The Invisible Crime: In Conversation
The Invisible Crime: Are We Failing Victims of Sexual Violenceis an award-winning multimedia feature documentary made in 2019 by a team of investigative and data journalists from The Age and Sydney Morning Herald. The documentary explores why sexual assault is under-reported and examines the myriad barriers to successful prosecutions against assailants. It provides data-driven context on how and why the legal system so often fails to deliver justice to victims.
In this conversation, hosted by The Age journalist Nicole Precel, we’ll pick up where the documentary left off, discussing the fundamental principles that underpin our criminal law. How are sexual-assault victims disadvantaged by the onus of proof?
We’ll also take a hard look at the concept of consent and examine how social attitudes towards it are changing.
How do legal definitions of consent vary between states and territories – and how can we get better at teaching, and defining, consent in our everyday lives?
Panelists: Katrina Marson, Greg Barnes and Rena Ou Yang.
Panelists: Katrina Marson, Greg Barns and Rena Ou Yang.
Host: Nicole Precel
Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Where: The Wheeler Centre, 176 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Time: 6.15pm – 7.15pm
Cost: This is a free event, but bookings are essential here. RSVP on Facebook.
Co-presented by the Wheeler Centre, The Age and AIDC, with special support from The Google News Initiative.
This discussion includes topics that some attendees may find confronting. Audience questions from this event will not be recorded and published.