Court; most of the clientele. The people that will be coming, offenders and victims will be Māori, it's about our cultural identity, and it’s about our response to marginalisation and inequality."
"One of my concerns is the fact they've talked about the need to have specialist training for judges, but we need to know what the specialist training is. So it should be about dealing with Māori as well as dealing with the specialist nature of sexual violence and how those dynamics work."....
www.maoritelevision.com/news/national/new-sexual-violence-court-should-also-culturally-educate-judges-quince
The sexual violence court pilot starting this December aims to streamline cases, upskill judges and make the process less traumatic for victims.
"You can replicate something from another jurisdiction but there aren't Māori in other jurisdictions, so they're going to have to figure out as they have with the Alcohol and Drug Treatment Court, the Rangatahi Courts, the Homeless Court; most of the clientele. The people that will be coming, offenders and victims will be Māori, it's about our cultural identity, and it’s about our response to marginalisation and inequality."
"One of my concerns is the fact they've talked about the need to have specialist training for judges, but we need to know what the specialist training is. So it should be about dealing with Māori as well as dealing with the specialist nature of sexual violence and how those dynamics work."....
www.maoritelevision.com/news/national/new-sexual-violence-court-should-also-culturally-educate-judges-quince