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How the Criminal Justice System has Evolved in Supporting Victims of Sexual Assault
By Chief Jerald Monahan (ret.)
The way in which the criminal justice system responds to victims of sexual assaults has evolved tremendously since the days when I was a rookie police officer. Today, the system is much more responsive to the needs of victims but still has lots of room for improvement. As this story points out, for some survivors of sexual assault, “justice” can be served, and the rebuilding of their lives can begin, through the ways in which the people in the system respond to survivors.