Sexual violence courts being trialled in Auckland and Whangarei have proved so successful they're being made permanent
Sexual violence courts being trialled in Auckland and Whangarei have proved so successful they're being made permanent
14 August 2019
A review's found most complainants feel the trials are managed in a way that does not cause them to feel re-traumatised
Judges are more alert to unacceptable questioning and intervene more frequently.
It also reduces the time it takes a case to go to trial by around a third.
Specially trained jury judges have been running the specialist sexual violence courts for almost three years .
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